Thom Woodroofe

🚨 Some news from me. In September, I decided to move on after nearly 5-years as @AmboRudd’s chief of staff, including most recently at @DFAT. It was all about family. And now I’m pivoting back to the international climate fight & clean energy transition. linkedin.com/posts/thomwood…

Having worked on the Paris Agreement, let me be clear: irrespective of the Coalition’s flip-flopping, their policies are out of step with it, would undermine it on the world stage, and come with serious consequences for our country. My @TheNewDailyAu oped. thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…

During @PressClubAust address, the CEO of the @SmartEnergyCncl calls for a new Australian 2035 emissions reduction target / NDC in “the high 70s” and for the PM and Foreign Minister to throw everything at securing the COP31 bid.

#2 - @thomwoodroofe and @deanbialek explain *how* an Australia-Pacific #COP31 can deliver and what the Australian govt needs to do to ensure it's a credible host backchannel1.substack.com/p/how-an-austr…

With Australia’s bid to host the UN’s COP31 Climate Conference hopefully sorted soon, honoured to write one of the inaugural pieces for @BackchannelNews with @deanbialek on what an Australian ‘Pacific COP’ would actually mean for ambition. substack-proxy.glitch.me/articles/backc… @SmartEnergyCncl

Türkiye seemingly objected to 🇲🇭🇨🇦 co-chairing a UN contact group to help resolve whether they or Australia will host the COP31 Climate Conference, but it ultimately went through. Oz has overwhelming support, but requires consensus in regional group which includes Türkiye. #SB62

'Australia is staying the course on climate action': Campaigners welcome Labor government's landslide victory ow.ly/Ggiv10682B3

You’re either in, or you’re out – there’s no half-pregnant on climate action 🤰 The Coalition’s ongoing waltz around the Paris Agreement is not just irresponsible – it’s dangerous. Read @thomwoodroofe's full article here >> thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/… (contd.)

PM Anthony Albanese backs Adelaide as host if Australia wins the rights to COP31 in 2026 reneweconomy.com.au/albanese-names…