Scott Morrison and other senior members of the Government continue to boast about Australia's take up of, and investment in, renewable energy as if it were an achievement of this federal Liberal Government. But what are the facts? A short thread. 1/7
Just 3 months ago, on October 9, Scott Morrison’s hand-picked Minister for Emissions Reduction was arguing that Australia had built TOO MUCH renewable energy generation bit.ly/35LxI2i 2/7
Mr Morrison now boasts that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is “the world’s most successful green bank”. But that was after he and his colleagues repeatedly voted to ABOLISH it. When that failed, the Liberals ordered the CEFC to cease investing in wind and solar 3/7
When he famously waved around a lump of coal in the Australian Parliament, Mr Morrison was mocking South Australia’s investment in renewable energy and denounced Labor’s commitment to renewable energy as "their Dark Ages policies". parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/genpd… 4/7
As Treasurer, Scott Morrison was at it again when he mocked the large Tesla battery in South Australia by likening it to the Big Banana. ab.co/2uBqfFU. 5/7
Mr Morrison and his colleagues have mocked, criticised, obstructed or tried to undo almost every significant policy achievement in relation to climate action in Australia. 6/7
As my colleague @Mark_Butler_MP wrote a month ago “Australia finds itself in the middle of a climate emergency — one that threatens to get even worse for our children and grandchildren. It’s beyond time for an honest debate and some real action.” theaustralian.com.au/commentary/cli… 7/7
