Walk Against Warming (WAW) is coming up on December 12. A fun family day with a serious message, this year’s march on climate change comes at a crucial time. It will coincide with the middle of climate treaty negotiations in Copenhagen and an International Day of Action that will see people across the world take […]
Get ready for it: the New South Wales (NSW) Government is set to massively expand the state’s coal power industry. In fact, it’s proposing the biggest expansion for 30 years. Not only is it planning to refurbish and expand two existing polluting dinosaurs (Munmorah and Eraring pwer stations in the Hunter region), it is going […]
What are you doing on Saturday? Fancy a Samba through the city? Or a sailing trip on a tall ship around Sydney Harbour? Going to the beach to be part of a human sign? These are just a handful of the 4500+ events taking place this Saturday around the world to mark the 350.org day […]
Have a creative flair? Not a creative bone in your body, but keen to help Greenpeace? Looking for a fun weekend activity for the kids? Well, prop, puppet and banner making workshops are coming to Sydney and Melbourne soon.
Come along to the Greenpeace warehouse and make props, puppets and banners for Walk Against Warming.
The walk […]
On Sunday October 11th, the Australian community will again voice its opposition to the coal industry, in the next of a series of protests at coal infrastructure around the country.
This time the protest is in Helensburgh, south of Sydney, at Australia’s oldest coal mine. Despite the fact that coal is Australia’s biggest contributor to climate […]
Michelle Hunt is one of our new interns working on public engagement. She’s been busy organising a series of public talks on climate change lined up for June and July.
I started my internship with Greenpeace six weeks ago wanting to make a real difference by being proactive in the environmental movement. To be honest, […]
An update from inspirational cylcist Kim Nguyen as he continues his mission to cycle to Copenhagen and raise awareness about climate change.
The novelty has worn off. The road, the inside of a tent, random people’s sofas, kitchen floors, the smell of my sweaty socks, the feel of salt on my arms, the pink hue of […]
What: Climate Change Human Sign
Date: Sunday 17 May 2009
Time: 11:00 am (sharp) for about an hour, rain of shine this outdoor event proceeds.
Where: St.Kilda Beach in front of the St.Kilda Sea Baths (Melway Map 2N, J7)
Cost: Free. There will also be free entertainment for children.People from all over Melbourne, are gathering […]
With the G20 meeting getting under way in London, the many faces of protest have been revealed. Over the last 48 hours, we’ve seen a range of tactics and messages from police and protesters. A call for justice and equality, for peace and safety has been issued to the rulers locked in their meetings.
I’ve been […]
This is a first-hand report from Kim Nguyen, who is cycling to Copenhagen this year to raise awareness about climate change in the lead-up to the UN’s Climate Change Conference in the Danish capital in December. He is currently in China, having already cycled from Brisbane.
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From the Capitol Climate Action with 300 people in Washington, to the 2500 strong protest marking the first sitting day of Australian Parliament, to the action overnight in Brussels; people across the world are saying “enough we demand a better world.”
Around the world people are facing their fears of a changing climate and taking arms […]
“If you disobey a police directive, there is a risk you will be arrested and charged with trespass,” I explained gently to countless groups of people as they lined the front of Parliament House yesterday.
Around two and half thousand people of all ages and from all over Australia gathered to encircle federal Parliament on the […]
Over 2500 climate activists and concerned Australians are currently encircling Parliament House in Canberra. They have linked hands around the building with a united message for Australia’s leaders:
“We will not let you commit us to a dangerous climate future.”
They are calling for urgent action on the climate emergency that threatens Australia’s future and the world. […]
Latest from Elsa Evers at the Climate Summit:
At the close of the final day of Australia’s Climate Action Summit, I understand what has made this summit so special. I’ll try to paint the picture:
An elderly man sits next to me, deliberately scribbling notes. Two kids run down the aisle next to me, stepping over those […]
The latest from Elsa Evers at the Climate Summit in Canberra, day 2:
After yesterday’s uplifting opener, today has been exhausting and emotional for many of us at Australia’s Climate Action Summit.
I spent a lot of time in the policy and politics sessions, looking first at Rudd’s carbon pollution reduction scheme (CPRS) with Richard Dennis from […]
This just in from Elsa Evers at the Climate Action Summit in Canberra:
As the bus from Sydney circled the first roundabout into Canberra this morning, I had a sudden feeling of dread: ‘What if nobody turns up to Climate Action Summit?’
Of course, Australia’s climate action leaders are not the types to cancel at the last […]
Momentum is building for the biggest gathering of climate action groups ever seen in Australia. At the Climate Action Summit in Canberra, grassroots climate groups will decide national campaigns and policy asks that will set the agenda for 2009 and help change our climate future. It’s history in the making, so come and be counted.
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When Kevin Rudd announced the 5% carbon emissions target in December, climate action groups organised creative protests with lightening speed. In Adelaide, they pelted ‘5% Kevin’ with shoes (a la the George Bush shoe pelt of 15 December). In Melbourne, activists sandbagged Martin Ferguson’s office against climate impacts. In Newcastle, they occupied the local member’s […]
Following the apalling betrayal from Kevin Rudd yesterday, there are climate change protests springing up all over the country. They’re being organised by grassroots community groups who have asked us to promote them as widely as possible.
So if you want to let your outrage be felt, get out there and get involved. Or if there […]
Today Greenpeace released this joint statement, together with over 50 Australian environmental organisations. Any day now the Federal Cabinet will be making a decision about the target for cutting greenhouse emissions over the next decade. It’s a crucial moment. We’ll find out what the target is on the 15th - when we will know if […]