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Tag: policy making

The climate crisis is an inequality crisis

27 April 2025 Mik Aidt Commentary

The staggering accumulation of wealth and power by a privileged few is driving both social and ecological breakdown. It is in everybody’s interest to solve this problem.

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Community Independent Kate Lockhart’s plan for clean energy and climate integrity

12 April 2025 Mik Aidt Commentary

A people-powered climate response in Corangamite electorate: Kate Lockhart’s energy and integrity platform has been launched

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Why the fossil fuel party line still rules Canberra

3 April 2025 Mik Aidt Recommendation

Climate action must include political action, and in particular at election time.

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Labor government’s gas expansion madness exposed in Geelong

21 March 2025 Mik Aidt Commentary

Victoria’s Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio’s office is considering “every possible” option to expand the supply of gas.

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Climate change and democracy: can Citizens’ Assemblies get us out of this crisis?

11 March 2025 Mik Aidt Commentary One comment

“Climate change is a symptom of a failed set of governance,” Eddie Kowalski explains in this podcast interview about an online Citizens Assembly project.

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Dutton wants to ‘dig baby dig’

26 February 2025 Mik Aidt Commentary

“Australia is sleepwalking into an election that could deliver the most anti-renewable government in Australia’s history,” says John Grimes from the Smart Energy Council.

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Let’s get it right – a vision for the green transition

20 February 2025 Mik Aidt Commentary

Four-minute audio vision of what the green transition would look like – paired with a guide on how to make it reality.

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Record-breaking global temperatures: What 1.75°C really means for you and me

13 February 2025 Mik Aidt Commentary

What does 1.75°C even mean? And: So what can we do about it?

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Climate Rescue Accord focal point in the Tasmanian election

11 March 2024 Mik Aidt Australian matters

The Climate Rescue Accord has been endorsed so far by 11 candidates in the Tasmanian state election.

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Beyond domestic targets: Urgent need for leadership

2 December 2023 Alan Barlee & Mik Aidt Commentary

Australia’s escalating exports of coal and LNG is a climate wrecking factor which dwarfs our domestic emissions.

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