The Federal Member for Wannon, Dan Tehan in Question Time today sought assurance from the Treasurer regarding material being distributed by environmental activists claiming that there would be a global environmental gain from relocating Australia’s aluminium industry overseas.
I asked the following question in Parliament today: “I refer the Treasurer to this fact sheet from a group including the Australian Conservation Foundation, Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Environment Victoria and Greenpeace, which claims and I quote: “… if Alcoa’s aluminium smelting did go overseas there would be a direct environmental benefit, even if the same quantity of aluminium was produced.” Does the Treasurer agree that relocating Australia’s aluminium industry to countries that do not impose a tax on carbon would help reduce global emissions?”
The Treasurer responded with a simple, straightforward “No”.
We now need to see the Treasurer back his words with action. The last thing Portland Aluminium needs is a carbon tax, and he needs to ensure that local jobs will not be lost overseas if the carbon tax is implemented.
Introducing a carbon tax will do nothing to reduce emissions, but it will hit local manufacturing jobs hard.
The Treasurer is now on the record, he believes sending Australia’s manufacturing jobs overseas will do nothing to help the environment and I will be holding him to account on this.
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