A bit rich: business groups want urgent climate action, after resisting it for 30 years (excerpt): The Conversation

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"Australia has seen the latest extraordinary twist in its climate soap opera. An alliance of business and environment groups declared the nation is “woefully unprepared” for climate change and urgent action is needed. 

And yesterday, Australian Industry Group – one of the alliance members – called on the federal government to spend at least A$3.3 billion on renewable energy over the next decade. 

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The alliance, known as the Australian Climate Roundtable, formed   in 2015. It comprises ten business and environmental bodies, including the Business Council of Australia, National Farmers

Federation and the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU).

Last week, the group stated: 

There is no systemic government response (federal, state and local) to build resilience to climate risks. Action is piecemeal; uncoordinated; does not engage business, private sector investment, unions, workers in affected industries, community sector and communities; and does not match the scale of the threat climate change represents to the Australian economy, environment and society.

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This is ironic, since many of the statement’s signatories spent decades fiercely resisting moves towards sane climate policy. Let’s look back at a few pivotal moments."

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