Victorian Liberal Senator Scott Ryan targeted over Australian climate inaction

February 19, 2019 at 12:10 pm John Englart Leave a comment

FidaysforFuture outside Liberal Senator Scott Ryan’s office

Inspired by Greta Thunberg climate strike in Sweden and Caroline Danaher outside Sara Henderson’s office near Geelong, Climate Action Moreland convenor John Englart started a Persistent Presence, Fridays for Future action outside Liberal Senator for Victoria Scott Ryan’s office in Moonee Ponds. Senator Ryan is a memeber of the Liberal National Party Government that has seen 5 years of climate inaction. He is currently President of the Australian Senate.

The first presence outside Senator Ryan office was during a heatwave with the maximum temperature that day reaching 45.2 degrees Celsius at Essendon Airport. Jane Morton’s book on climate emergency messaging and a leaflet on why we need to Stop Adani were left with staff in Senator Ryan’s office.

January 25. protest in over 40 degree heat at Moonee Ponds

I am outside the office of #LNP @SenatorRyan To #StopAdani on #climatestrike #FridaysForFuture in the Extreme heat (41C) here in #mooneeponds #melbourne Heatwaves: hotter, longer, more often, driven by climate change #LNPfail #Heatwave pic.twitter.com/3M6GsOKzHb

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) January 25, 2019

First Time I’ve used a thermos with iced water as a #heathealth measure, but in today’s #heatwave it provides vital comfort & 💦hydration.

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) January 25, 2019

February 1st

Dear @SenatorRyan #LNP has failed on climate, energy, water policy in #Auspol. We now have a climate crisis, need rapid emissions reduction action. Where is the @LiberalVictoria #climateemergency plan? I’m outside your office in #MooneePonds #FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike pic.twitter.com/v1J5xJzkU1

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 1, 2019

Just spent 3 hours outside the #mooneeponds office of Senator Scott Ryan (a member of the conservative Liberal Party Government) who is President of the Australian Senate. We have an election due in May, it needs to be a #climateelection #voteclimate #fridaysforfuture pic.twitter.com/FabND9fBHl

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 1, 2019

I had a long discussion with an 80 year old grandmother today at #FridaysForFuture outside @SenatorRyan’s Office. She recycles everything, but there is only so much individuals can do, and Federal Government has done so little on climate action in #auspol the last 5 years. pic.twitter.com/9qSeQCA2MM

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 1, 2019

Hello? Are you listening @Melissa4Durack @ScottMorrisonMP @SenatorRyan ? Your current climate policy in #auspol is a failure, Australian emissions 📈 when need to be 📉. Loss of Franking credits doesn’t scare me, climate impacts do #climateelection https://t.co/XHOcYyjVtS

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 5, 2019

Dear @SenatorRyan just like you to know Australia had the hottest January on record, average max temperature over 30C, Australia has increasing emissions and will fail to meet low climate targets. #LNPfail we have a #ClimateEmergency Need to #StopAdani https://t.co/qIHkrej3iB

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 1, 2019

February 8:

Before I go to the #studentstrike4climate event outside @billshortenmp office at 11.30am, I’m just putting some climate heat on @LiberalVictoria @SenatorRyan on Pascoe Vale Road #FridaysForFuture #stopadani https://t.co/Uz7JLSs88G pic.twitter.com/3J6AEbRFnH

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 7, 2019

February 15:

Can’t make it to Camberwell, but I’m outside President of the Senate @SenatorRyan (Liberal Party) at #MooneePonds right now with a #StopAdani sign. We have a climatecrisis and the government has fiddled in #auspost for 5 years. #climateelection pic.twitter.com/ES9qA1Sde7

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 15, 2019

Dear @SenatorRyan I want you to panic like your house is on fire. Climatechange will drive further bushfires at the scale & intensity of Black Saturday and the Liberal Party Government has increased Australia’s emissions when we have a #ClimateEmergency https://t.co/vPhjcEX8Y5

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 15, 2019

Dear ⁦@SenatorRyan⁩ Do you really think using climate fund to extend coal power life will wash with the community? Coal needs phasing out rapidly. Emissions reduction fund could be used to upgrade 40-year-old coal-fired power plant | The Guardian https://t.co/h37CQJhgUA

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 15, 2019

Dear @SenatorRyan heatwaves are becoming hotter, longer, more often due to climate change impacting human health just like in current Queensland #heatwave back to back with massive #flood impact. #LNPfail on climate policy https://t.co/yVDRlJJzG3 pic.twitter.com/LXZVk6WTa8

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 15, 2019

These #bushfires 🔥are getting worse, driven by #climatechange while your government has refused to take effective action @SenatorRyan @ScottMorrisonMP . When “Our house” is on fire due to the #climatecrisis, it’s time to take #ClimateEmergency action. Thks to all our fireys https://t.co/DRFtAHQs5r

— John Englart EAM (@takvera) February 15, 2019

Entry filed under: Adani, Event, news, rallies & protests, Vote Climate. Tags: fridaysforfuture, Liberal Party, Moonee Ponds, Scott Ryan.

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