根據澳洲保育基金會（ Australian Conservation Foundation ）針對該國各主要政黨之氣候與環境政策的初步評估顯示，自由黨及工黨得到的評比均低於50個百分比。
此份由澳洲最大環保團體彙編而成的環境評比，是以氣候變遷、水資源及環境作為評估標準，而其評比對象包括自由與國家聯合黨、工黨、綠黨、民主黨及家庭第一黨（Family First）。
澳洲保育基金會執行長亨利（Don Henry）表示，「相對於聯合黨，工黨已承諾通過京都議定書的協定，整體來說，大部分的主要政黨都未能達到氣候變遷及環境政策的評估標準。」
「其中，像是對氣候變遷影響力不足的政策、森林保育的表現不佳，或是在水資源及永續都市的執行上缺乏行動力等等，都是導致主要政黨無法獲得高評比的原因，」亨利指出，「我們只聽到主要政黨在大放厥詞，卻沒有看任何行動足以證明他們對氣候變遷的貢獻。另外，綠黨及民主黨均獲得了不錯的評比，但家庭第一黨則表現不佳。」
他說：「考量到即將在11月24日舉行的澳洲選舉，所有政黨及候選人都不該質疑氣候變遷對其將具有重大的影響力。」
The Australian Conservation Foundation's first assessment of the main political parties' climate and environment policies gives both Liberal and Labor a score below 50 percent.
The scorecard compiled by Australia's largest environmental group rates the policies of the Liberal/National Coalition, Labor, the Greens, the Democrats and Family First on climate change, water and the environment.
"While Labor has committed to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and the Coalition hasn't, in total the major parties are failing on climate change and the environment," said Australian Conservation Foundation Executive Director Don Henry.
"Modest or weak climate change policies, a poor performance on forests and a lack of action on water and sustainable cities means both major parties have low scores.
"We are hearing a lot of talk and not seeing enough action on climate change from both major parties. The Greens and Democrats are scoring well, while Family First's scores are poor," he said.
"All parties and candidates should be in no doubt climate change will be a huge consideration when Australians vote on November 24," said Henry.
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