The past week we saw four incredible wins for the climate movement and community campaigning. On Tuesday we heard that the controversial plans to build the new Terminal 4 (T4) at the Newcastle Coal Port have been delayed by an entire year. Yesterday, Woodside Petroleum announced that it would not pursue the development of the [...]
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The AYCC is proud to announce it’s partnership with the Australian Solar Council, the nation’s largest solar organisation. They do fantastic work promoting scientific, social and economic development through the environmentally sound use of solar energy. We strongly support their work transitioning Australia to a solar-powered future. The Solar Council has kindly offered free [...]
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For a young person facing an uncertain climate future, it’s heartening to know that so many Australians want their superannuation moved out of fossil fuels (“Coal Investments a turnoff”, Peter Hannam, 11th March 2013). The moral argument for acting on climate change aside, it’s clear that the financial case for investing in fossil fuels [...]
ContinueRepower Port Augusta – Campaign update!
Last year we asked a lot of ourselves when we made the choice to join the Port Augusta community’s call to Repower their town and South Australia by replacing the with solar thermal. The Port Augusta community stood up and called for change, holding a community vote that sent shockwaves through South Australia, and [...]
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On 7 January environmental activist Jonathan Moylan, masquerading as a spokesperson for ANZ, issued a press release stating they were pulling a $1.2 billion loan to Whitehaven Coal for the Maules Creek Coal Project. While much of the reaction has been about the ethics of Moylan’s actions, it’s really ANZ’s investment decisions that should be [...]
ContinueThe Dust of Doha has settled
The dust of Doha has finally settled with mixed reviews – some are calling it a success, and others are telling the truth. In true COP, style, a final agreement was eeked out by bleery-eyed negotiators in the wee small hours of Saturday morning. Termed the “Doha Climate Gateway”, it includes a number of positive [...]
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