Voters would ‘come back at us with baseball bats’: How 18 Libs pushed Morrison to net zero

Only when Scott Morrison agreed to a Zoom session with 18 of his Liberal colleagues a month ago did it become clear he was ready to make a pledge that could finally end the party’s long years of civil war on climate change. The online meeting, on September 28, gave Liberal backbenchers a chance to eyeball the Prime Minister to see if he was serious about bringing the government out of the dark ages by committing to cut greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.

Three things stand out about the September 28 meeting. The first is that Angus Taylor was absent. When Liberal backbenchers spoke to the Energy Minister he talked about a plan but not a target. Some say he discouraged ambitious language such as talk of a “carbon-neutral” economy. Some were frustrated that he told them to be quiet while the Nationals had free rein.

Moderate Liberals, in particular, believed they could not go to the next federal election with the climate policy – and attitude – they took to the last. “Some voters were going to come back at us with baseball bats,” says one. A threat to go to the crossbench was not part of the plan. The group was disciplined about working within the party. Jason Falinski, the member for Mackellar in northern Sydney, hosted a Zoom meeting every week to share intelligence and consider the best way to make their case. The talks began informally last year but focused on climate in recent months.There was an echo of the tactics used by Liberal MPs to pass marriage equality laws four years ago.

CroweDM Ridiculous. They’re the pamphlet in human form. Pretending they have concerns about climate change to try and fool their electorates, but given an opportunity to take action, they vote against it.

CroweDM Dross. They simply are not rebels. But they are trying to pretend they are climate friendly to save votes, despite how they vote.

CroweDM We share atmosphere with India, Russia and China. You understand that, right?

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Secret Liberal group pushed for net zero to halt the NationalsWorried about the Nationals’ views on climate change, a group of Liberal MPs mobilised to make it clear they would not accept a climate plan without a zero emissions target. CroweDM LNP all voted the same , not one of them stood up in parliament DaveSharma Just a bunch of hypocrites ClimateCrisis climate COP26Glasgow corruption CroweDM This apologist article is an attempt to give these Liberals cover for the upcoming election. Talk is cheap, actions speak louder than words! These Liberals VOTED NO against REAL Net Zero brought by zalisteggall, that's the story! Shame on CroweDM for running interference. CroweDM They might have pushed for it, but every chance they have been given to show action on it, they've cowardly voted it down. VoteThemOut VoteThemAllOut
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