Right now our actions will make a difference! While the Australian Youth Delegation is at the UN Climate Talks as part of the international youth climate movement, youth activists on the ground in Australia will be getting busy to create domestic political pressure.
What do you want the Climate Elephant to tell Julia Gillard?
November 17, 2010 By
Post your comments, questions and opinions here and we will use them to brief our team going to meet the Prime Minister.
Breaking down doors at Parliament House
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Last Tuesday I stood on the grass outside the Parliament of Australia beside an elephant that was holding a press conference. I wonder how many times in history that sentence has been written? When it was finished, and we were done jumping about for the cameras, and the media had trudged back up to the [...]
ABC Online: Climate elephant trumpets reduced emissions
October 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The “climate elephant” which followed the Prime Minister and the Opposition Leader during the election campaign, is holding talks with politicians at Parliament House. The Australian Youth Climate Coalition, which is behind the elephant campaign, is meeting 50 MPs and senators over two days. Read more →
ABC Online: Gillard agrees to face climate elephant
October 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has indicated she will meet with a prominent symbol of discontent with Labor’s climate change policies. The “climate elephant” heckled Ms Gillard and Opposition Leader Tony Abbott at several events during the federal election. Read more →
Climate Champions Group Challenge
October 19, 2010 By 2 Comments
First hear Amanda’s personal message on why we need all our groups to get involved in the challenge! So now you know why – let me tell you how. Sign up your Group here First Name* Last Name* Email* Street* City* State/Province* Select a state ACT NSW SA TAS VIC WA Outside Australia Postcode* What’s [...]
A Day for Hope
October 15, 2010 By Leave a Comment
I could sense something special in the air as I walked to the train station, bright and early, on the 10th of October 2010. Perhaps it was the glimmer of sunshine, foretelling the beautiful day to be. Perhaps meeting the first singing birds, as I left the house at dawn. I think it was more [...]
Climate Change: The Latest Science
October 13, 2010 By 7 Comments
An excellent outline of the latest climate science by expert Professor David Karoly at this year’s Power Shift summit in Geelong. It’s a must-see for everyone! Share
From Copenhagen to Cancun
October 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
In a few weeks time the AYCC will be heading to the UNFCCC’s COP16 in Mexico. If you aren’t fluent in the peculiar language spoken chiefly by policy buffs known as acronymese, this roughly translates to this year’s United Nations summit on climate change. The last one, as you might remember, took place in Copenhagen.
AYCC Trivia fundraiser in Melbourne!
October 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Get your tickets online! If you only make it to one AYCC event this year, it has to be this! Join the AYCC for an unmissable evening of music, comedy, and trivia – all to raise money to send Pacific Islander and indigenous delegates to the UN climate talks in Mexico this December! We’re raising [...]
