Bloomberg Australia: Will it be a climate election yet again?
Zero: The Climate Race
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4.7 • 219 Ratings
🗓️ 28 April 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
Three years ago, Australia was on the verge of an election dominated by a wave of independent MPs who promised a climate change reckoning. But climate talk seems to have taken a backseat in the current campaign ahead of the May 3 national poll.
For the Bloomberg Australia Podcast, host Rebecca Jones and Bloomberg’s David Stringer break down the energy policies being pushed by the major parties this election campaign.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, it's Akshad. |
| 0:05.0 | Australia's 2022 election was labelled the climate election, and that resulted in a big shift in the country's politics. |
| 0:13.0 | With only a three-year parliamentary cycle, Australia will once again go to the polls on May 3rd. |
| 0:19.0 | This time, Donald Trump's shadow looms large over whatever happens. |
| 0:25.0 | So, will it be another climate election this year? |
| 0:28.9 | Bloomberg Greens editor in Asia, David Stringer, has the answer in this episode for |
| 0:34.0 | our sister podcast, Bloomberg Australia. |
| 0:36.7 | I wanted to share it with zero listeners. |
| 0:39.4 | Enjoy it and we'll be back with a regular episode later this week. |
| 0:47.2 | Three years ago, Australia was on the verge of an election dominated by a wave of independent |
| 0:53.1 | MPs who promised a climate change reckoning. |
| 0:57.0 | We're heading to the polls again in just over two weeks. So where are all the climate warriors? |
| 1:04.0 | Climate change is having an impact on our weather patterns. |
| 1:09.0 | If the renewables are so much cheaper as the Prime Minister keeps telling you, why has he |
| 1:14.4 | broken his promise of a $275 a year cut to your electricity bill? |
| 1:19.4 | Here's the lowdown on nuclear power. |
| 1:21.9 | It will let $1,200 to your power bills. |
| 1:25.0 | It will take decades to build. |
| 1:27.1 | It will block decades to build. It will block cheaper, renewable energy. |
| 1:30.5 | Hello, I'm Rebecca Jones, and welcome to the Bloomberg Australia podcast. This week, we're taking a look |
| 1:36.8 | at how climate issues are featuring in the federal election campaign. Here with me is David Stringer, |
| 1:43.5 | who heads up climate and ESG coverage in Asia |
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