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I think its partly because state and local politicians have more free time to think about issues, and a stronger connection to their local communities.
And its also because the greenhouse mafia concentrates its lobbying on Canberra, leaving the provincials types unmolested.
Sure, there's those things.
But what we're seeing in many parts of the world is that the local and state/provincial governments are responding to climate change with positive action; not always what I'd consider the best actions, but they are at least addressing the issues. And at times they're actually going up against their federal governments in court to get things done.
But that took a decade or so. I expect issues of depleting fossil fuels to take as long. On the plus side, the measures required for both problems have got quite some overlap. If we're already trying to prevent climate change, we'll be reducing fossil fuel consumption. So while the recognition of the problem may take another few years, the response will be a bit quicker.