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Why the Liberals approach to Net-0 2050 should be a huge concern. A thread.
Excluding Agriculture from emissions reduction, makes it clear what the Govt approach is. The Liberals loathe intervention in the market. They are going to approach Net 0 via the “free Market”
Excluding Agriculture from emissions reduction, makes it clear what the Govt approach is. The Liberals loathe intervention in the market. They are going to approach Net 0 via the “free Market”
The Govt could choose to give massive subsidies to agriculture. They could invest in Universities & Private & Govt enterprise for Research & Development. They could create genuine partnerships, but they won’t. Because this type of intervention is against their basic values.
The Govt will place the onus of change on Individuals. From Individuals to buy “hybrid vehicles” to the burden on small businesses to invest in emissions reduction. The increase in extra input costs will have a direct impact on the worker.
It will be the worker who will bear the brunt of change. This is one reason the Govt wants to remove the better off overall test in Industrial Relations. They want to ensure that workers are able to be the cheapest, disposable commodity as possible, due to extra input costs.
This brings me to my ongoing argument against the short sightedness and blatant political opportunism of Stop Adani, Greens & the Convoy of stupidity. The thing is, it’s always been political. These groups don’t really give a stuff about the impact on regions, industry or workers
This has never been about coal for me. I started out almost begging people to push the Govt for massive investment regions across all sectors to truly diversify local economies impacted by pending change. If people would have done this instead of Stop Adani, we’d be almost there.
This resulted in many lectures, some pretty 
’d pile ons and the shortsightedness to swap Coal jobs for Renewables jobs. This isn’t swapping a pizza shop for a florist. This is massive ongoing radical change that impacts on generations of work imbedded in concentrated industry.
’d pile ons and the shortsightedness to swap Coal jobs for Renewables jobs. This isn’t swapping a pizza shop for a florist. This is massive ongoing radical change that impacts on generations of work imbedded in concentrated industry.
With the Govt with no agenda for market intervention, coal workers are no longer the only target for change. If businesses need to wear the burden of input costs of change, and there is little in the way of capital funding relief, every worker will be at risk.
It’s time to move on from targeting coal workers, but the concept I have been pushing for years remains the same. The solution to change is not just about investing in renewables. It’s not just about coal. It’s about how we manage major industrial change & the culture we create.
What I am asking for remains the same. I am asking for people to shift their focus from an environmental framework to a worker centric framework. To cease immediately pitting worker against worker. To cease targeting coal regions. To cease the division & target the Govt.
What this means is targeting the Govt to:
Provide detailed support to business for emissions reduction.
Provide a detailed plan of investment in research & Development.
Provide a detailed plan of regional investment across all sectors for affected regions
Provide detailed support to business for emissions reduction. Provide a detailed plan of investment in research & Development. Provide a detailed plan of regional investment across all sectors for affected regions
And target the Govt to
to establish collaborative stakeholder groups to provide input and guidance for change.
To provide a detailed list of protections for workers impacted by change.
To provide detailed support & support services for workers affected by change.
to establish collaborative stakeholder groups to provide input and guidance for change. To provide a detailed list of protections for workers impacted by change. To provide detailed support & support services for workers affected by change.
And insist the Govt:
Collate relevant statistics on business, workers & communities impacted by change.
Details the method of transparency of ongoing work for ongoing analysis & continuous improvement.
Collate relevant statistics on business, workers & communities impacted by change. Details the method of transparency of ongoing work for ongoing analysis & continuous improvement.
I hope this thread gives people something to think about regarding the manner in which we demand change. Targeting coal communities, never once consulting with them & dictating change that will result in joblessness, was arrogant, ignorant & self defeating and will remain so.
Finally, please read or listen to Albo’s Jobs and the Future vision statement. It is a worker centric proposal and it deserves much more attention and support.
