Act now to stop dangerous climate change

Act now to stop dangerous climate change

Started
29 July 2021
Petition to
Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Australian government
Petition Closed
This petition had 1,419 supporters

Why this petition matters

We're calling on Australian leaders to act urgently now to try and prevent widespread climate disaster, according to the world’s leading climate scientists in a UN report (IPCC - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) August 2021. 

Leaders you must do all you can to try and ensure a safe climate future for our children, grandchildren, and their descendants.

The UN Glasgow conference is a vital time to act. What Australia does, can make a difference for a safe climate future. Australia is the world's second-largest thermal coal exporter,(used for electricity generation)  accounting for 20 percent of the world's supply. Australian Government – Geoscience Australia.  

You must tell fossil fuel workers that you will help them transition to other and healthy jobs such as in renewable energy. Internationally acclaimed think tank Beyond Zero Emissions says that there could be more jobs in renewable energy than in the fossil fuel industry. You must tell all Australians that the recent bushfires and floods Australia has suffered will only increase if governments don't act quickly. You could tell them that adapting quickly could make Australia prosperous as explained by renowned economist Ross Garnaut in his book Superpower.

The Climate Council says to do our fair global share, Australia needs to triple the level of its current ambition to cut emissions and aim for a 75 percent reduction by 2030, and net-zero by 2035. Net-zero by 2050 is at least a decade too late.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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  • Prime Minister Scott Morrison and the Australian government