The election campaign must prioritise climate policy to ensure the next government drives the transition to a clean economy in a world upended by Donald Trump.

The election campaign must prioritise climate policy to ensure the next government drives the transition to a clean economy in a world upended by Donald Trump.

  • MHLoppy@fedia.ioOP
    41·
    10 days ago

    A significant degree of policy is, for better or worse, dictated by whoever of the big 2 forms majority or majority-of-minority government. So of course, people can/should vote for parties that are stronger on policies that they care about like climate, but movement in the platforms of the big two matters a lot as well.

    • sarahsquirrel@aussie.zone
      6·
      9 days ago

      OK, so how can we create movement in the platforms of the big two parties? Here are some approaches I’m aware of, what do you think?

      • preferencing The Greens and independents/ minor parties that prioritise the environment will put more pressure on major parties to change their policies
      • asking your local candidates to commit to environmental issues you care about: e.g. more limits on fossil fuel expansion, more support for renewables, committing to the Great Forest National Park, more funding for endangered species monitoring and protections, protecting our forests and better enforcing laws against landclearing and pollution, putting a real price on carbon, making polluting industries pay through better taxes that foreground environmental impacts.

      What else?