Less than an hour ago the CEO of the Australian Conservation Foundation Kelly O'Shanassy (of Moet and fine dining in Paris fame) thanked Julie Bishop for her "incredible effort" in Paris.   Pathetically, Australia's Foreign Minister retweeted the message.

Thank you to @JulieBishopMP and the incredible Aussie negotiators for ensuring Australian support for the Paris Agreement #COP21

— Kelly O'Shanassy (@kellyoshanassy) December 12, 2015

This is the ACF's press release lauding the "work" done in Paris.

Paris agreement paves way for a safer climate
December 13, 2015

The climate change agreement in Paris creates a pathway towards a safer climate for all life on Earth, the Australian Conservation Foundation said.

The agreement includes:

Commitment to limit global warming to well below 2°C, and pursue efforts to limit temperature increase to 1.5°C a long term goal of zero net greenhouse pollution in the second half of the century
establishment of a system to enable increased pollution cuts through five-year reviews of pollution reduction targets, with the first review in 2018 establishment of a system to regularly increase financial contributions to help the world’s poorest countries cut pollution and cope with global warming impacts.

“For the first time in history all countries have agreed to limit pollution and create a pathway towards a safer climate. This agreement in Paris signals the end of the fossil fuel age and will turbo charge the clean energy revolution already underway.

“These talks are not an end point, but they are a tipping point. The world must now accelerate the switch from coal to renewables, protect carbon-storing forests, boost energy efficient transport and buildings and create the economies and jobs of the future.

“This agreement is a big, positive step, but what’s most important is what leaders do when they get home.

“Our government talked innovation here in Paris, but at home it continues to subsidise inefficient, dirty coal companies and still plans to dismantle renewable energy agency ARENA and the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.

“In Paris our government talked up renewables, but at home is approving new coal mines.

“If Adani’s Carmichael coal mine – recently approved by the Turnbull Government – goes ahead, the pollution resulting from that single project will almost entirely wipe out Australia’s pollution reduction commitments here in Paris.

“ACF urges Prime Minister Turnbull to bring the momentum and goodwill of Paris into Australia’s 2016 election year by making genuine changes that will unshackle our country from dirty energy and pave the way for a truly innovative, renewable future.”

ENDS

Tragically, Ms Bishop is retweeting all the congratulatory claptrap including "look at me" indulgences like this:

@JulieBishopMP allows herself a small 😊😊😊 as she offers UmbGroup statement #ParisAgreement 💫✨🎉🎉✨💫🎉 #COP21 pic.twitter.com/5xEVqZNe5Y

— Patch Clapp (@clapppatch) December 12, 2015

Bishop was elected when the Liberal Party's attitude to this expensive feelgood nonsense was expressed clearly by a leader who actually led rather than followed.   So much electoral and personal capital and effort went into ridding Australia of all the Rudd/Gillard/Greens crap.   And now it's back.   Thanks to Julie Bishop and Twitter.

And now a word from the real opposition leader, hopefully a Prime Minister in waiting.