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'A number of prominent Australians have written to the federal government
urging them to introduce a law that would compel politicians to consider the
health and wellbeing of future generations when making decisions related to
climate change.
The campaign for what is known as duty of care laws is being spearheaded by
youth climate activist Anjali Sharma, who previously sued the government over a
coal mine expansion.
The letter has been signed by former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, Pacific
leaders such as the Vanuatu climate envoy Ralph Regenvanu, author Tim Winton,
former Liberal leader John Hewson, Olympian Emma McKeon, former Socceroo and
activist Craig Foster, and businesswoman Lucy Turnbull, alongside other
organisations and individuals.
It was released to coincide with the confirmation that 2024 was the hottest
year on record.
"A child turning 10 years old this year has lived through the 10 hottest years
on record. How many more records will be broken in this child's lifetime? How
many more broken records will future generations witness?" the letter read.
Climate change will affect "the lives of today's children tomorrow and those of
their children much more than ours", the UN's climate reports have found.
They say unless there are drastic cuts to emissions there will be more
disasters, heat stress and less water and food availability.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
Mon, 27 Jan 2025 03:43:17 +1100
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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"A number of prominent Australians have written to the federal government
urging them to introduce a law that would compel politicians to consider the
health and wellbeing of future generations when making decisions related to
climate change.
The campaign for what is known as duty of care laws is being spearheaded by
youth climate activist Anjali Sharma, who previously sued the government over a
coal mine expansion.
The letter has been signed by former Australian of the Year Grace Tame, Pacific
leaders such as the Vanuatu climate envoy Ralph Regenvanu, author Tim Winton,
former Liberal leader John Hewson, Olympian Emma McKeon, former Socceroo and
activist Craig Foster, and businesswoman Lucy Turnbull, alongside other
organisations and individuals.
It was released to coincide with the confirmation that 2024 was the hottest
year on record."
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
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