Big polluters won’t pay, taxpayers will foot the bill, and Australian emissions will actually rise by 13% — that’s Tony Abbott’s proposal to tackle the climate crisis.
Abbott can’t see the ‘big picture’ on climate change, but we can show him (and the nation) a picture too big to miss, and a message impossible to ignore: A massive billboard at the busiest airport in Australia — on a road Tony Abbott travels every time he flies between Canberra and Sydney — emblazoned with the words:
“Tony, abstinence is not a climate option!”
It will require a big effort, but if we all chip in, we can make sure Mr Abbott’s disastrous climate plan doesn’t go unanswered:
In just 24 hours, GetUp members chipped in for mobile billboards criss-crossing Tony Abbott’s electorate and his Canberra office at Parliament House. It’s working: from national TV news to the local papers in Abbott’s electorate, our campaign is already attracting media attention – but we need to step it up.
