OMG, environmentalists have cost 'the economy' $17 billion!...how terrible...

...can that be right?...let's take a look...
@MenziesRC @gregbrown_TheOz Ok, this is from the @MenziesRC and they were assisted by "many specialist economists and lawyers". This should be a good report.
menziesrc.org/latest-researc…

Here's a new coal seam gas project from Santos.

It is awaiting approval from @tanya_plibersek.

Her department just waved through a variation that could increase fugitive methane emissions. Note this project does not appear on the major project list that @thejuicemedia used for this great vid.

Oh look, the gas lobby @APPEALtd has commissioned INDEPENDENT economic modelling about the "soviet" energy legislation.

Let's take a look at this modelling, shall we?
theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic… According to @APPEALtd, modelling from @acil_allen (hi @JeromeFahrer) shows gas prices will go up because consumers will demand more and gas projects won't go ahead with price caps. Oh no!
theaustralian.com.au/commentary/rec…

Big risk to Aus climate policy is that Labor scandals won't be the same outrage candy LNP's were.

Here's a @Bowenchris-appointed panel member recommending investment in the #offsets SHE IS REVIEWING. @crikey_news @BernardKeane
crikey.com.au/2022/11/18/acc… Two other panel members work for corporations that profit from advising on the offset system THEY ARE REVIEWING.
One of them works for @EY_Australia and wrote this report to promote its carbon consulting arm:

BREAKING: Clive Palmer Waratah Coal mine refused by Qld Land Court! Big question - can the court consider combustion emissions of the coal? As a matter of law, court has decided it can. Good decision!

In Qld today @ScottMorrisonMP and @Barnaby_Joyce announced they would put $5.4b into the Hell's Gates dam.

They claim $6b increase in output & 7k ongoing jobs.

Source: 2018 econ and finance assessment. I read it so you don't have to...1/
abc.net.au/news/rural/202… ...and whadya know, the central case has the scheme losing $2.558 billion: 2/

Reserve Bank of Australia (@RBAInfo) has put out modelling of a major decline in Aus fossil fuel exports.

Key finding: "The effect on overall Australian GDP is expected to be relatively small and gradual."

Thread
rba.gov.au/publications/b… Report summarises climate policies of our major trading partners:

*Sizzling* new #Watergate documents show taxpayers & rivers were ripped off.
Kudos to @Senator_Patrick for epic FoI battle.

After 2 year cover up, only explanations left are incompetence or wrongdoing by @DeptAgNews under @Barnaby_Joyce. THREAD.

https://twitter.com/Senator_Patrick/status/1295476999088009216

Taxpayers paid @AngusTaylorMP's former co $80m for dubious water in Condamine Balonne valley. It seemed outrageous at the time, esp when the co announced a $52m profit on the deal.
@MaryanneSlatte1 & I showed, the dpt had haggled the price *up*.
tai.org.au/content/thats-…

Love #auspol but don't quite understand the @Barnaby_Joyce/#watergate/#RonniSalt thing?

Always had Qs re #MurrayDarling politics, but were too afraid to ask?

This thread's for you. Current excitement is about an $80m ‘strategic water purchase’, which Joyce made as water minister in 2017.

@AngusTaylorMP's old company Eastern Australian Agriculture made a $52m profit on the deal.

Taylor was not involved in EEA in 2017 & I allege no wrongdoing on his part.