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4 May, 8 tweets, 3 min read
A few quick facts about @AGLAustralia which is Australia's biggest domestic greenhouse gas polluter:
In 2019-2020 @AGLAustralia was responsible for over 42 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions - more than double the next worst.
A massive 8% of Australia’s total domestic emissions are produced by @AGLAustralia alone.
A pitiful 10% of @AGLAustralia's total electricity output comes from clean energy sources, while a massive 85% is generated by dirty ageing coal burning power stations.
@AGLAustralia currently plans to keep burning coal until 2048 - a trajectory that is totally inconsistent with the goal of the Paris climate agreement.
@AGLAustralia could become a massive part of Australia's clean energy future - but is instead pursuing a corporate strategy that is driving us down the wrong road to climate chaos.
All this and more is covered in the new report 'Coal-faced: exposing AGL as Australia’s biggest climate polluter' that was released this morning: greenpeace.org.au/wp/wp-content/…
Since posting this thread yesterday I have had a bunch of conversations with people about @AGLAustralia and I have found a genuine level of shock that one business - AGL - is responsible for so much of Australia's domestic carbon pollution. More infohere: australiasgreatestliability.com/?&bucket=Appea…

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As a candidate for general secretary of the @OECD Mathias Cormann deserves to be judged on his record. So, for ease of reference, here is a thread setting out some of Mr Cormann’s record of using his position of power to thwart effective action on climate change:
Back in 2009, when the Liberals were in opposition, Mr Cormann opposed any support for a national emissions trading scheme in the absence of a global agreement: abc.net.au/4corners/malco…
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This week at the #NationalPressClub, Australia’s Prime Minister @ScottMorrisonMP outlined his new vision for the nation in the face of catastrophic fires.

Let’s call it the ‘Shonk Doctrine’.

Here’s a thread on the ‘Shonk Doctrine’ and how it works.

#auspol #shonkdoctrine
Morrison’s Shonk Doctrine combines elements of what @NaomiAKlein called ‘Shock Doctrine’ with a whole lot of our Prime Minister’s characteristic shonkiness.

It is a dangerous combination.
Naomi Klein coined the expression ‘Shock Doctrine’ to describe the phenomenon of vested interests using moments of ‘shock’ (eg wars & disasters) to force through aggressive neoliberal policies targeting ordinary people and the public domain:

theguardian.com/books/2007/sep…
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1/12. The #Australianfires have been an absolute disaster for wildlife and nature. But there is an important background story: even before the fires, the Coalition government had declared War on Nature.

Here’s a thread:
2/12. The Coalition government’s #WarOnNature has been prosecuted through funding cuts, attempted law changes, support for disastrous projects and attacks on environmental defenders.

Here are 7 examples:
3/12. In December 2013, the newly elected federal Coalition government slashed $10 million in funding from the public-interest Environmental Defenders Offices.

@EDOLawyers

abc.net.au/news/2013-12-1…
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There are various different kinds of negligence and failure for which Australia’s political leaders should be held accountable in relation to the #bushfirecrisis. Here’s a thread.

#AustraliaFires #AustraliaBurns
1. Despite at least 18 warnings since 2013 (and plenty before that) linking rising emissions to catastrophic fire risks, no serious action has been taken to reduce Australia’s emissions. We are literally the worst on climate policy: google.com.au/amp/s/amp.theg…
2. Specific expert warnings about the fire risks for the 2019-2020 summer and recommendations for better preparations were all ignored, as were requests for further meetings by experts: google.com.au/amp/amp.abc.ne…
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Hey, peak business bodies, I notice you've been pretty quiet about the #bushfirecrisis but you own some of this...

Here are 15 times in the last 9 years when peak business bodies opposed emissions reduction in Australia:

@QRCouncil @BCAcomau @MineralsCouncil @APPEALtd @NSWMC
1. 2011 @QRCouncil - “the QRC urged federal and state parliamentarians to heed the warning of the impact of the proposed carbon tax on the economy and the resources sector.”

qrc.org.au/policies/prici…
2. 2014 @BCAcomau - The BCA openly called for a repeal of the carbon price: “Next week we hope to finally get rid of a piece of badly designed public policy that has placed a serious drag on our economy – the carbon tax.”

bca.com.au/repeal-carbon-…
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The sun is red and the #sydneysmoke is thick in the sky this morning. Vast areas of the country are ablaze.

So, what should our political leaders do in the crisis?

Here are seven suggestions:
1. Protecting Sydney's kids shouldn’t be a lottery of who happened to get to Bunnings first. The government should be procuring and distributing free face masks to all children.
abc.net.au/news/2019-12-1…
2. The heat and smoke is a direct threat to the lives and wellbeing of the homeless, aged and sick. There needs to be urgent provision of extra care for the most vulnerable. We must look after our own.
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