17 May 2022

Environmentalists call government emissions plan fluff and spin

From Morning Report, 7:10 am on 17 May 2022

The Government has billed it as an historic turning point - but climate activists don't believe the hype.

The Emissions Reduction Plan has been unveiled, setting out how Ministers intend to spend almost 3 billion dollars over the next four years to cut pollution.

The money comes out of a $4.5 billion kitty funded by the Emissions Trading Scheme.

Environmentalists says the plan is mostly fluff and spin - light on details - and far too light on farmers.

Here's deputy political editor Craig McCulloch.