There are nine candidates standing in the seat of New England. Where do they stand on the environment and climate?
Sustainable Living Armidale (SLA) is not politically aligned or affiliated, but we do encourage engagement with political issues, particularly those issues that affect the sustainability of our local community in the face of resource depletion and climate change. In this spirit, we have looked at the websites of the candidates/minor parties standing for the seat of New England, and quote their own words.
We have not included quotes from Labor, Nationals nor Greens, as we consider their extensive policies are well-known in the community.
Below is the order of the ballot paper.
You must number the boxes from 1 to 9 in the order of your choice.
| GIRLE, Phillip John Palmer United Party | “Abolish Carbon Tax” – no other environmental statements |
|---|---|
| DETTMANN, Brian Charles One Nation | “Abolish Carbon dioxide tax and [oppose] Emissions Trading Scheme …Abolish Renewable Energy Target …Royal Commission on Climate Change…Stop all wind turbine installations.” |
| SCHULTZ, Pat The Greens | |
| TABER, Rob Independent | “More research on impacts of coalmining and coal seam gas on our water, agriculture and the environment. Renewable energy and affordable energy…Federal feed-in-tariff.” |
| McINTYRE, Jamie Independent | “Review Carbon Tax..100% proceeds to renewable energy.” – no other environmental statements. |
| JOYCE, Barnaby The Nationals | |
| WITTEN, Richard Innes Citizens Electoral Council | “Climate change is a fraud..a hoax..” |
| HEWITT, Stephen Country Labor | |
| EVANS, Aaron Michael Christian Democratic Party | “The earth was made for humankind ..scientific debate about climate change is unresolved…CDP does not support carbon trading…does not support the Kyoto protocol.” |
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