Dear Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen,

We are women of Australia calling on the Australian government to set a stronger 2035 emissions reduction target for a cleaner and safer future. 

This decision will shape the lives and futures of every single Australian. We are asking you to please be courageous and set an emissions reduction target of minimum 75 percent by 2035.

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OPEN LETTER FROM WOMEN TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF AUSTRALIA, ANTHONY ALBANESE MP

To Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen, 

We are women of Australia calling on the Australian government to set a stronger 2035 emissions reduction target for a cleaner and safer future. Your target of 62 to 70 percent by 2035 is not ambitious enough.

This decision will shape the lives and futures of every single Australian. We are asking you to please be courageous and set an emissions reduction target of minimum 75 per cent by 2035.

Australia is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of fossil fuels and this has to change.

The science is clear – there can be no more fossil fuel approvals or expansions. Your own National Climate Risk Assessment highlights the devastating impacts on our communities if we do not take bold action now.

1 Million Women has community in every electorate across the country. Every suburb, every city and every region. Our data tells us loud and clear that women want urgent action on climate change.

We are asking you to:

  1. Set the 2035 climate target as close to net zero as possible to protect Australians from the most significant risks of the climate crisis.
  2. Follow through with policies to cut climate pollution in this critical decade, reviewing opportunities to increase climate action as new technology develops.
  3. Contribute to global efforts to cut climate pollution, by supporting new clean industries – like renewables and green metals – and phasing out fossil fuel exports.

We are daughters, mothers, aunts, sisters, and grandmothers calling on you to step up now. 

Be a global leader for climate action. Set strong targets to ensure a safe future. Do this for your loved ones, for all Australians and for generations to come.

 

Signed

1 Million Women Community

 

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We're extending the deadline. We need to make it clear that a target of 62 to 70 percent by 2035 is not ambitious enough.