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STATEMENT: Response to the Vic govt's update on Emissions Reduction Targets
July 31, 2020
Friends of the Earth Melbourne expresses great disappointment that the Victorian government has deferred setting the state’s first interim Emissions Reduction Targets. It is the second time this has occurred. When the Andrews government...
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July 31, 2020
Friends of the Earth Melbourne expresses great disappointment that the Victorian government has deferred setting the state’s first interim Emissions Reduction Targets. It is the second time this has occurred. When the Andrews government...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate update: Committed to Climate Justice
July 02, 2020
It's heartening to see our movement's incredible resolve and commitment to climate justice despite months of lockdown and a surge of COVID-19 cases in recent weeks. With the Andrews government leading the response to the...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFriends of the Earth launch People's Climate Strategy for Victoria: Now for action!
June 05, 2020
Friends of the Earth Melbourne's Act on Climate collective officially launched its push to write a People's Climate Strategy for Victoria with over one thousand people watching the online launch via Zoom and Facebook live....
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate update: Lockdown continues, so does our campaign for climate justice
June 01, 2020
It has been a difficult time for the community. Yet our movement has shown incredible resolve and commitment to climate action in the face of these challenges. Friends of the Earth's Act on Climate collective...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFriends of the Earth welcome Andrews govt funding for climate impacts on the coast, now for deep emissions cuts
May 25, 2020
Friends of the Earth welcome the Andrews government's announcement of $11 million to help communities respond to climate impacts on Victoria's coastline.The state government's swift response comes after rising sea levels and intensifying storm...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAct on Climate update: Lockdown edition
May 01, 2020
It's a strange time to be a grassroots climate campaigner. The Act on Climate collective miss hitting the road across Victoria and working with people on the ground. Nonetheless, our efforts to champion climate...
Read More Add your reaction ShareIso book recommendations from the Act on Climate team
April 29, 2020
The Act on Climate collective have been adapting to life during COVID-19. We're spending isolation continuing committed and passionate climate activism, even if that looks different (and distinctly more zoom) for the next little while....
Read More Add your reaction ShareStrong climate action key to creating jobs and Victoria’s economic recovery
April 28, 2020
Friends of the Earth Melbourne has called on the Andrews government to make climate action a focus of the recovery from the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic after experts have criticised the Morrison...
Read More Add your reaction ShareActivism and solidarity in the time of COVID-19
April 27, 2020
COVID-19 has had an immense impact globally, including on how activism is being done. The significant power of climate activism has been based on it being a grassroots, community-led mass movement. With the introduction of...
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