There is an increasing, but still cautious optimism on the Liberal side of Scott Morrison’s government that Australia won’t embarrass itself at next month’s United Nations climate conference in Glasgow. A commitment to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – the bare minimum that
The threats are asymmetrical. Labor is well placed in areas such as Chisholm, where the Liberal margin is ultra-thin. But in Wentworth and North Sydney, which require swings of almost 10 per cent to change hands, it is the independents who pose the greatest challenge. Morrison’s caution is nonetheless understandable. He has a back catalogue of his own scepticism to contend with. Remember, he took a lump of coal into Federal Parliament as treasurer in February 2017, a stunt that happened to coincide with Trump’s first days in office? And he claimed the Liberal leadership in August the following year after a party-room revolt over Malcolm Turnbull’s national energy guarantee.
This doesn’t make much diplomatic sense. If we are finally putting the past dozen years of leadership chaos and policy gridlock behind us, why wouldn’t Morrison want to receive the applause on the international stage? What better way to sell his policy than to be pictured with world leaders taking climate change seriously?There are two theories doing the rounds in Canberra.
Don’t go Scott it’s all a giant scam
Whether voters want ClimateAction or not the ClimateCrisis is here now & getting worse so humanity must do all they possibly can. That's ALL Morrison has to consider. Not votes to keep his fascists in power but he's too gutless to take a hit for the sake of humanity. auspol
Poor Bill Sparrow!
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