Pragmatism versus idealism? Behind the split between environmental groups and the Greens on the safeguard mechanism
- Written by: Rebecca Pearse, Lecturer, Australian National University
Old tensions emerged between green groups en route to the hard-fought Labor-Greens deal over the safeguard mechanism industrial emissions policy.
At the height of negotiations, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) started lobbying the Greens to accept a deal. Greens Senator Nick McKim accused the ACF of undermining the Greens’...