Direct action's emissions safeguards 'designed to fail': Grattan Institute

By Lisa Cox and Tom Arup
Updated May 5 2015 - 6:25pm, first published 5:40pm
The Grattan Institute has recommended the Abbott government set strong financial penalties to deter polluters from increasing their emissions. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The Grattan Institute has recommended the Abbott government set strong financial penalties to deter polluters from increasing their emissions. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The Grattan Institute has recommended the Abbott government set strong financial penalties to deter polluters from increasing their emissions. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The Grattan Institute has recommended the Abbott government set strong financial penalties to deter polluters from increasing their emissions. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The Grattan Institute has recommended the Abbott government set strong financial penalties to deter polluters from increasing their emissions. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The Grattan Institute has recommended the Abbott government set strong financial penalties to deter polluters from increasing their emissions. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The Grattan Institute has recommended the Abbott government set strong financial penalties to deter polluters from increasing their emissions. Photo: Jonathan Carroll
The Grattan Institute has recommended the Abbott government set strong financial penalties to deter polluters from increasing their emissions. Photo: Jonathan Carroll

Proposed safeguards to limit greenhouse gas emissions from big polluters have been designed by the Abbott government to fail, according to the Grattan Institute.

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