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Old ideologies return with modern tactics.
NEW CARBON TAX
The Australian government is in the process of taking what they say are “constructive steps on climate change policy”: the introduction of ‘carbon pricing’ for industry sectors again.
The slow creep is currently being moved on under ‘safeguard mechanisms’ and ‘energy efficiency policies’, and comes nine years after the Abbott Coalition government abolished Labor’s carbon price.
So, how have we got to this point?
First, there has been a ‘safeguard mechanism’ legislated for years, used as a so-called “baseline and credit scheme” and putting a price signal on about 30% of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. It creates incentive to cut emissions in industry, though it relies on land-based carbon offsets.
This is what survived the destruction of the Gillard government’s Carbon Tax.
The safeguard mechanism applies to 215 of Australia’s largest greenhouse gas emitters. It requires them to keep their net emissions below a set limit, known as a baseline.
Facilities under the scheme include gas extraction and processing coal mines, factories producing steel, aluminium and cement, and more. The electricity generation sector is excluded from the scheme.
The safeguard mechanism covers a smaller share of the economy than the Gillard government’s carbon pricing scheme, which operated from 2012 to 2014.
Now capped at A$75 a tonne, with that cap rising over time, it creates financial incentive to cut emissions, such as by investing in low-emissions processes and equipment.
Under the scheme, a facility’s baseline is set depending on the emissions-intensity of the goods they produce and the amount of product they make.
New facilities will get low baselines, reflecting international best-practice in production.
The federal government will issue credits to facilities that remain below their baseline emissions. If a facility exceeds its baseline, it must cover the excess by purchasing carbon credits.
But now, there is growing support for a standardised tax to be implemented once again.
Members of Parliament have been calling for more heavy-handed tactics to achieve ’emission targets’.
Ross Garnaut, a leading economist during the Hawke government, and Rod Sims, a former head of the competition watchdog, say a so-called “carbon solution levy” would raise $100bn in its first year alone if introduced in 2030-31 and set at Europe’s five-year average price of $90/tonne of carbon dioxide.
“The global transition to net zero is Australia’s opportunity,” Garnaut, the founder of the Superpower Institute, said in a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday.
“We can use it to raise productivity and living standards after the decade of stagnation.”
In the U.K, the government has confirmed plans for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism alongside a flurry of changes to the UK’s Emissions Trading Scheme, set to be introduced in 2027.
Finally, the government plans to set “new vehicle efficiency standards”. Under these standards, car manufacturers will have to make sure their cars fall below a carbon dioxide limit. If they are over that limit they have to pay a fine, or buy credits from car manufacturers that are below the limit.
The suicidal net-zero policy will draw Australia into higher inflation, rising costs and more. Yet, on the path to Agenda 2030, we should not be surprised to see the return of the Carbon Tax scam.
And, like last time, it is likely the revenue generated will be once again funnelled offshore to the UN.
HISTORY REPEATING
The Carbon Tax ideology rises once again, and we cannot forget the first time it came around under the Gillard government, immediately breaking her election promise stating there would be no tax.
As you can still find on the We Are Change Brisbane YouTube channel, 10% of Australia’s Carbon Tax was funnelled at the time directly to the United Nations, and we can suspect the same will occur again.
At the time, TOTT illustrator Steve Hunter designed this funny cartoon, which were subsequently turned into signs to be displayed at anti-Carbon Tax street rallies (some of the first I ever attended in 2011).
Look at baby Ethan there. Man, how time flies. 13 years ago?!
Now it is back again. And unlike last time, instead of just being used as a mechanism to shift our tax dollars offshore, new-age technologies and the Agenda 2030 plan will accommodate a greater scope.
For you see, to ensure suicidal net-zero policies are fulfilled, they are beginning to plant travel restriction seeds. Reports say travel currently accounts for roughly 2.5% of worldwide carbon dioxide emissions and is trending to take up a quarter of the world’s “carbon budget” by 2050.
In a 2023 report analysing the future of sustainable travel, Australia-based tour operator Intrepid Travel floated an idea that would help ‘ease the impact’ in the future. Enter, the “carbon passport”.
Per new reports from CNN and other outlets, this “carbon passport” could soon become a feasible ‘solution’ to ‘reduce emissions’ and keep individuals ‘in-check’.
Essentially, a yearly carbon allowance would be introduced that travellers may not exceed.
Or, in short, a travel ration.
Moreso than policies, the real threat is the underpinning ideology that sees carbon as an enemy.
Today, Steve’s illustrations have evolved to highlight the future that the net-zero cult are planning.
