From Wangaratta to Canberra.
As we speak, @helenhainesindi is launching the call to all pollies to come together, find #ourcommonground and take real action to secure the future of farming in the hotter, drier Australia we know is coming.
As we speak, @helenhainesindi is launching the call to all pollies to come together, find #ourcommonground and take real action to secure the future of farming in the hotter, drier Australia we know is coming.
“When I talk to farmers in my electorate about climate change, they say the climate has already changed. They are showing leadership, the people in this place must do the same”
@MakeMayoMatter
@MakeMayoMatter
ANU climate scientist Dr Steven Crimp serves up the climate tea. we’ve already seen in Aus:
🌾25% decline in crop productivity
🌞6-fold increase in heatwaves 🌧27% decline in rainfall
🌾25% decline in crop productivity
🌞6-fold increase in heatwaves 🌧27% decline in rainfall
Farmer @VMorganSchmidt “there is no longer an excuse for further delays. This evening we have an opportunity to take real action on climate change with a motion in the House. The question for all pollies is ‘are you going to support our farmers?’”
“We are on track for 3-4 degrees of warming which will mean devastation and particularly for our farming communities. We are not on track to meet our 2030 goals and that’s just the start, we have no plan for decarbonisation in this country” @zalisteggall
“I’m the daughter of a dairy farmer and I run beef cattle. I want the agriculture sector to grow and to achieve the @NationalFarmers $100b target. But we won’t get there without a plan because our rainfall is declining, temperatures rising & we’re not planning” @helenhainesindi
