Morrison the pragmatist leads from the back on net zero

So said Malcolm Turnbull during a National Press Club savaging of Scott Morrison a few weeks ago, as he implored the PM to attend the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.James Brickwood

These meetings are a Kabuki dance. They’re as much about managing the internal politics of the Coalition as they are about whether or when Australia will make the pledge that needs to be made at Glasgow.What’s also worth noting is how Morrison, the arch-pragmatist, has arrived at this point. And, famously, on February 8, 2017 he brought a lump of coal into the chamber and waved it around wantonly at the opposition and taunted Bill Shorten’s opposition.

So the door was open to the coming transformation – as long as, to use the more recent phrase, it was driven by “technology, not taxes”. The election of Joe Biden, the ambition of Boris Johnson, the EU’s plans for carbon tariffs on imports, major trading partners like Japan shifting away from coal – this has all played a part.

jamesmassola Our EU friends sell Australia with less strict emissions regulations their inefficient cars to keep profitable while they keep EVs and less polluting models for local market to get carbon credits ?

jamesmassola What… a… joke

jamesmassola 2050 is not going to cut now... 2030 target is needed and a carbon tax

jamesmassola 'Morrison the pragmatist has slowly shepherded the Coalition towards the net zero end goal' - don't make me laugh. Only someone who has awakened from a many years long coma would buy that nonsense.

jamesmassola Pragmatist? Opportunist, rather. Trimmer of sails to suit every wind. Announcer-in-chief. He won't commit to anything other than to lock in fossil fuels long past their use-by date. And 'kabuki dance'? Please don't sully Japanese culture by reference to Coalition politicking.

jamesmassola 2050, what a joke

jamesmassola Really, im in charge but I guess I'll delegate to you this time. Sound like the Queen is irritated so better you than me.

jamesmassola What plane ticket? He’ll be flying in his RAAF jet at a cost of 7000 an hour. As if he’d by a plane ticket

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jamesmassola Electoral suicide pandering to the Left

jamesmassola Got the flight booked - wondering if there's any Glasgow accommodation left though. Perhaps they'll stay in the refitted 'Shark One'.

jamesmassola Only thing is any pledge by this prime minister is, as always, completely empty and meaningless. Somebody reminded him there’ll be cameras there. That’s the only thing that has whisked him into action

jamesmassola Leading from behind

jamesmassola BULLSHIT

jamesmassola Brave scotty. 🙄 Unfortunately at current rate of CC, due to ocean acidification we’re all dead by then.

jamesmassola Announcement of a net zero pledge may be assured, but actually doing anything about it is not assured from this Government

IIreckon jamesmassola Analysis Lol

jamesmassola More stenography. Absolutely zero credit should go to Morrison for this pathetic shift/stance. But here we are, a revisionist history of Morrison *the arch pragmatisit'. JFC the media in this country...

jamesmassola What deal has he made with the National Mining party ? climate auspol Instagram insiders

jamesmassola The Biggest Polluters China & India have failed to submit updated climate pledges. Australia one of the smallest polluters is asked to do more 85 other nations can’t be bothered meeting UN emissions target deadlines Some European countries want to break the Zero emissions target

jamesmassola Gawd. The amount of sophistry you indulge in to come up with a garbage headline like that. Laura Tingle said it so much better. ‘The most abject failure of leadership in living memory.’

jamesmassola He never 'pledges' anything, he only makes announcements, then there will be total silence on the issue.

jamesmassola 💁🏼‍♀️🥵🥵🥵🇦🇺 auspol Scotland GlasgowCop26 COP26

jamesmassola You spelled Populist wrong. He stands for nothing.

jamesmassola James, without legislation, the ‘Pledge’ will not be enough. LNP in Govt has a long history of fudging climate figures & shonky abatement. There is no committed to any kind of sustained transition. It’s only interest is the next election & ducking global investor concerns.

jamesmassola Anyone asking why Jacinda Ardern is not attending?

jamesmassola Just bring on the election to rid our selves of these corrupt mongrels.

jamesmassola ScottMorrisonMP is counting on the political shift towards better climate policy, i.e. the new shiny ball - to distract focus away from the rest of his cluster fcuks! Not gunna fade in any news cycle anytime soon ! This forum is alive & well !

jamesmassola What does a pledge from the Liberals mean? Not much !

jamesmassola his yeah yeah hair is about as genuine as his 'pledges' Smirko Bullshitboy

jamesmassola Everyone! Slow clap for Scomo finally doing his job

jamesmassola smirkandmirrors ausFRAUD

jamesmassola Yay, Scotty, hero of the Climate Wars! PM for life! auspol ScottyTheAnnouncer

jamesmassola so he finally said yes after those billboards went live eh Our media are so shit, that our comedians are stepping up and doing the job. great work danilic

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