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Major parties failing on the environment ACF

Detail of The three party environment scorecard from ACF website

The Australian Conservation Foundation’s first scorecard of the federal election campaign shows the main political parties are currently failing on cutting pollution and protecting the environment.


ACF’s scorecard has Labor on 33 out of 100, the Coalition on 15 and the Greens on 81. 

“This detailed independent analysis of the policies announced so far shows Labor and the Coalition are failing on cutting pollution and protecting the natural environment,” said ACF Executive Director Don Henry.


“Most Australians will be feeling extremely frustrated by the poor environmental policies of the major parties. 

“More than three quarters of Australians agree that our economy is too dependent on energy sources that cause pollution and 92% of Australians are concerned that pollution is damaging our natural and economic assets like the Great Barrier Reef (Auspoll, June 2010).


“With effective action to tackle pollution, we can create a clean, vibrant economy, sustainable cities and a safe, healthy environment for our children.

“The major parties need to pull up their socks and prove they have policies that will protect our iconic Coral Sea and south-west marine areas, Tasmania’s ancient forests, the Murray-Darling Basin and the Kimberley.


“As of week two of the campaign the Greens are the only parliamentary party with a credible set of policies on climate change and the environment.

“ACF is urging all parties to go for a ‘high distinction’ on climate and environment by campaign’s end.”



The scorecard will be updated every week during the election campaign to reflect new commitments from the parties.

View the scorecard now »