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?