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Ex-Politicians and the Revolving Door Problem #CorporateInfluence, #FossilFuelLobby, #LaborAndLNP, #RevolvingDoorPolitics   Ex-politicians routinely join the fossil fuel industry after leaving office. Explore how this undermines Australia’s democracy and environment.   https://lnkd.in/gVNtGjNQ  

The first 100 days of a new government are crucial in setting the tone and direction. It is a pivotal period where the administration must swiftly establish priorities, build alliances, and demonstrate leadership.   During this window, the government must identify key policies to prioritise, such as economic reforms, public service improvements, or legislative changes.   Ultimately, the first 100 days provide a new government with an opportunity to hit the ground running, establish credibility, and lay the groundwork for their broader agenda. This is why the REA is focusing on what the Government can deliver in its first 100 days. Showing true climate leadership and ambition. As a side note, we did also produce a manifesto, but we just did it at the time of party conferences last year, so we could use it to shape the manifestos which are now days away from being published and I'm looking forward to seeing how succesful that has been. So we have a much wider set of policy asks for our members but the first 100 days is the first crucial milestone we must all seek to influence and shape. Mark Constable Claire Miller Matt Croucher Loyd Davies Joel Teague Martin Hale Thomas Lilleyman Neil Durno https://lnkd.in/e5cPh6AS

🤔 🔥 The race for resources to fuel our digital and green transitions is on. But are we at risk of repeating past mistakes, creating new environmental injustices in Europe and the Global South? 🌎 This event delves into the critical questions surrounding the climate crisis and proposed solutions. We'll explore how the burden of energy transitions could fall disproportionately on certain communities and how the role of human rights in corporate activities needs to be central to the discussion. 🤝 Join us as we explore the "Right to Say No" concept—a legal framework that empowers communities to have a say in resource extraction projects that impact their land and livelihoods. 👉 https://lnkd.in/e8uxf_gm

Benjamin (Benji) Backer is is the Executive Chairman and Founder of the American Conservation Coalition and a Freedom Conservatism signatory. The author of the just-released “The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future,” Backer serves as a board member for the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum and Mainstream Republicans of Washington. In a recent New York Times op-ed, Backer argued that environmental protection need not come at the expense of economic growth. No lasting solutions are possible “without the buy-in and leadership of conservative America,” he wrote, arguing that “there are clear opportunities for climate action that conservatives can champion without sacrificing core values.” For example, conservative environmentalists “firmly believe fossil fuels must be part of our transition to cleaner energy sources for years to come. So our movement will aim to improve the environmental impact of all energy sources, not just wind and solar. “We’ll also focus on ecosystem restoration and other conservation measures that lower emissions. And we’ll call on policymakers to prioritize permitting reform, reducing government overreach and making it easier to build clean energy projects in the United States more quickly.” In a separate piece for The Everett Herald, Backer criticized the state of Washington’s attempts to limit power generation by gas-fired plants. “Natural gas is the primary reason the United States has led the world in emissions reductions over the past couple of decades,” he pointed out. “Although natural gas is not currently carbon-free, it is a cleaner alternative to coal.” You’ll find links to these and other #FreeCon commentaries here: https://lnkd.in/epjZd9Kz

We often spot light major banks and insurers for facilitating fossil fuel and nature depletion projects, which of course they do. But let’s not forget behind these projects also there is a marketing, advertising and PR machine. Great article by Sidhi Mittal at Edie highlighting this. To all the marketing, advertising and PR organisations out there, please consider which organisations and projects you choose to support by applying the lens of climate and nature rather than the tradional metics of profit and market share and please choose to act with values and compassion rather than growth.

Thank you The Cool Down for featuring F Minus and our work exposing two timing fossil fuel lobbyists. We hope bringing to light the need for conflict of interest disclosures will help us pivot away from fossil fuel dominated narratives. "Climate action group F Minus looked at the client rosters of six of the top lobbying firms in New York and found that they were simultaneously representing dirty energy companies and institutions that are working to fight against climate change. For instance, New York University has pledged to divest its $5 billion endowment from oil, gas, and coal companies. However, it utilizes the same lobbyists as six dirty energy companies, including Valero. Nonprofit Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund and the New York Museum are also caught in the same conundrum. However, the problem is not confined to New York. Nationally, 1,500 lobbyists are working for dirty energy companies while also representing Democratic cities, universities, and techbehemoths like Google, the latter of which has touted its environmental initiatives." #climateaction #climateopportunities #climateethics #climatepolitics

Benjamin (Benji) Backer is is the Executive Chairman and Founder of the American Conservation Coalition and a Freedom Conservatism signatory. The author of the just-released “The Conservative Environmentalist: Common Sense Solutions for a Sustainable Future,” Backer serves as a board member for the Wisconsin Conservative Energy Forum and Mainstream Republicans of Washington. In a recent New York Times op-ed, Backer argued that environmental protection need not come at the expense of economic growth. No lasting solutions are possible “without the buy-in and leadership of conservative America,” he wrote, arguing that “there are clear opportunities for climate action that conservatives can champion without sacrificing core values.” For example, conservative environmentalists “firmly believe fossil fuels must be part of our transition to cleaner energy sources for years to come. So our movement will aim to improve the environmental impact of all energy sources, not just wind and solar. “We’ll also focus on ecosystem restoration and other conservation measures that lower emissions. And we’ll call on policymakers to prioritize permitting reform, reducing government overreach and making it easier to build clean energy projects in the United States more quickly.” In a separate piece for The Everett Herald, Backer criticized the state of Washington’s attempts to limit power generation by gas-fired plants. “Natural gas is the primary reason the United States has led the world in emissions reductions over the past couple of decades,” he pointed out. “Although natural gas is not currently carbon-free, it is a cleaner alternative to coal.” You’ll find links to these and other #FreeCon commentaries here: https://lnkd.in/eGVYSKyJ

And here it is - the Seattle Times Editorial Board’s predicatble support of their clients’ views on CCA. As expected, no disclosure of their financial conflicts of interest (ST is paid by environmental philanthropies to write articles in its “Climate Lab”). No mention of the financial burdens the CCA places on Washington families by inflating the cost of gasoline, natural gas and electricity, which in turn inflates the cost of everything. No mention of the fact that much of the billions in tax revenue is spent on projects that have little direct impact on the environment (massive transit spending, free tickets for kids on Amtrak, bike safety program, redundant EV charging stations). No mention that we’re only in the first phase of CCA - the taxes go up and up and up every four years until morale improves. The simple analysis is the benefit does not outweigh the burden. There are less impactful ways to continue to reduce our environmental impact. Vote yes on I-2117.

Tonight’s BBC Panorama is a careful, meticulous dissection of the profit-driven scam that is the carbon offset industry. The emissions data don’t add up. The science is not solid. The benefits are for business, and local people can face serious abuse, including forced evictions. If we want to understand the popularity of carbon offsets, look at who buys them: oil giants, Shell and Total, and Delta Airlines were were amongst the top buyers in 2021. https://lnkd.in/eJxG8Npb