Our leaders need to tackle climate change with real transport solutions. Instead they are arguing about rising petrol prices without addressing rising greenhouse pollution.
We’re sick of waiting for the bus, train, tram or ferry while our politicians fail to solve these problems. It’s time to inject some sanity into the debate.
Email your MP using our easy tool below and tell them to fix transport now.
Personal emails are much more effective than templates.
Tips for writing to MPs:
Personalise your email as much as possible. Start
by stating that you’re a local resident of your electorate, and explain
why transport and climate change:
are important to you;affect your family and daily life;are particularly relevant to your local area.
We know that your MPs take personalised emails
from their electors much more seriously than pro-forma emails. Here are
some talking points you might like to mention – but we strongly
encourage you to add why you personally care about fixing our climate crisis and our transport crisis.
If you’re a city resident, why not tell your MP
about your latest public transport nightmare story? If you live in a
rural regional area, maybe you’re angry that there’s no public
transport available and that the cars you rely on to get around are
amongst the most fuel inefficient in the world.
Talking Points:
We’re really worried that the debate on petrol
prices is ignoring climate change and the need to transition Australia
away from oilIt is time to take national action to fix Australia’s transport system for the long termThe federal government needs to start funding
public transport, since it is now a national priority: it must invest
1/4 of the Building Australia Fund – $10 billion – in public
transport, followed by at least 1% of GDP every year from now onBoth parties must ensure the transport sector is included in the Emissions Trading SchemeAustralia must legislate standards for cleaner,
more efficient cars, requiring that all new cars sold in Australia be at
least as efficient as those sold in Europe
A personalised email is much more effective. We have included tips and talking points over on the right.