Monday 13 January: A host of well-known Australians have signed an open letter written by four young people including Anjali Sharma, urging the Federal Government to legislate a Duty of Care to young people and future generations.
In the letter (attached) sent to Prime Minister Albanese, and Ministers Anne Aly, Chris Bowen and Tanya Plibersek, more than 50 individuals and organisations call urgently on the Federal Government to acknowledge the disproportionate impact that climate pollution will have on future generations, and to reflect this in legislation. These individuals include Lucy Turnbull AO, businesswoman and wife of former MP Malcolm Turnbull, John Hewson, Craig Foster, Peter Doherty, Emma McKeon and Grace Tame.
It comes after Copernicus confirmed that 2024 is the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. These prominent Australians join the group of young people who have been calling for this Duty of Care, resulting in a private Senator's bill being tabled to this effect by Senator David Pocock in 2023. A government-chaired Senate Committee
