Page 3899 - Week 11 - Wednesday, 25 September 2019
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plan will work towards 30 per cent urban canopy cover and 30 per cent surface permeability, which will help us to manage heat and increase the comfort and livability of our suburbs.
Mr Assistant Speaker, this strategy is also fundamentally compassionate. Our government is committed to a just transition to net zero emissions that support low income and vulnerable people through this process. Our targets for 100 per cent renewable energy and a 40 per cent reduction in emissions by 2020 are changing how energy, transport and households operate. These targets are driving innovation and development, which help businesses and households to save money, whilst introducing new technology and practices to the community.
As the take-up of renewable energy increases, we see a correlation with costs going down for consumers as more options enter the market, assisted by technological advancement. However, we understand that we cannot solely rely on costs going down. This strategy is actively working to support vulnerable individuals and households to make this transition so that we do not lock out lower income and vulnerable households who may not have the up-front capital to invest in the infrastructure necessary for this transition. The strategy achieves this by partnering with community service organisations to identify vulnerable and disengaged sectors of the community and implement measures to support their participation in shifting to net zero emissions.
The strategy also outlines ways that our government will continue to upgrade the infrastructure and appliances of those living in public housing as we shift to all-electric public housing.
This plan also outlines additional benefits and bonuses for Canberra households. The strategy outlines plans for our responsible waste practices that will divert organic waste from landfill. We will be providing food and garden waste collection for all households, including multi-unit dwellings, from 2023, which is something that residents can look forward to.
Unfortunately, those across the chamber do not share the same commitment to acting on climate change. In fact, they do not even have a plan. All they can do is attack those who are actually working on a comprehensive solution to climate change, because, frankly, they do not have anything else to offer. When the leader of the Canberra Liberals, Mr Coe, was recently asked multiple times what the Canberra Liberals’ plan was for climate change, he simply could not answer the question.
I recently searched for “climate change” on the Canberra Liberals website. The most recent search result was from 19 September 2016. The Canberra Liberals claim that this government is arrogant and out of touch with the community. But when we are amidst a climate emergency, when the world and the market are rapidly moving towards a modern and sustainable future, and when Canberrans tell us they want action on climate change, for Mr Coe and the Canberra Liberals to use this as a political game is disgracefully out of touch with those they claim to represent.
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