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Week 7: Sign the Climate Emergency declaration & listen to the Summit sessions
The National Climate Emergency Summit in mid-February was a crucial gathering of advocates and experts on the climate crisis we face. A key outcome of the summit was the Safe Climate Declaration which you can read and sign on to online. All of the sessions at the...
6: Advocate for the Climate Change Act
Zali Stegall (the independent who ousted Tony Abbott in the last election) is introducing a Climate Change bill to Parliament on 23 March. Zali is calling for a conscience vote by MPs and asking all of us to contact our local members and urge them to vote for the...
5: Get inspired by the National Climate Emergency Summit
This Friday 14 and Saturday 15 February a full house of climate advocates and activists will be meeting in Melbourne for the first National Climate Emergency Summit.Even if you could get to Melbourne, the summit is sold out. But you can watch the plenary sessions by...
4: Make a submission on the Browse LNG project
Woodside are seeking approval of their Browse/Burrup LNG hub projects off the north-west of Australia. For too long, LNG has been mistakenly described as a cleaner fossil fuel, or a transition fuel, but the scale of carbon emissions from LNG projects in WA is...
3: Divest your super
In Australia we are all investors, thanks to our compulsory superannuation system. And by choosing where we put our super we can direct that investment away from fossil fuels.Transitioning to a low carbon future will require investment, and one of the few completely...
2: Contact moderate Liberal MPs
There is an important political moment in Australia right now. A tiny sliver of an opening in the brick wall of climate change denial in our government. If you are interested in some background, this podcast is a fascinating conversation between Malcolm Turnbull and...
1: Write a Letter to the PM
It might seem like an insignificant thing to do but communicating directly with our political representatives is a crucial democratic act.The Climate Council says: ‘Our MPs are there to listen to the views of the public, understand your perspective, and represent you...