News and current events related to climate action.
News and current events related to climate action.
"What might a leader do?... 1) Bipartisan declaration of a climate emergency 2) Create a department aligned to treasury, similar to post war recovery 3) Weekly war cabinet chaired by…
“The IPCC is very conservative and overstating how much carbon we have left to burn... Their reports are the lowest common denominator of what thousands of scientists are able to…
The inaugural Australian National Climate Emergency Summit, NCES2020, was held in Melbourne over two days in February 2020. 100 presenters shared their thoughts in 28 sessions with over 2000 attendees,…
A leadership spill for the federal National Party of Australia was held on 4 February 2020, the day Parliament resumed for the year. It was called by the Member for…
Image via ABC Background Peregian Beach is located on the northern edge of the Sunshine Coast in South East Queensland, Australia. Peak bushfire season is in spring, unlike NSW (spring/summer),…
The 2019-20 bushfires in Australia have gained global attention due to their unprecedented scale and ferocity, with human-caused climate change leading to global heating, and in turn much drier and…
From a statement published on the Climate Council web site: The fires this week in Australia have placed hundreds of thousands of people in great danger. The catastrophic conditions for…
Extracted from AEC on 1 Nov 2019: DonorAmount The Michael Crouch Foundation$350,000.00ANZ Banking Group Limited$250,000.00Capital [b] Pty Ltd$150,000.00National Automotive Leasing and Salary Packaging Association$150,000.00Pratt Holdings P/L$150,000.00Australian Hotels Association (N.S.W.)$114,613.00Woodside Energy Limited$110,000.00Jayburn…
Behind closed doors: Morrison is set to tell the Queensland Resources Council that the Coalition wants to outlaw boycotts of businesses that work with coal companies, calls them "more insidious…
The #teamtrees project aims to crowdfund $20m to plant 20m trees around the world by 2022, and they're partnering with The Arbor Day Foundation to ensure the right tree is…