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Have your say on Nillumbik council's Climate Action Plan!
October 31, 2021
Act on Climate collective member, Vicky Ellmore, provides an update on the Nillumbik Shire Council's climate action plan: Nillumbik Climate Emergency Action Team (NCEAT) is calling for shire residents to help to get an acknowledgement...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: Morrison govt fails ‘COP26 litmus test’ by refusing to increase Australia’s 2030 climate target
October 26, 2021
MEDIA RELEASE: 26 October 2021Morrison govt fails ‘COP26 litmus test’ by refusing to increase Australia’s 2030 climate targetThe Morrison government has announced its commitment to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 just days before the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAct on Climate update: Countdown to COP26
October 11, 2021
The critically-important COP26 climate summit is just less than a month away and Prime Minister Scott Morrison is in the hot seat. Pressure from global leaders and the climate movement has shifted the debate...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareMEDIA RELEASE: PM Scott Morrison should match Boris, Biden, and Berejiklian on climate
September 29, 2021
Friends of the Earth has welcomed the NSW government's commitment to halve the state's emissions this decade. The Berejiklian government’s increased ambition on climate brings it inline with the United States and United Kingdom ahead...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAct on Climate update: National Day of Action for Aust's 2030 Climate Target announced
September 01, 2021
The critically-important COP26 climate summit is just two months away and pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to increase Australia's 2030 climate target. Senior officials from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany,...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareOur response to the IPCC report: Action is the antidote to despair
August 10, 2021
On this day seven years ago, I was in Angelsea supporting the community's campaign to close a polluting coal-burning power plant. Surf Coast Air Action and supporters were sick and tired of the pollution...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAct on Climate update: Just three months to COP26
August 02, 2021
The clock's ticking for Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The critically-important COP26 climate summit is just three months away, and expectations to increase 2030 targets are growing. Will Morrison take a strong target to the...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareHave your say on Vic's first climate Adaptation Action Plans
July 28, 2021
Just weeks after Friends of the Earth launched the People's Climate Strategy for Victoria, a project with over a thousand contributors, the Andrews government is calling for community input on the state's first Adaptation...
Read More ShareAct on Climate update: Four months to COP26
July 06, 2021
Time is running out for Australia to lift its 2030 climate target before the COP26 summit in Glasgow.With Victoria's climate targets announced and the People's Climate Strategy delivered, Act on Climate are turning our attention...
Read More ShareAct on Climate update: Shifting gears to pressure the Feds
June 04, 2021
Victoria is in lockdown again as the state tackles another COVID-19 cluster. But it hasn't shaken Act on Climate's commitment to climate justice. We're about the take the final steps in our year-long People's...
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