One of the major failings of the Australian government is its apathy about climate policies, a Liberal Party tradition, writes Hannah Thomas.
The Australians depend on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to ignore his responsibility.
Morrison’s approaches are to disguise his actions (by claiming to above targets or say that a zero was a net good) and scapegoat (pointing the finger at developing countries, especially China).
Australia is emerging as the villain in Glasgow, and Morrison has no inner strength to lead the chorus of boos on the world stage.
China has emerged as the more decent climate person on the whole of the world, though Australia has a much larger historical responsibility for carbon emissions and a much larger carbon footprint per capita.
At home, Morrison’s focus has always remained on distraction instead of climate change.
An open war has broken out between moderate liberals who oppose science, and the anti-science National Party over whether to commit to net zero through 2050.
I live in a constituency held by a “moderate Liberal” which is a more honed twist.
Climate change includes both global warming driven by human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases and the resulting large-scale shifts in weather patterns. (wikipedia)
Scott John Morrison is an Australian politician serving as the 30th and current prime minister of Australia. He assumed office in August 2018 upon his election as leader of the Liberal Party. (wikipedia)
Malcolm Bligh Turnbull is a former Australian politician who was the 29th Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018. He served twice as Leader of the Liberal Party, (wikipedia)
Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce is an Australian politician. He is the current leader of the National Party and Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, (wikipedia)
Anthony John Abbott is an Australian former politician who served as the 28th prime minister of Australia from 2013 to 2015 and leader of the Liberal Party from 2009 to 2015. (wikipedia)
The effects of climate change span the physical environment, ecosystems and human societies. They also include the economic and social changes which stem from living in a warmer world. (wikipedia)
The Liberal Party of Australia is a major centre-right political party in Australia, one of the two major parties in Australian politics, along with the centre-left Australian Labor Party. (wikipedia)
