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Paul Karp’s article in The Guardian says, “Scott Morrison has branded environmental protesters “anarchists” and threatened a radical crackdown on the right to protest in a speech claiming progressives are seeking to “deny the liberties of Australians”.
"In a speech to the Queensland Resources Council on Friday, the prime minister said a threat to the future of mining was coming from a “new breed of radical activism” and signalled the government would seek to apply penalties to those targeting businesses who provide services to the resources industry.
"Civil society groups, including the Human Rights Law Centre and Australian Conservation Foundation, and the Greens immediately attacked the proposal as undemocratic and a bid to stifle a social movement fighting for Australia to take action on climate change.”
As the fires were burning we learned Australia is among a number of countries being blamed for blocking climate agreement at COP25.
News.com.au writes, “These talks reflect how disconnected country leaders are from the urgency of the science and the demands of their citizens in the streets,” World Resources Institute think-tank vice president Helen Mountford said. “They need to wake up in 2020.”
“The inaction continues despite the fact that current emissions reduction targets will see the world warming by 3C or more.
Diplomats have listed Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Saudi Arabia and the United States among those resisting bolder action, according to Reuters.”