Robert Glasser on Australia’s Turn to Climate Action
The DiplomatIn the last few years, the costs and impacts of climate change have become unavoidably clear to Australians. face up to the challenge of climate change.” Sure enough, Australia’s federal election in May 2022 saw the incumbent Liberal/National Coalition – then led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison – fail to secure a fourth consecutive term. Across Australia, voters swung away from the Liberal Party’s coalition, switching their votes to Labor or “teal independents” for whom climate change is a critical issue. Months later, the Labor government has maneuvered Australia toward becoming a more responsible global power when it comes to climate change. Glasser, head of the Climate and Security Policy Centre at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, spoke to The Diplomat’s Cathrine Putz about the role of climate change in Australia’s modern politics.
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