Emissions reduction funding to rebuild Australian manufacturing must be used for renewable energy, not gas. New analysis from the Australia Institute’s Climate and Energy Program has found that using Covid‑19 recovery funding to subsidise the gas industry would create few jobs, increase emissions, and lock in higher energy prices.  But under the cover of the … Continue reading Action for week starting 1.6.20 – Petition for renewably powered economic recovery →

Protest Scott Morrison’s COVID-19 National Coordination Commission links to fossil fuels. The Covid-19 National Coordination Commission was set up on March 25 with no terms of reference, no register of conflicts of interest, and even less divulged about its financial resources. Stacked with executives from the gas and mining lobbies it is turning out to be … Continue reading Action for week starting 25.5.20 – Email your MP about the Covid-19 Commission →

Make a donation to the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) Defence Fund and it will be doubled to help defend the future of young Australians, We’ve told you before about the wonderful work the Environmental Defenders Office does in fighting for environmental justice.  Now, for the first time, it is working to enable an Australian coal … Continue reading Action for week starting Monday 18.5.20 – Donate to the EDO Defence Fund →

Sign the petition to halt any changes to Australia’s central environmental protection law until the review into it is fully completed. The Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 is our government’s central piece of environmental law. It requires a review every ten years to examine the operation of the EPBC Act, and the extent … Continue reading Action for week starting 11.5.20 – Review of environmental protections petition →

Tell giant multinational General Electric to stop supporting outdated coal-fired energy. General Electric claims to support the Paris Climate Agreement but is currently equipping 18 new coal power stations across 16 countries, fuelling runaway climate change. Ask General Electric to end any further efforts to expand the coal sector, and restructure their business to shift … Continue reading Action for week starting 4.5.20 – Tell GE to get out of coal →