Tag: climate change
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Accelerating Climate Action by Australian States
Amongst the G20 countries, Australia’s emission reduction target – a reduction of 26-28% on a 2005 baseline – is unusually weak, nowhere near what is required for us to play our fair share in meeting 2°C Paris target. The IPCC uses a synthesis of thousands of peer-reviewed scientific papers to assess the degree of…
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Accelerating Climate Action
Amongst the G20 countries, Australia’s emission reduction target – a reduction of 26-28% on a 2005 baseline – is unusually weak, nowhere near what is required for us to play our fair share in meeting a 2°C Paris target. The impacts that we are experiencing now at a ~1°C rise in average temperature are the…
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Vote for leaders who will fight climate change
Vote for leaders who will fight climate change by – Ending fossil fuel subsidies – Investing in renewables – Leaving fossil fuels in the ground – Supporting a price on carbon
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Change doesn’t come from laggards
Change doesn’t come from Laggards – it will come when more people care enough about climate change to hold those laggards to account. Vote for leaders who will fight climate change by – Ending fossil fuel subsidies – Investing in renewables – Leaving fossil fuels in the ground – Supporting a price on carbon
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Our climate is changing now, with devastating consequences
Ice-covered Greenland isn’t normally associated with fires. But 2017 has seen a remarkable increase in the occurrence and severity of wildfires, and scientists are freaking out at the pattern of extreme weather events in the Arctic. Thousands of acres of permafrost are burning in what appears to be Greenland’s biggest fire on record. And climate…
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Climate change is a serious and urgent problem
It’s up to each of us to consume differently – What you BUY – What you EAT – How you get your POWER
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Climate of the Nation 2017 Australian attitudes on climate change
Climate Change: The majority of Australians agree that climate change is occurring (71 %) and accept the scientific consensus that human activity is the main cause (57 %).2. Action: The majority of Australians want Australia to address climate change because they see strong economic, environmental and social benefits and opportunities in the shift to…
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Voters say yes to renewables says Essential Research Australian poll
A recent Essential Research Australian poll found that almost two out of three people agree that more renewable energy is the solution to future energy needs, and a similar amount approve of Labor’s 50 per cent renewable energy target. In other significant findings 71 per cent think the Federal Government is not doing…
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Climate of the Nation 2017 Australian attitudes on climate change
Climate Change: The majority of Australians agree that climate change is occurring (71 %) and accept the scientific consensus that human activity is the main cause (57 %). Action: The majority of Australians want Australia to address climate change because they see strong economic, environmental and social benefits and opportunities in the shift…
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How will Climate Change affect Australia?
Across Australia, extreme weather events are projected to worsen as the climate warms further. Extreme heat is projected to increase across the entire continent, with significant increases in the length, intensity and frequency of heatwaves in many regions. The time spent in drought is projected to increase across Australia, especially in southern Australia.