Australia’s election sets a heartening precedent on climate change

word normally used only in homeware catalogues, alongside “coral”, “fuchsia” and “taupe”, to make a bluish-green towel or sweater sound sophisticated and desirable. But teal has suddenly become the most important term in Australian politics. It denotes independent candidates who might pass as members of the right-of-centre Liberal party, whose colour is blue, were they not several shades greener.

As a result, Australia is now likely not only to set a more stringent target for emissions cuts by 2030, but also to adopt some policies to give the new target teeth. That means the role of chief climate laggard among big, wealthy economies is likely to revert to America, Australia’s perennial rival for the title. But it also holds out the tantalising prospect that American politics might also suddenly shift.

Finally ..just finally Australia gets serious about climate change 👍👏👏👏😀👍all it takes is a labour govt.

I'm hopeful this will lead to sensible policies. 'Big cuts in emissions will be costly, and need to be made as efficiently and therefore cheaply as possible.' With the cost of removal dropping dramatically, removal will become the better option in more cases instead of cuts.

Poor fools.

Aussies would know about dealing with the climate because they have been dealing with the Ozone shrinkage and expansion for many, many years. Smart guys. Met some in Vietnam back in 1968. Excellent soldiers.

COMRADES, THE PROPAGANDA IS WORKING.

BTW where is ur byline?

We care not for the election outcomes of a not free people

The Australian concept of climate action is to point the finger at politicians and businesses. Not realising that the very point of most ideal climate change policy is to make unsustainable lifestyle habits so expensive it is economically impossible to sustain. It is you and us.

This is a model for the rest of the world.

Stop confusing a whole people with the small percentage of people who swing an election.

They were gay skeptics?!

Climate change is a globalists' punchline- a myth. wake up

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