Thread by @David_Ritter

BREAKING: documents leaked to Greenpeace's @UE reveal the Morrison Government has actively lobbied for the rejection of findings outlining the need for rapid global coal phase-out from the next major report from the UN’s IPCC. #auspol
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This active lobbying shows the Australian government is so beholden to corporate interests it is even arguing against the need to phase out coal, a widely accepted fact, while also denying we are one of the major producers and consumers of the fuel.
It's shocking stuff. #auspol

This leak gives an unequivocal insight into how a small group of coal and oil countries, particularly Australia, continue to put the profits of polluting industries before science, our planet's future and that of current generations. #auspol

The leak also shows the Australian government actively lobbying to remove references to the impact fossil fuel lobbyists (aka, them) have played in watering down climate action in Australia.
You can't make this stuff up. #auspol

I'm almost speechless... @ScottMorrisonMP, how can you hold your head up at COP26, and say you care about the future of the Australian people and our planet, while this is happening behind closed doors. #auspol

Australia's leaked comments on the upcoming IPCC report reveal the Morrison government is undeniably trying to rewrite history and block global efforts to phase out coal. It's as brazen as it is appalling; a betrayal of our trust and a betrayal of our future. #auspol