Richard Flanagan on Climate Change via The Guardian

And in six sentences I saw hope is possible.

1. 1 We believe Australia can be an affirming light in a time of despair, a global leader in transitioning to a carbon-free and socially just society, and that is why we wish our government to –
2. 2 Work with Australian land managers to stop land clearing, protect existing forests and grow new forests to absorb existing carbon pollution.
3. 3 Work with Australian farmers and graziers to make farming carbon neutral.
4. 4 Work with Australian miners to ensure a transition into 21st century minerals (nickel, rare earth) and end thermal coalmining and gas fracking in Australia.
5. 5 Work with Australian regulators to make all Australian ground transport powered by renewable energy by 2030.
6. 6 Work with Australian industry to make Australia a renewable energy giant and carbon-neutral economy by 2050, funded by progressive pollution tariffs on global heaters.

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That neither the government nor Labor party would at present even contemplate such things is beside the point. That we must commit them to.

from https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/aug/22/six-sentences-of-hope-defining-a-unifying-vision-in-the-face-of-the-climate-crisis