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The Climate Council is Australia’s leading climate communications organisation. We provide authoritative, expert advice to the Australian public on climate change and solutions based on the latest...
View Article5 reasons to stay positive in the face of climate inaction
In the absence of Australian federal climate leadership, states, territories, cities and towns are getting on with it, and international action on climate change is forging ahead. Here are just five...
View ArticleClimate change should transform how we live and care for each other
By Climate Councillor and public health expert Professor Hilary Bambrick On August 16, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service posted on Facebook “there’s 79 bush and grass fires across the state, with...
View ArticleDaily Updates: What’s happening at COP24 this year?
This month we’ll be bringing you updates from the annual Conference of the Parties in Katowice, Poland courtesy of our climate councillor, Professor Hilary Bambrick. Update 7: Are we there yet? March...
View ArticleAll Aboard the Solar Express: Byron Bay’s Solar Train
“A coal baron launches a solar train.” Sounds like it could be the start of a lame joke. Instead, that’s only part of the incredible story behind the world’s first solar train, that has just celebrated...
View Article2018: the 8 biggest moments in climate change
To say that 2018 has been a huge year in climate change would be an understatement. From climate change-fuelled extreme weather – record-breaking heat, dangerous bushfires, severe drought – to...
View ArticleWhat is GreenPower?
The GreenPower program is a government-managed scheme that enables Australian businesses and householders, including renters, to tap into clean, reliable renewable energy from their electricity...
View ArticleWomen and Girls: A positive force for climate action
On this year’s International Women’s Day it’s time to contemplate both gender inequality and climate change. It’s interesting to think about how these two issues – women and climate change – are...
View ArticleElectric Vehicles: Long Live the Weekend
Dear Prime Minister Morrison, It seems you’ve got the wrong idea about electric vehicles. But don’t worry, we’re here to present the facts. The Aussie weekend is not in danger, as you suggested. EVs...
View ArticleClimate action: 6 reasons you should feel inspired, not defeated
THERE’S NO way to sugar-coat it — the 2019 federal election didn’t deliver the outcome we’d hoped for climate action. But we’re here to remind you that it’s not all doom and gloom, and it’s going to be...
View ArticleWhat do Algae and Beer have to do with Climate Change?
When a few mates started a brewery in Sydney’s Inner West back in 2012, they had no idea that eight years later it would become home to a 400 litre micro-algae bioreactor that glows fluro green and...
View ArticleNEW REPORT: ‘Primed for Action: A Resilient Recovery for Australia’
COVID-19 has fundamentally reshaped the world we know, taking a horrendous toll on human health and the economy. While the response has not been perfect, Australia has so far managed this crisis far...
View ArticleHome Energy Efficiency Tips: Save Money and Emissions
Here in Australia and right around the world, we’ve all been spending a lot more time at home recently due to coronavirus. More time at home means more household energy used, and this energy...
View ArticleEmail your State Member about the Clean Jobs Plan
76,000 jobs can be created across Australia, rapidly getting people back into the workforce whilst also tackling climate change, if State, Territory and Federal governments act on the recommendations...
View ArticleCelebrating Indigenous climate leadership
The climate crisis is hitting First Nations communities hardest, but they also have the most to offer when it comes to solutions. In over a decade of observing our unfolding climate crisis, nothing has...
View ArticleThree actions to stand against gas
Gas is one of the main fossil fuels driving climate change, and Australia is already experiencing the devastating impacts that this brings. In the past year alone, Australians have endured the Black...
View ArticleClimate Summer Reading List
2020 has been a big year, in more ways than one, so hopefully you’ve got some time to kick back and relax this summer. If you’re looking for something to break up the beach reads or Boxing Day...
View ArticleLittle-Big Stories for Little-Big People
by Mat Bate, author of ‘With A Little Kelp From Our Friends’ I’m a writer because I like stories and I like stories because they teach me how to be a good human and how to be good to nonhumans. This...
View Article6 climate actions you can take today
Concerned about climate change? Want to know what you can do to be part of the solutions? You’re not alone! The majority of Australians are concerned about climate change, and for good reason –...
View ArticleTake the Heat Off: The Benefits of Home Energy Efficiency
Induction stoves are substantially more energy efficient than gas cooking, and don’t expose residents to harm from fumes. A home’s energy efficiency affects how much power it uses for things like...
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