The SHIFT is a fantastic science-based initiative to encourage climate action, which includes a recommendation to reduce the consumption of animal products. 

Let’s complete their feedback survey to say thank you for highlighting this action and urge them to centre plant-based food systems more prominently. 

For example, outside the ‘consumer’ category they don’t mention food systems at all - only fossil fuels. Their recommendation on food is also to adopt the Planetary Health Diet. This would involve a massive reduction in animal products for people in industrialised countries like Australia, so it’s good start, but we know from the IPCC that a fully vegan diet is best for the climate, which they could surely mention.

For some useful stats to cite, see our eco facts page. You can also see Cat’s submission to the survey to get some ideas flowing, but we will be ignored if we copy-paste the same responses, so just share what you want to say. 

Bonus action: There is also the option to create a SHIFT account which is quick to do, and will help put Aus on their action map (found on the home page when you scroll down) - hopefully encouraging more Aussies to get on board with climate action.