Our future is on the line, and the next few years are critical to turn things around for climate justice. Labor was elected with a new super majority Parliament - so what’s holding them back from taking strong climate action?

Labor has a huge opportunity to take the strong climate action we need in the first 100 days - with the deadline fast approaching to deliver a strong climate plan, and fracking in the NT reaching a critical phase for action. 

We are calling the Federal Government to commit to:

• A strong climate plan: moving Australia to net zero emission by 2035, with a 75% reduction in emissions by 2030.
• Leave gas in the ground: use the water trigger to intervene in NT fracking before production begins

It’s time for the Albanese Government to step up and deliver on their promises. They have a choice to make - will they stand with young people and protect our future, or prioritise coal and gas corporation profits. This first 100 days is Labor’s test - and we want to make sure they get a good grade. 

Will you sign the open letter to send them a message?

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

Australians are already feeling the dangerous impacts of climate change from extreme bushfires, to devastating droughts and dangerous floods to unliveable heatwaves. Yet even as we experience the escalating impacts of climate damage, fossil fuel companies are pushing to expand dangerous gas projects across the continent, putting their corporate profits ahead of a clean future for all of us.

In the Northern Territory, gas companies like Tamboran Resources and Beetaloo Energy (fka. Empire Energy) are nearing the production phase of their fracking plans, putting water, climate and Country at risk. Fracking in the NT’s Beetaloo basin would set off a carbon bomb that our climate and communities can’t afford.

To prevent the worst climate impacts, we are calling on the Federal Government to commit to:

• A strong climate action plan: With a net-zero climate target grounded in science, guiding us in the right direction. Science has indicated that we need to reach net zero by 2035 to prevent further climate disasters.
• Leave Gas in the Ground: In line with the best climate science, we must ensure no approvals are granted for fossil fuel expansion, including shale gas fracking in the Northern Territory. We urge Murray Watt to pull the water trigger and intervene in NT fracking.