The debate over climate change policy may be changing the color of Australian politics. 'Teal independents' upset with the ruling coalition’s inaction on climate change are a major threat to the conservative Liberal Party at upcoming elections Saturday.
with what is required to keep us to 1.5 degrees, that was the main driver that I just had to stand at this election,” the 44-year-old first-time candidate said.Wentworth was held from 2004 until 2018 by Liberal Party Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull who was overthrown by his more conservative colleagues in part because he wanted more action on climate change.
Wentworth is currently held by former diplomat Dave Sharma by a margin of just 1.3% of the vote. In an apparent nod to the independents’ appeal, 46-year-old Sharma’s campaign posters are also teal instead of blue and aren’t branded with the Liberal Party logo. The government aims to reduce Australia’s emissions by 26%-28% below 2005 levels by 2030. Labor has promised a 43% reduction.Prime Minister Scott Morrison has warned that Australia would be damaged if the teal independents gain the balance of power.
It is no coincidence that 19 of the 22 candidates funded by Climate 200 are women. Four of them are among the seven independent or minor party lawmakers who were voted into Parliament at the last election. Holmes à Court, Climate 200′s convener, had been a campaign fundraiser for Frydenberg until 2018 when they fell out over climate policy.
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