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How can they make this claim given the current political powers that be in Au? “”” Kean said. "There's a huge opportunity for us to lead the way in terms of t
by ianai 7y ago
How can they make this claim given the current political powers that be in Au?
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Kean said. "There's a huge opportunity for us to lead the way in terms of tackling climate change and help the rest of the world decarbonize. There's no better country on the planet better placed to do that than Australia."
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- Reason077 7y agoWell, if coal-addicted Australia can decarbonize, then surely anyone can.
- wongarsu 7y ago"We have to lead the way to X" sounds much better than "the current policy is a huge mistake because it doesn't do X". Both lead to the same action, but one frames it as a way to recognition and a new legacy, the other is accusing people of incompetence or worse. If you want people to act then telling them they can become internationally recognized generally works better than accusing them.
- robbiep 7y agoKean represents the ‘progressive’ side of the center right NSW State government. The big problem is with the Federal Government. Even though Kean is from the same party as the federal govt, at the federal level the party has been taken over by highly conservative elements - the progressives are basically absent at the federal level. This whole disaster is provoking a bit of an existential crisis for them