Daily Clout: Australian MP Zali Steggall Introduces Important Framework to Get Australia to Net Zero by 2050

@ZaliSteggallMP, an Australian Member of Parliamant who represents a constituency in Sydney, has introduced this important "Framework" to get Australia to Net Zero emissions by 2050. She makes the case that a "framework" is more effective than more directive legislation intervening in industries, and is at the same time easier on business interests and on the economy. She also argues persuasively in Daily Clout's interview with her, that a bill that brings together opposing "sides" and represents a compromise, is worth creating even if neither "side" in the climate wars, gets everything they want. The Bill creates a commission to monitor compliance with reducing emissions and it also creates a carbon budget. It is a detailed framework and a great deal of thought appears to have gone into the execution of getting to net zero. In the wake of the terrible fires of 2019 and the loss of a billion animals, there is a great deal of local and even international interest in this Framework. More than 50,000 Australians have signed up to support Steggall's climate crisis framework on her website. Given how many Australian citizens complained to DailyClout about having been blocked from commenting to their own representatives, and complaints about Government ministers not responding to press inquiries, DailyClout also wishes to commend MP Staggall for spending an hour with us answering questions, some of them tough ones, put to her by Australian citizens, both transmitted via DailyClout, and also put to her directly on Youtube's chat function. We think this is a laudable step for an elected official to take in terms of transparency and accountability to voters, and we call on other elected officials to do the same regularly. However, please note that this Framework will change before it is "tabled", so please keep a close eye on the changes, and so will we.

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