Greens top, Labor bottom of Environment scorecard

Tasmania’s peak environment body has rated Tasmania’s 3 main political parties against the joint environment groups’ policy agenda, and has given top marks to the Greens, with Labor scoring the lowest score on the environment.

The ‘Joint Tasmanian Environment Groups’ 2010 Environment policy agenda’ represented a consensus policy agenda of the more than 20 environment & conservation NGOs that make up the conservation councils’ membership.

Each of the 3 parties were assessed against their respective commitments to deliver on important policies covering climate, marine, coasts, forests, water, waste, Parks & environmental governance.

“The Greens’, with their strong commitments to protect our ancient forests, marine environment, and coasts, have by far the best environmental policy commitments of each of the 3 political parties,” said Dr Phill Pullinger, Director of Environment Tasmania,

“Both major parties have failed to meet community expectations on the protection of our extraordinary and unique natural environment – which is disappointing,” he continued,

“Whilst Labor & Liberal have performed very poorly in relation to forests policy, the Liberals’ positive commitments to such initiatives as establishing an independent environment & parks department, opposing the Tarkine road, and better water testing, have put the Liberal party above Labor on the environment,”

“Labor certainly needs to lift their game,” he concluded.

Environment Tasmania is the peak body for Tasmanian environment & conservation groups – and represents over 20 Tasmanian environment groups with collective representation of over 5000 Tasmanians.

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ET_Environment_Policy_Asksx.pdf
Scorecard.pdf
Dr Phill Pullinger Director Environment Tasmania The Conservation Council