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Energy Justice Victoria: Overview & Vision
April 12, 2018
Quit Coal’s campaign Energy Justice Victoria is pushing for a needs-based energy system that allows access to 100% clean, fair and affordable energy for all. We want to ensure that while we work for...
Read More Add your reaction ShareTurnbull govt energy policy dealt another blow with VIC ruling out a scheme that undermines state climate & energy leadership
April 12, 2018
The Turnbull govt's 'National Energy Guarantee'--a policy that would prolong the use of gas and coal, and curtail renewables--has been dealt another serious blow.
Read More 1 Reaction ShareTarnagulla community secures grant to prepare for climate impacts
April 11, 2018
The Central Goldfields town of Tarnagulla has been announced as the first recipient of the Victorian government's Climate Change Innovation Partnerships grant scheme. Under the name of the Tarnagulla Alternative Energy Group, community members have received...
Read More Add your reaction SharePaul Hawken weighs in on Victoria’s Emissions Reduction Targets
April 09, 2018
Due to the Federal Coalition government’s continued failure on climate action, state and territory governments must step up and lead. The Victorian government has the opportunity to establish itself as national leader on climate change...
Read More Add your reaction ShareYour chance to call for ambitious climate targets in Victoria.
April 05, 2018
Last year was the world's hottest year on record - even without an El Nino boost. And seven of Australia's ten warmest years have occurred since 2005 [1]. We need to act quickly to...
Read More Add your reaction ShareRad Tour off to a cracking start!
April 02, 2018
The Radioactive Tour is off to an awesome start. By Day 4, we have already weaved our way through Adelaide, Port Augusta and Woomera. Thirty people are travelling across the South Australian nuclear landscape,...
Read More Add your reaction ShareFriends of the Earth "disappointed" with major delay to Victoria's climate targets
March 29, 2018
MEDIA RELEASE: 29 March 2018 Friends of the Earth "disappointed" with major delay to Victoria's climate targets National environment group Friends of the Earth have expressed disappointment regarding a major delay to state climate...
Read More Add your reaction ShareProtection for East Gippsland’s Kuark forest a welcome first step
March 27, 2018
Media release – Tuesday March 27, 2018 National environment group Friends of the Earth (FoE) has welcomed the announcement by the Andrews government that it will increase protection of the Kuark forest in East...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAndrews government urged to place moratorium on sensitive forests under new forest arrangements
March 26, 2018
Friends of the Earth is calling on the Andrews government to place a moratorium on logging in sensitive areas under new forestry arrangements that are expected to be announced this week and publicly reject logging...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAndrews Labor government urged to follow NSW Labor and assess impacts of flawed logging deals
March 23, 2018
Friends of the Earth has welcomed New South Wales Labor’s announcement that they will not sign off on Regional Forest Agreements (RFAs) unless a full assessment of the science underpinning the decades-old Agreements is...
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