The State Government as part of its Mid Year Budget Review has just erased the State's Renewable Energy Fund to save $11.7 million and plans a further reduction in support of $1.5 million for its Sustainability and Climate Change Division.
The winding back of State Government climate change commitments appears to be based on misguided thinking that because a national carbon pricing scheme will commence next year that "the need to support individual projects will be diminished". This is entirely the wrong approach which undermines South Australia's role in transitioning to a low carbon economy.
On Sunday June 5 there will be a National Day of Action to Say Yes to cutting carbon pollution and a cleaner Australia. Rallies are being held across the nation to demonstrate Australians Say Yes to a Price on Carbon Pollution. Already nationwide over 7 900 people have said Yes and are attending the rallies.
