PROTESTERS are appealing to New England MP Barnaby Joyce as a father to consider what future children will inherit without action on climate change.
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Two Tamworth groups will join forces on Friday to protest outside Mr Joyce's Tamworth office to illustrate growing concern in the community about climate change.
New England Climate Action and Tamworth Parents for Climate Action were shocked by Mr Joyce's recent suggestion climate change wasn't an issue in Nationals' electorates.
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Tamworth mother Helen Cameron said regional people were feeling the effects of climate change and there was frustration solutions, like investment in renewables, weren't being implemented.
"We want to remind our local member, and the prime minister, that country people are deeply concerned about climate change and we are frustrated that solution given to us by experts aren't being implemented," Mrs Cameron said.
"We want to focus on solutions.
"We want to invest in renewable energy, such as solar and wind and look to 100 per cent renewables by 2030."
Mrs Cameron helped launch the Tamworth parents climate group and she said about 100 people had gotten in touch since it was established one week ago.
"We felt we needed a place to have a voice, be involved and give parents an opportunity to express their concerns for the health of our children," she said.
"In the letters I have written to Barnaby, I have appealed to that side of him, that we are parents and we owe it to our children to ensure their future is healthy and safe."
The parents will join with the New England Climate Action group for the protest.
Organiser Penny Milson said the level of concern about climate change in New England had been illustrated in a number of ways.
She cited the hundreds of people who participated in local climate strikes and declarations of climate emergency by Glen Innes and Armidale councils.
"I just think it is not appropriate that he makes sweeping statements in Canberra," she said.
"I don't understand why he would want to handbrake stronger action on climate change when his constituents are very exposed.
"What we are seeing with bushfires and prolonged drought has been forecast by the experts.
"It is about time we moved the debate forward to what can we do and the exciting thing is there is a lot of solutions."
The Leader understands Mr Joyce won't be in Tamworth when the protest takes place.
However, he told the Leader he was willing to meet with the groups and welcomed the protest.
"It's a democracy, it is their right as long as they obey the law," he said.
"It is one of the strengths of Australia."
The protest begins at 10am at Mr Joyce's Peel Street office.