In October 2011, we heard that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation was being established to decide how to invest $10 billion in renewable energy. So we started a petition to the Government and CEFC, showing that we support 100% renewable energy and calling for the $10 billion go towards renewable energy, not dirty and finite coal or gas.

Since October, thousands of young people have signed our petition and shared it with their friends, families, and neighbours. Thanks to the effort so many of you put in over the last few weeks, we were able to deliver over 17,000 signatures to Climate Change Minister Greg Combet in Durban!

So what happens now?

This petition is just the beginning. Now that the carbon price has been passed, 2012 is going to be all about investment in renewable energy – how much money is allocated, where it goes, and whether it includes dirty energy sources like gas. In 2012, we need to demonstrate to our politicians that our communities support a transition to 100% renewable energy.

That’s why in the second phase of our campaign to Repower Australia we’re going to partner with our local communities to transform them one pub, cafe, and supermarket at a time. And the best part is that getting local businesses to reduce their emissions will be easier than ever before, because we’ll be giving you all the resources and support you need.

The full Repower Australia website will be launching in early January. To be the first to find out when it launches, enter your name and email address below!