Andrew Bolt (pictured), one of Sky News Australia’s leading commentators, has strongly criticised News Corp’s new editorial initiative ‘Mission Zero’.
Prominent Murdoch commentator Andrew Bolt says News Corp Australia’s high editorial campaign to accelerate climate change is “rubbish” and “global warming propaganda” is giving Scott Morrison political cover.
“inform Australians about the key environmental and climate issues of our time”Rupert Murdoch
Rupert Murdoch’s Australian arm launched its new Mission Zero environmental initiative this week, aiming at providing Australians with “inform Australians about the key environmental and climate issues of our time” to meet the 2050 target of net zero carbon and carbon emissions.
The Murdoch-Australian tabloids “new campaign to do more on climate change is supported by business executives and environmental activists but come as a shock to many Australians, including some in-house climate change sceptics.
What a total bucket of greenwash from Murdoch, the supreme hypocrite, whose monopoly has attacked climate action for more than a decade. Meanwhile Murdoch’s Sky continues that attack. All to provide political cover for a Morrison U-turn on 2050. They really do take us for fools. https://t.co/Af102H9FXF pic.twitter.com/d7sLGGISVY
— Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) October 11, 2021
Murdoch now says that decarbonising the economy will create $2.1 trillion of new opportunities. Yet when Labor proposed something similar, it was going to cost $60 billion! Liars and Hypocrites. #MurdochRoyalCommission / https://t.co/3ZKpxsNPsu pic.twitter.com/sK3XzRQWPZ
— Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) October 11, 2021
Murdoch is today predicting an investment bonanza for agriculture under a decarbonised economy. I wonder what’s changed since they joined with the Liberal to criticise climate action under Labor as a “lunchbox tax”. #MurdochRoyalCommission / https://t.co/3ZKpxswe3U pic.twitter.com/f3sOYusxya
— Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) October 12, 2021
More to pay no way: What Aussies will do for climate change #missionzero https://t.co/QUOJSjWBuq
— The Courier-Mail (@couriermail) October 11, 2021
Cynically pretend to one audience you now support climate action while still allowing Bolt’s denialism to rage to the other! Why?1)Murdoch greenwashing 2)Keep audience share 3)Give Morrison cover to crabwalk to 2050 carbon neutral while still doing nothing https://t.co/XTlw40WGcW
— Kevin Rudd (@MrKRudd) October 12, 2021
Jack Ciattarelli is so out of touch with New Jersey, he supported a ban on cursing in his town. Here's what some New Jerseyans had to say about that.
Let's keep moving New Jersey forward with @PhilMurphyNJ. pic.twitter.com/GuK2ek61fa
— NJ Dems (@NJDSC) October 11, 2021
Australia's situation is extremely dire. It's an emergency. Yes: there is plenty of opportunity in climate action. But none of that counts for anything is the country is ravaged by climate impacts because everyone acted far too late.
No superpowers on a dead planet.
— Ketan Joshi (@KetanJ0) October 10, 2021
Part of the reason the situation is so dire is because News Corp played a major role in delaying action and therefore shrinking the carbon budget to a fraction of its past size.
So for them to complain about "negativity" is callous, abusive and gaslighting.
— Ketan Joshi (@KetanJ0) October 10, 2021
Quite a set of front pages in the @newscorpaus tabloids today. pic.twitter.com/ZJfvfEc8Wf
— Matt Bevan (@MatthewBevan) October 10, 2021
"You can't commit to net-zero by 2050 and continue to open new coal mines." @RichieMerzian
66% of Aussies don't want any new coal mines. The majority support the @IEA pathway of no new fossil fuel projects. pic.twitter.com/eXd9YPq8jC
— Australia Institute (@TheAusInstitute) October 13, 2021
"60% of Aus want to see the country adopt a net-zero pathway, similar to what the IEA set out, to actually limit global warming to 1.5°C – that also means no new coal mines & no new gas fields," said @RichieMerzian
Full Climate of the Nation '21 launch > https://t.co/oQdIGFWJID pic.twitter.com/hMjyz3emIK
— Australia Institute (@TheAusInstitute) October 13, 2021
