A strategy for government on compensations for big polluters - 'three birds using one stone"

Comments on Joe Kelly “Greens warn Labor against punishing households while rewarding big business”, 4/04/2011, http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/greens-warn-labor-against-punishing-households-while-rewarding-big-business/story-fn59niix-1226033132019

So far the debate has been heavily focused on simple compensations.

But there are better strategies that the government could adopt to satisfy most sides.

Rather than simply providing compensations to big polluters, a better strategy is to provide them with options to have the priority to access government funded renewable or low emission programs.

It will be good for the government both politically, economically and environmentally.

That would be ‘hitting three birds with one stone’.

So why shouldn’t the government adopt this superior strategy?

Clearly it should. But it needs to employ competent people.