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Once we knew
Guests in The Sustainabe Hour no 381 on 22 September 2021 are Dr John Merory and Robert Patterson, two climate activists and grandparents devoting all their time on activism.
Renew Geelong’s air, spirit and economy with renewables
A board on Tasmania is about to make a big decision. Should they invest in a two-billion-dollar wind farm on King Island? A fossil-fuel funded lobby group has managed to create a major drama around the board’s proposed decision, and the Federal Government is reviewing the country’s Renewable Energy Target
Call for a risk assessment by our leaders
Could this ‘Wise Response’ appeal from New Zealand show a model which could be copy-pasted and translated in your country? Tackling the threats of climate change by transitioning our society to a zero-carbon energy production really shouldn’t be a political question at all. The consequences of our carbon pollution and
Help make our region fossil fuel free
» Join us as a signatory of this letter | Go to the petition site where you can sign and add your personal comment: change.org » Please note: When you sign the petition letter, it is important that you also contribute with a small text about why you think this is
Hunger strike against giant coal project
The level of commitment in pledges among anti-coal activists has taken a step upwards. Signatures or letter-writing simply won’t do any more. To prevent the construction of the largest coal mining complex in the world, an activist group in Australia now started a hunger strike, and calls for others to
First Carbon World War: who smells smoke?
The CO2-pollution crisis is just as serious as if a large asteroid were on a collision course towards Earth, says a British scientist, and he is backed by calculations from Canadian and US scientists which show that runaway greenhouse effect is a realistic possibility. Meanwhile, on Planet Earth, something that
Chip in for Avaaz’s most important campaign ever
C’mon, world! In particular: Come on, world of climate change campaigners, organisations, institutions and funding bodies who all want to see some real progress in the battle against those carbon emissions. Chip in and become stake holder in Avaaz’s new crowdfunding campaign which is a unique opportunity to see the
Message to world leaders from 520 scientists
If you have never signed a petition or endorsed a paper, now should be your first time. The paper that I think you should sign is a newly published ‘Message to world leaders’, which is already endorsed by 520 scientists in 44 countries. “Ultimate monetary costs for climate mitigation and
Someone must take the lead
[Danish version below] When it comes to covering the climate crisis and global warming in the media, we believe public service broadcasters could take the lead now. This is the very essence of the concept of ‘public service’: to do what is necessary when the country and its citizens is