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Act on Climate Update: Climate Strike and Beyond
October 02, 2019
The Andrews government has six months to set Victoria’s first interim Emissions Reduction Targets. We have a tight timeframe to influence the Andrews government’s decision, but we have momentum. The Emissions Reduction Targets have...
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September 10, 2019
Cindy, a school striker, and Lucinda from Friends of Earth's Act on Climate collective here. We officially invite you to the Global Climate Strike on September 20! The Federal government is failing embarrassingly on climate. Australia's carbon...
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September 10, 2019
Friends of the Earth's Act on Climate collective is proud to have some School Strike 4 Climate Action people in our network. Here's a message they've written for our supporters across the state: Cindy, a...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate Update: Skilling up and having impact
September 03, 2019
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reached a seven-year high in August. It’s the latest sign of the Federal Coalition’s failure to tackle the climate crisis. Victoria must show greater leadership while the likes of Scott...
Read More Add your reaction ShareSeven ways the govt can supercharge community climate action
August 19, 2019
A Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into community action on climate change is now underway. The Environment & Planning Committee is investigating the full range of community efforts to tackle the climate crisis to gain insights...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAnother step forward for Vic’s renewable energy transition: VRET bill in Parliament
August 13, 2019
Friends of the Earth Melbourne welcome the Andrews government announcement it will today introduce legislation to increase Victoria’s Renewable Energy Target (VRET) to 50 percent by 2030, saying its a clear step forward for...
Read More Add your reaction ShareCoal power plant owner sooks about climate & energy policy
August 05, 2019
The owner of Australia's dirtiest power plant, EnergyAustralia, has taken to the Murdoch press to sook about state climate and energy policy. The company is claiming that its power plant in Yallourn might close...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate Update: Momentum builds for ambitious emissions cuts
August 01, 2019
The countdown to climate action continues. The Andrews government has less than eight months to set the state’s first interim Emissions Reduction Targets.With climate deniers in the Federal Coalition and Murdoch media stalling climate...
Read More Add your reaction ShareParliamentary Inquiry into Community Climate Action
July 16, 2019
The Victorian Parliament’s Environment & Planning Committee has announced an inquiry into community climate action. It will investigate what urban, regional, and rural communities are doing to tackle the climate crisis and how the...
Read More Add your reaction ShareHave your say on Victoria's Emissions Reduction Targets
July 12, 2019
We are facing a climate crisis... Australia's emissions are rising due to the Federal Coalition's failure to act on climate. And this failure leaves Victorian communities exposed to intensifying impacts such as heatwaves, droughts, bushfires,...
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