Episode 61: Morrison ”the weakest link” on climate action, Morrison gives Telstra billions to block China and the good news is solar powered steel

Van Badham and Ben Davison celebrate being reunited after four
months separated by COVID lockdowns by exploring Morrison's New
Plan using current policies to tackle climate change in "The
Australian Way" with a pamphlet written by a global consulting
company.


We need real cuts to emissions to avoid temperatures increasing
by 2.7 degrees. but there is no roadmap for tech led change just
a do nothing government hoping Australia will simply get swept
along as capitalists, investors and corporations invest in future
profits. 


Van and Ben ask the question; If the Morrison plan is to just let
profiteers find the profits in a low emission future what will
happen to the worker's and communities they leave behind?


Van and Ben look at the Morrison government tipping $2.1Billion
into Telstra to fund the purchase of a South Pacific telco that
was owned by an Irish billionaire and who, having received our
money to build a cable to Australia, was courting Chinese
investment. 


Proving once again that the Morrison government is prepared to
spend our money but it isn't prepared to buy us anything.


The good news is BP, that's "British Petroleum" is making steel
in Colorado using solar power. 


See what we mean about companies investing in future profits?