The scare campaign heydays are over. Support for action on climate change has rebounded to 2008 levels as frustration at the lack of political leadership grows
If we were to try to repair the lost public trust in our political system, you may think that climate change and energy seem the most unlikely place to start. How do we get past carbon price scare campaigns of “$100 lamb roasts”, city and industry “wipeouts”, that “broken” carbon tax promise and the constant government policy changes. Surely this is the last place to start?
Yet, unbeknown to those still wanting to relive the scare campaign heydays of 2011-12, there is mounting evidence that Australian community has largely moved on.
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