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"The federal election saw voters’ growing concern about Australia’s laggardly
response to climate change finally addressed, with teal independents garnering
seats in Liberal heartland and record votes for Greens candidates.
But what caused this seismic shift in Australia’s political landscape? And why
now? We believe the rapid growth and diversification of Australia’s
environmental movement since 2015 played an important role.
For example, almost a million Australians volunteered for an environmental
charity in 2019, whether by planting trees, organising candidate forums or
joining a climate strike.
The environmental movement is also increasingly crossing into traditionally
conservative areas, with the emergence of groups such as the Coalition for
Conservation and Farmers for Climate Action, which has united 7,000 farmers and
1,200 agriculture industry supporters.
Much of this work remains invisible and takes time, despite being punctuated by
highly visible uprisings. And after many years, it may be finally precipitating
the end of the climate wars."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