Just like we did over a decade ago, it is time to once again take to the streets, raise our voices, and make some noise about this, before carbon paranoia itself becomes the driving force of a new-age tyranny.
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ASK, ANY of these ‘IDIOTS’- Because ‘They’ CAN NOT be ‘Educated’, WHAT CO2 IS, WHAT IT DOES, HOW MUCH IS IN THE AIR THAT THEY – ALL- ‘BREATHE’! Then a) Tell ‘Them’ to go back to Their Collective Corporate ‘BOUGHT’ Kennels, where They can ‘Groom’ the Correct Orifice, from which they Communicate. OR b) Get ‘Them’ to ask ANY primary School child, THE SAME questions – Without ‘Interfering’ with said child, Of course!
YES MINISTER & ANIMAL FARM – Australian Documentaries! = NOTHING CHANGES in the 2 & 2 Half Party SAME Government!
Wellness
They keep talking about the carbon emitted by vehicles and industry, but my question is – cars produce carbon monoxide not carbon dioxide. So the emissions they are talking about are what? Heavy metals, chemicals, general pollutants, but do they emit actual CO2? yes, they are polluting but how are these affecting CO2 in the atmosphere? Because that is all they seem to be worried about. They’re not worried about smog or mercury or lead or cadmium exposure, only CO2 levels. The amount of CO2 in the air is so small that a doubling of it would give bumper crops and probably more precipitation. Their so-called renewables just aren’t going to cut it. All of this nonsense is just there for control and takeover of the people’s assets, moving ever closer to their beloved One World Government, er, I mean Slavery!
Exactly Jan, so true about the over 100,000 mostly untested for safety chemicals that have been introduced in the last 100 years. Also if they are so worried about emissions why are they still land clearing on mass?
‘Why are They still Land Clearing En Masse’? = That’s called ‘Development’ ( Maybe ‘FOREIGN INVESTMENT’ – SAME, SAME) PLUS The Odd ‘Brown paper Bag’ = ‘LUNCH’ Money, OR ‘A ‘FEED’ Bag, FROM – Their ‘SPONSORS’! LOL!
ANIMAL FARM in Collusion – NOT Collision, ADD IN a Little ‘STILL EXISTENT’ OZtopian RUM CORPING, and You have, – THE SOP Factory! – STANDARD OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE!
The ‘Difference’ between The ‘LAW’ & ‘Criminality’, IS an ‘Imaginary Line’, Which BOTH Sides have 5 EYES -Er, Um, 5 ‘I’s. ‘Investments In Institutionalised Intelligence Interpretation’.
And Never the Twain shall Meet! = A PROJECTED MYTH – WITH A REVOLVING DOOR – POINT OF CONTACT! LOL – AGAIN!
Wellness
Jan I am certain the Government knows that for decades only Carbon Monoxide comes from exhausts from cars its the petrol that goes in the cars is there key to go to EV. I know an article that TottNews released about the black box which is like Google Maps however on Steroids.
With the black box in a EV linked with Carbon Credits on your Social Credit Score it looks like when have your 15 minute smart city your not able to drive your car no longer than 15 minutes as you can guarantee many will try to get out will your EV and the black box allow it though controlled by 5G, I am certain we all know the answer to that one…
You said it in a nutshell, tax revenue to be sent to offshore and UN. Nothing to help us mere Australians live a better life with cleaner air. If they spent more money getting rid of the real pollution that effects everyones health it would make sense. This is all just a game to them, to make excuses to take more money from tax payers, businesses and fill the pockets of the elite globalists. And of course to control our lives.
Chemical Permeation. I hope You’re not Preying to – Um, sorry! I forgot that that’s ‘Their’ M.O.
Continuing; I Hope you’re NOT ‘Praying’ to the White Helmet ‘Science’ ( Loose Term) GODS Cavalry, incorporating the Rubber Stamping EPA – TGA = SAME, SAME!
Yes, YOU will be Happy to know, that the EPA, IS looking after Your/My Welfare & CurRently, as an OZtopian Citizen, WE are at the BOTTOM of the List for ‘Protection/S’!
CollAborations; U.Sers of A AND OZtopia; – Taken from U.S. EPA site;
Australia, a key U.S. ally, is an important environmental partner for EPA in the Asia Pacific Region and faces many similar environmental issues that we face in the U.S. EPA’s works with national and subnational entities in Australia on strengthening environmental institutions and legal structures, enforcement and compliance issues, water, and otherwise sharing of lessons learned in areas of key environmental concerns.
