Crikey is a subscription-based independent news agency in Australia. Their main outlet is a daily e-mail in the afternoon and their recently revamped website. Crikey is good for a number of reasons.
- They are fiercely independent.
- They are online (e-mail and website only)
- Link to major newspapers and websites in Australia and worldwide
- Cover all areas (Politics, Business, Community, now more of Climate Change)
Crikey compiled this list of Climate concerned CEOs in Australia.
All the CEOs acknowledge the science behind Climate Change, the greenhouse issue and the need to react fast. They favour a price for carbon – through tax or otherwise.
A senior executive of Origin told the recent Australia New Zealand Climate and Business conference, “Emissions produced are not being priced, that’s our biggest dilemma right now.”
These CEOs are from Insurance companies, Energy companies, retailers, and Banking. These are the strongest arguments out there for a govt. plan.
Tim Warren, the chairman of Shell Group Australia on govt,
…if a solid policy framework based on market mechanisms was put in place “then science and business will do the rest.”
That’s the key – a clear market mechanism and the rest will be taken care of and this is from Shell!
