Price of inaction - Subsidising climate collapse

We are, belatedly, beginning to dip our collective toe into the hard-decisions stage of our efforts to avert climate change.

Weekend reports, suggesting that the Department of Finance is to oppose a plan to refund carbon taxes through direct payments to householders, will become a bone of contention, but, as the department warns, the uncertainty around funding for the climate action plan limits options — even if sweeteners will be needed for the looming election.