$2.5b Tomago Aluminium bailout saves jobs but hits taxpayers

AI justification

Public funds prop up high-emissions industry without enforceable climate conditions, violating planetary boundaries. | The bailout delivers immediate economic and labor benefits (SDGs 8, 9, 11) but locks in high-emissions infrastructure without enforceable climate safeguards, violating planetary boundaries and intergenerational justice. The net ethical cost outweighs the short-term gains due to the irreversible carbon lock-in and opportunity cost of misallocated public funds.