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Andrews govt emissions cuts must limit warming to 1.5°C to protect Victorian communities from climate impacts
June 06, 2019
Andrews govt emissions cuts must limit warming to 1.5°C to protect Victorian communities from climate impactsFriends of the Earth says emissions cuts to limit global warming to 1.5°C will be needed from the Andrews...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate Update: The Countdown to Climate Action Continues
June 03, 2019
The countdown to climate action continues. The Victorian government has until March 31 next year to set the state's first interim Emissions Reduction Targets. With the shock re-election of Scott Morrison our campaign to...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAndrews govt budget delivers for solar homes, now to deliver for climate action across the economy
May 28, 2019
Environment group Friends of the Earth welcomes the Andrews government’s funding for the $1.3 billion Solar Homes program and says the $545 million down payment creates a platform for a heavy lift on climate...
Read More Add your reaction ShareVic Climate Minister investigates frontline impacts on the Bass Coast
May 08, 2019
Victorian Minister for Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio has visited Inverloch—an emerging frontline of the crisis—to survey dramatic coastal erosion from intensifying storm surges and rising sea levels. Act on Climate can confirm the Minister’s fact-finding...
Read More Add your reaction ShareGreens call for Budget '19 to deliver for climate & environment
May 06, 2019
The Victorian Greens have written to Treasurer Tim Pallas to call on the upcoming state budget to deliver for climate and environment. After a confronting summer in which we have seen record-breaking heatwaves, damaging bushfires, continuing...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate Update: The Countdown to Climate Action Begins
May 01, 2019
The countdown to climate action has begun.The Victorian government has until March 31 next year to set the state's first short- and mid- term Emissions Reduction Targets and we're not wasting any time.Friends of...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAndrews govt has licence to take bold and ambitious action on climate change
April 24, 2019
The Victorian Labor government has licence to take bold and ambitious action on climate change. New polling commissioned by The Australia Institute has uncovered a high degree of community acceptance of the urgency of...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAgriculture Minister Jaclyn Symes: “Climate change and drought are driving a lot of my thinking”
April 15, 2019
On Wednesday 10 April, Victoria’s Minister for Agriculture, Regional Development, and Resources Jaclyn Symes gave her inaugural address to the Rural Press Club. Friends of the Earth’s Act on Climate collective was there to...
Read More Add your reaction ShareWind & Battery Hub in southwest Victoria could aid climate fight
April 15, 2019
Environment group Friends of the Earth have welcomed news of a large-scale wind and battery hub proposed for a timber plantation in southwest Victoria, saying it could be a key plank of Victoria's efforts...
Read More Add your reaction ShareClimate action gains traction with new wind farm proposed for Latrobe Valley
March 28, 2019
Environment group Friends of the Earth Melbourne are pleased to see an new wind farm proposed for the Latrobe Valley and say the project shows state efforts to tackle climate change are gaining momentum.The...
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