‘Appalling’ policy inaction draws former UN climate leader into federal election campaign

The United Nations' former climate change czar has intervened in the Australian election, publicly backing four female independent candidates and calling out "appalling inaction in Canberra" on climate change.

Christiana Figueres is supporting Zali Steggall, Keryn
Phelps, Rebekha Sharkie and Julia Banks.

Christiana Figueres led the UN's global negotiating process that culminated in the 2015 Paris climate change agreement, and is now a climate leader at the World Bank.

She has thrown her support behind Zali Steggall, who is standing against former prime minister Tony Abbott in the NSW seat of Warringah, Wentworth MP Kerryn Phelps, Mayo MP Rebekha Sharkie and the MP for Chisholm, Julia Banks, who resigned from the Liberal Party and is contesting the nearby seat of Flinders as an independent.

Read the story from ABC News by Stephen Long - “‘Appalling’ policy inaction draws former UN climate leader into federal election campaign.”

(If Australia’s contribution to climate change is so insignificant, according to the incumbent for the former seat of Murray and the National Party candidate for the new seat of Nicholls, Damian Drum, why would someone of Christina Figueres calibre intervene in our national election process? - Robert McLean)