Coalition government spent just 16 cents on climate crisis out of every $100, analysis finds

Australian Conservation Foundation calls for reform to tackle Australia’s declining environment funding ahead of this year’s budgetThe proportion of federal budget spending on environment and climate programs has fallen by nearly a third since the Coalition was elected eight years ago, according to a new conservation group analysis.The Australian Conservation Foundation found that for every $100 spent in last year’s budget just 37 cents was spent protecting the environment and 16 cents on addressing the climate crisis. Related: The Coalition is backing a gas plant that also runs on hydrogen. Is this the future or a folly? Related: The disaster movie playing in Australia's wild places – and solutions that could help hit pause Continue reading...