On October 20, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to strengthen environmental protection, protect human health, and advance sustainability objectives. The MOU will initially focus on cooperation that furthers Australia’s overhaul of federal environmental regulation in Australia with objective of creating a new national environmental protection agency. As this new “EPA Australia” develops, cooperation will expand to share information and knowledge on a range of areas.
NO! I DIDN’T see ANY Fanfare regarding ANOTHER CO-OP Stitch-Up, on MSM either!
Not to be Outdone The EPA (NOT an ‘Independent’ Body) Takes it’s ‘Directives’ from – Er, Um – Apologies – IS in CONsultations with The U.N. CONventions as well.
Also, I wonder HOW, ALL of those ‘Rail Incidents’ are ‘Playing Out’ for the Co-Operations of the U.S.EPA/ RAILWAY ‘OWNERS’/ PLUS ‘OTHERS’! Then there’s ALL of those ‘Mysterious’ U.S. Food Processing Demolitions – Er, Um – ‘Random’ Incidents, with NO AppaRent EPA Oversights! = Gives me Great ‘CONfidence’!
Literature Coming Soon – Available on AmazonIng; Hard ‘Bound’ or ‘E’ Format. No TRANScryption currently available.
‘Once Upon a Time, IN the EPA CorpoRAT- SINthetic land of NOD!’ – Author; W. Wink’N. Nudge.
Wellness
Apart from the Carbon HOAX, I wonder Which Produces MORE ‘Harmful ‘E’missIons’?
Is IT;
A) MSM ALL Spectrum Journalistic H.I.P. Reporting ([ Hand In Pants] – I’m Sure it’s a Political GlobAlist ALL INCLUSIVENESS ‘Shareware’ Portfolio/PackAge). B) THE Govt/ C.O.M.I.C Cabals Ucrainial/Yemen/ U.S/U.K/NATO/Israeli Global Military ‘SPONSORSHIPS’. C) The Political ‘Outgoings’ in CAN’TBERRA ( Includes MASS-Debating Gaseous Outputs, For ZERO Tangible Movement [ AH! NETT ZERO’s REAL MEANING!]). D) A.I. ‘E’Missions. CurRent A.I. POWER CON-SUMptIons (And Therefore Emissions) in the United States alone are ‘Valued/ Rated at’ ( NOT inclusive of ‘Thermal Signatures’) Approx 35>40 GigaWatts [GW]( 1 Nuclear Power Plant produces 1 GW per Turbine Per Cycle, The Most Efficient Coal fired Power Station produces 0.9 GW per Turbine Per Cycle. – NONE Include ‘Emissions’ associated with ‘Other Services’ – Maintenance/Removal/ Etc.) Not sure what Australia’s A.I. (Including HAARP/Defence Directorate ‘Assets’/ JOHR ‘Systems’/4 & 5G – U.N.S.M.A.R.T Ghettos -‘E’mission Numbers ‘Crunch at’ – PLUS THERMAL OUTPUTS- For ‘GLOBAL WARming – CONsPiracy Theorists’ AGENCIES! So for Students of Math, IN the U.Sers of A, CuRently, 35 > 40 COMPLETE Energy Turbines are being used to JUST POWER A.I. = DO THAT ON STAND ALONE ‘RENEWABLES’!
OR, Finally ; E) My Domestic Roma tomato patch.
YES! YOU GOT IT! = OBVIOUSLY ‘E’! “Why with the Power of the Farce, DO, Folks ALWAYS, Pick ‘E’?”
Side Note; Anyone Else having ‘Issues’ with comments sent?
Wellness to the Unified US!
Climate Change is a great hoax by going Carbon Zero the less earth has Co2 makes it difficult for trees to survive during their photosynthesis as Co2 is needed. Even though Oxygen of 65% is created with Algae and phytoplankton in the Oceans. Trees is crucial also to the Ecosystem…
https://medium.com/@72TreeServiceAlphretta/can-we-live-without-trees-how-to-save-them-d600da4827c6
Carbon Tax this is just one more step closer to Carbon Zero by 2050
“Zero carbon” is global parasite-speak for “depopulation”.
They think that by getting rid of most of us that they will have the planet to themselves, plus a few slaves to do the work that robots can’t, but I can see that this will not work as it needs a cohesive, large, diverse society with freedom of thought and action for any type of innovation and imagination that would evolve the human race into something greater. Communism, socialism and feudalism never works for long as can be seen in history past. We should be learning from past mistakes in history but seem not to.