Independent Senator for the ACT David Pocock is addressing the Climate Integrity Summit – and he has given the summit an exclusive.

Tomorrow he will introduce a new bill aimed at ending fossil fuel exploration.

It will make for some uncomfortable debating for politicians tomorrow, given how clear the climate science is.

His address was also about the urgency of creating a fair and sustainable future for young Australians.

He is one of the few politicians in parliament who is consistently talking about the ethical responsibility of current leaders and policymakers to prioritise long-term decisions.  

He is not the only person at the summit to make the point that short-term thinking is undermining meaningful climate action.

“I lot of this comes down to moral courage and it is something I keep trying to remind my colleagues about,” he said.

Courage in politics. What a concept.