Australia using emissions fund to fund emissions

[mspohr]

Rio Tinto gets $2m from emissions reduction fund to switch to diesel
Rio Tinto gets $2m from emissions reduction fund to switch to diesel

Australians have paid about $2m from the Morrison government’s emissions reduction fund, now rebadged as a “climate solutions” policy, to mining giant Rio Tinto for a diesel-fired power station at a mine in Arnhem Land.

 

[raynewman]

Rio Tinto gets $2m from emissions reduction fund to switch to diesel
Rio Tinto gets $2m from emissions reduction fund to switch to diesel

Australians have paid about $2m from the Morrison government’s emissions reduction fund, now rebadged as a “climate solutions” policy, to mining giant Rio Tinto for a diesel-fired power station at a mine in Arnhem Land.

Gaaahhh - help - bashes head against the floor!

 

[paulp]

I’m not sure which bit to be most annoyed at, the fact that the government gave them $2m grant to add to the just announced
$13.9bn profit, or the fact that they are building a fossil fuel generator.
I will enjoy the special dividend though.....

 

[mspohr]

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Out on its own: Australia the only country to use climate funding to upgrade coal-fired plants
Out on its own: Australia the only country to use climate funding to upgrade coal-fired plants