We need the Climate Commission to come out firing on all solar and wind turbines on the need to implement a carbon price and to move us toward a low-carbon economy. The shrill of Opposition Leader Abbot and trusted Shadow Greg Hunt needs to be dampened by the members of the Climate Commission ‘established by the Gillard Government to provide an authoritative, independent source of information for all Australians….and to have a public outreach role, to help build greater understanding and consensus about reducing Australia’s carbon pollution’. So what are you waiting for?
But the top down approach to combating the willful and excessive claims of the climate deniers and anti carbon price advocates needs to be underpinned by a bottom up approach to garner the political support and commitment at the local level.
It as if the lessons of Cyclone Yasi and the floods in eastern and north-western Australia have evaporated. Remember also that it was the mayors of the communities impacted on by the extreme weather related events that had the biggest media (att)traction when it came to communicating the commitment to hang in there and build a future for their communities.
It will be the mayors and councillors across the country that need to be informed and networked to support carbon pricing and the case for a market mechanism to go hand in glove with local action and drive us toward a low carbon future.
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