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1 Nov, 10 tweets, 4 min read
Over the past few days, we’ve seen the frustration Macron and many international leaders have felt towards Scott Morrison at #COP26 .
But it doesn't have to be this way.
Australia has another global legacy that we must remember, because things can be different.
Here’s a thread:
Just after WWII in 1948, Australian Doc Evatt was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly, and oversaw the vote to accept the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
humanrights.gov.au/our-work/educa…
Having (very belatedly) abandoned the White Australia Policy, from the early 1970s Australian leaders condemned Apartheid in South Africa, and played a key role in international sanctions:
abc.net.au/news/2013-12-0…
Through the late 1980s and early 1990s, Australia was a leading partner in the Cambodian peace process, developing the proposal which provided a path to end the conflict:
gevans.org/speeches/speec…
Australia was also a leader in one of the world’s great environmental breakthroughs; the treaty to protect Antarctica from mining as a preserve for peace and science.
smh.com.au/opinion/austra…
In the late 1990s, Australia was an early signatory and global supporter of the Ottawa Convention to prohibit the use, stockpiling, production and transfer of land mines.
treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDeta…
These and other diplomatic moments give a flavour of what is possible from Australia in the world - and it is a million miles away from @ScottMorrisonMP’s active disruption of climate action - rubbing our international reputation in the dirt.
This is not reflective of the will or interests of the Australian people.
We know that a majority of constituents in every federal seat across the country want greater climate ambition.
smh.com.au/environment/cl…
Although the extra commitment of climate finance for the Pacific announced today is a step forward, it falls flat unless Morrison also commits to phasing out coal, oil and gas, alongside deep emissions cuts this decade.
In contrast to @ScottMorrisonMP’s blustering and wrecking approach to climate diplomacy, Australia has a rich history of doing our bit, helping our mates and protecting our natural environment on the global stage. This is the true Australian way. #auspol

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3 Nov
BREAKING: new @GreenpeaceAP investigation reveals the Australian government has been using bullying tactics to water down outcomes in Pacific climate negotiations, while also greenwashing aid to the Pacific. #COP26 #auspol hubs.ly/H0-wXWc0
The investigation, based on interviews with dozens of present and former Pacific leaders as well as Australian diplomats and academics, gives an insight into the strong-arm tactics used by Australia’s leaders behind closed doors to buy silence on climate.
The investigation also unpacks how Australia’s aid to the Pacific has been greenwashed, with some of the largest and most expensive ‘climate adaptation’ projects having no link to climate change or developing climate resilience #COP26
theguardian.com/world/2021/nov…
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2 Nov
If Australia is serious about a commitment to halt and reverse global #deforestation at #COP26 some things are going to have to change.
The truth is, @ScottMorrisonMP and his predecessors have been running what is basically an undeclared war on nature.
This must end.
A thread:
In February 2018, according to the government's own data, “less than 40% of Australia’s nationally listed threatened species have recovery plans… and for the 10% of listed threatened species that require plans, supporting documentation was unfinished.”
theguardian.com/environment/20…
In 2018, the Darling River fish kills threw Australia’s environmental mismanagement into sharp relief:
smh.com.au/environment/su…
Read 24 tweets
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1 Nov
Scott Morrison keeps saying technology will provide the answers to climate change. We already have that technology - it is called wind, solar and batteries.
And what has Scott Morrison done?
Blocked renewables at every turn. A thread:
To start - renewable energy from wind and solar is now the cheapest power available, while coal and gas continue to rise in price and grow increasingly unreliable.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
This has been confirmed by Australia’s energy market operator, who said “renewable generation, complemented by firming capacity, remains the least-cost option to replace ageing coal-fired generation”
theguardian.com/australia-news…
Read 17 tweets
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31 Oct
It looks like @ScottMorrisonMP damaged progress in key climate talks in Rome over night...
This is not what the vast majority of the Australian people want.
The Australian people want real climate action and to do our fair share.
Here's a thread:
In September, Australia’s biggest climate poll found that 67 per cent of voters believed the government should be doing more to address climate change: smh.com.au/environment/cl…
The same poll also found majority support for more climate action in every single parliamentary seat of Australia’s 151 House of Representatives, including the electorate represented by Scott Morrison.
Read 11 tweets
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29 Oct
The real motive behind @ScottMorrisonMP’s net zero “plan” was to take political heat off him, in Australia and internationally.
So, how'd it go?
TL;DR: badly.
So far, it turns out the “Plan” is not only useless for reducing emissions but has been a self-own.
Here’s a thread:
As reported by @mb_dahlstrom last night “Australia’s international reputation is being shredded according to new data which shows the country’s climate-change policies are striking a raw nerve”.
au.news.yahoo.com/graph-shows-au…
The data shows that there has been a widespread negative response to Morrison’s “plan” across both conventional and social media.
“Hot mess”, “failure” and “pigs” have been among the trending terms:
au.news.yahoo.com/graph-shows-au…
Read 25 tweets
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26 Oct
Hi again @ScottMorrisonMP.
Another presser, this time accompanied by a “plan” - and yet, another pile of things you’re wrong about.
I guess it’s time to bust the Morrison Myths on net zero. Here’s a thread:
You have made it clear you have no plans to phase out coal, oil and gas. Unfortunately, this is the exact thing the IEA has clearly stated all advanced economies must do (stopping coal by 2030) and ceasing any new coal, oil and gas projects this year.
iea.org/reports/net-ze…
Coal, oil and gas are the top drivers of emissions, so the biggest cause of climate change - when exports and what is burned at home are combined, Australia is the world’s fifth-worst polluter. What we do absolutely matters. theguardian.com/environment/20…
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