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 But it still is the same policy. No change in any policy settings, just an empty statement.

CroweDM There is no such thing as a moderate liberal. The Liberal Party is meant to be a Party that considers today's need in a liberal manner. It is not the old Conservative party nor should it be a collection of 'Nationals'a party which covers all aspects of politics.

CroweDM How convenient this “secret” group (who’ve actually consistently voted against climate action) was leaked to tell us how valiantly they worked to save us behind the scenes. We’d never have known to correct their plunging electoral polls otherwise auspol

CroweDM The Liberals have not changed. It was the same with Howard who proposed an ETS for electoral reasons. While he remained - at best - a climate and energy agnostic even until a recent interview with leighsales

CroweDM Exhibit A: Zali Steggall.

CroweDM Instead they settled on 🐂💩non-policy to fool the gullible and do nothing whatever about a catastrophic crisis. 😡

CroweDM Hahahaha. They failed miserably by any measure. Hey Mum I went to the PM about climate change and all I got was a pamphlet. Additionally their voting history is on the public record. They aren't moderates, they are the equivalent of Barnyard. auspol

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Voters would ‘come back at us with baseball bats’: How 18 Libs pushed Morrison to net zero“Our attitude was trust but verify.” The MPs wanted the Prime Minister to endorse the net zero target. They took him at his word when he talked about making progress. But they had to test him to be sure he would deliver, writes CroweDM | OPINION CroweDM We share atmosphere with India, Russia and China. You understand that, right? 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 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.
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Voters would ‘come back at us with baseball bats’: How 18 Libs pushed Morrison to net zero“Our attitude was trust but verify.” The MPs wanted the Prime Minister to endorse the net zero target. They took him at his word when he talked about making progress. But they had to test him to be sure he would deliver, writes CroweDM | OPINION CroweDM We share atmosphere with India, Russia and China. You understand that, right? 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 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.
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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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