Thread by @simonahac

📢 it’s time to share a *big* project i’ve been working on.

…and ask for *your* support. 🙏

#Climate200 is aimed squarely at restoring integrity to politics and delivering the climate action that australians want. 🧵

climate200.com.au #auspol #ausvotes #independentsday

firstly, on climate…

the closer we get to november's #cop26 climate conference in #glasgow, where most nations will outline their stepped up net-zero CO₂ plans…

…the clearer it becomes that @ScottMorrisonMP will not — cannot — take the climate action most australians want.

the recent IPCC report issued a 'code red' climate warning.

for many the main message isn't new, but a potent reminder that our gov't is in deep denial.

morrison’s response to the report was to blame china, to deflect attention from australia’s lost decade of climate inaction.

morrison’s “look over there, don’t look at us” message is not only at odds with what australians want… it’s *unaustralian*.

it’s not our nature to be *shirkers*, yet that’s the path we’ve been on for the last _eight_ years.

morrison is under intense pressure to make some announcements before #COP26…

…but with his long history of announcements without delivery, of words without truth, we all know he will not deliver.

…@ScottMorrisonMP *will* let us down, and he will let our children down.

…and even if he wanted to, he can’t deliver, because barnaby, clive and gina won’t let him.

now, on integrity…

the fed gov’t promised in jan 2018 to establish a c’weath integrity commission.

a full election cycle later we have nothing more than loose talk about one day establishing a secretive body, without the powers to investigate the many scandals of recent years.

you know, i know, and the polls show that an increasing number of australians know that our federal gov’t is paralysed…

we all know out gov't can't deliver the climate policy and integrity reforms that australia wants, that australia needs.

we’re at the point where fair minded folk can see that if we are to restore integrity and start doing our part on climate change…

…the next federal government _needs_ to be very different.

"when you change the government, you change the country."

so said prime minister paul keating… and maybe the party he led can win the next election.

…but for an outright win @AustralianLabor would need to win *eight* seats.

possible? maybe, but it looked inevitable in 2019.

from where we find ourselves, the shortest and surest path to good governance is a minority government with a quality crossbench.

if just three 'blue' seats flip to the crossbench, we’re there.

we wake up on the morning after the next election to a new country.

visualise that!

we’ve seen the strength of minority government.

from 2010–2013 julia gillard’s gov’t worked effectively and efficiently with a quality crossbench to deliver a well designed framework for climate action.

opinion polls show there is enthusiasm among voters to make it happen again.

never before have australian voters been as open to true, local representation.

theguardian.com/australia-news…

even now, even without balance of power, independents like @zalisteggall, @helenhainesindi, @WilkieMP and @MakeMayoMatter are making a difference.

eg. @zalisteggall's bill to enshrine the 2050 target in law placed immense pressure on key liberal MPs… and in turn on the gov't.

you can tell which liberals know they’re in trouble.

they’ve taken to calling themselves 'modern liberals', dropped the @LiberalAus logo and any mention of their party from their websites and now claim to want climate action.

…but look at what they do, not at what they say.

eg. #TrentZimmerman, MP for #NorthSydney, sat on the committee that reviewed @ZaliSteggall’s climate bill that would have enshrined net-zero by 2050 in law.

zimmerman *says* he wants action on climate change, yet he recommended that zali’s bill not even be debated in parliament.

eg. @JasonFalinskiMP, MP for #Mackellar, tells his constituents he cares deeply about climate.

…but just last week he emailed his supporters with a bunch of ideological nonsense that australia is doing great on climate and other countries “probably need to learn a lot from us”.

eg. @KatieAllenMP, MP for #Higgins, claims to be 'passionate' about climate action.

…yet she mindlessly repeats gov’t propaganda on her social media and nods along as @AngusTaylor gaslights her constituents about his plan to do basically nothing on climate.

…at the end of the day, each of these MPs has the same voting record as @Barnaby_Joyce, @CraigKellyMP, #GeorgeChristensen and @mattjcan on climate.

the so called 'modern liberals' have had their chance, and they haven’t delivered.

'change from the inside' is not working.

this is where #Climate200 comes in…

a non-profit organisation supporting quality political candidates committed to a science-based response to climate change and restoring integrity in politics.

climate200.com.au #auspol

#Climate200 is plugged into the growing independents movement…

we’re using analytics, capacity building and direct funding to identify and support the most strategic pro-climate and pro-integrity candidates and campaigns.

if you agree that a strong crossbench is our best chance of getting back on track, we’d appreciate your help with a donation of *any* size.

…and if you’re not in a position to donate, even an RT of the next tweet will help — you never know who you may inspire. 🙏

📢 help #Climate200 break australia’s climate deadlock & restore integrity to politics.

we're providing direct assistance to pro-climate, pro-integrity candidates in the coming federal election.

turn just *3* seats independent and we can fix 🇦🇺.

climate200.com.au/donate 💸

ps. a generous donor has put up a *challenge* grant!

@SimonMonk will match the first $1000 of the first 100 donations of $1000+!

(24 folks have taken up simon’s challenge so far!)

for the next 76, i’ll do the same → your $1000 will become $3000! 💥

https://twitter.com/SimonMonk/status/1428172110208266243?s=20