Current climate initiatives

June 10, 2023

ABC, Move Beyond Coal: Whitehaven Coal, Adani and Anglo-America (and likely many other coal companies) are dangerously under-reporting their emissions and super-polluting methane leaks, and the Government is doing nothing about it.

Relying on coal miners’ emissions estimates to assess pollution levels puts coal miners in charge of climate policy. We need an overhaul of Australia’s emissions reporting measures.

May 12, 2023

Greenpeace: Fossil fuel giant Woodside want to drill for climate-wrecking gas in whale habitat off the coast of Western Australia. Your local MP was elected to represent YOU on important issues like climate change. Your email empowers your MP to take action.

May 6, 2023

The Northern Territory Government has just announced that fracking can go full steam ahead in the Beetaloo Basin. All of the companies hoping to frack for gas in the NT still need finance for their wells, pipelines and compressor stations. Let’s make it harder. Take 2 to contact the Big 4 Banks and ask them to rule out financing Beetaloo Basin projects and companies. 

March 9, 2023

Move Beyond Coal: This Safeguard Mechanism moment is an important opportunity to push for action on methane, and impose limits on coal and gas companies expansion at the same time, but decision makers need to hear about it NOW. Write to your MP and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen now to tell them they must fix the Safeguard Mechanism!

March 6, 2023

GetUp: An estimated 112,057 First Nations people were unenrolled in the last Federal election! For our democracy to work all Australians must have the opportunity to vote. Support crucial reforms to referendum laws that are up for debate.

December 16, 2022

Climate Council: The Dirty Dozen are Australia’s 12 biggest fossil fuel polluters, responsible for almost 10% of our total national carbon emissions. These companies are fuelling the climate crisis, and raking in billions in profit. It’s easy to join the campaign submission direct to the Minister for Resources.

November 30, 2022

Solar Citizens: Out of control coal and gas prices are driving up power bills. The fastest way out of this energy crisis is a Renewable Energy Storage Target (REST) to drive roll-out of the small and large-scale cheap clean energy we need to unchain ourselves from fossil fuels for good.

November 29, 2022

Save our Songlines: Aboriginal songlines criss-cross Australia and put all geographical and sacred sites into place in Aboriginal culture. Make a submission to the independent investigator about degrading chemical emissions and Woodside gas expansion of Murujuga on the Burrup Peninsula in Western Australia, home to the world’s oldest and largest collection of ancient rock art. Image: Getty

November 29, 2022

Fossil Ad Ban: more than 400 cultural organisations have some form of fossil fuel sponsorships but pressure is growing for that to change. Chevron will still be the ‘Diversity and Inclusion’ partner for the 2023 Australia Day awards. Image: VEN mashup.

Copy and Paste “Let’s kick the fossil fuel habit in our culture” into this quick submission.

November 25, 2022

Vote Climate One: Climate voting guides are up for the Victorian state election! Vote or share a link to your Victorian family and friends and empower them to get a state government that takes climate action. Election date: Saturday 26th November.

November 23, 2022

GetUp: All 18 new coal and gas projects are up for comment (as we convinced Tanya Plibersek MP to reconsider). Add your name to GetUps submission or , if you have the time, do your own!

November 15, 2022

Solar citizens: Fuel Efficiency Standards are the keystone legislation to get us all great EVs. The Federal Government is considers rolling out Fuel Efficiency Standards. What happens next now rests in the hands of Ballarat MP and Minister for Transport, Catherine King.

November 10, 2022

Greenpeace Pacific: Remind Foreign Affairs minister Penny Wong, at COP 27, of Australia’s moral obligation to support Pacific nations and advocate for loss and damage support for the vulnerable.

Image: A row of men seated on the wet sand at low tide, praying for a benevolent sea, before going fishing. © Rodney Dekker / Climate Visuals

November 6, 2022

Victorian Electoral Commission: any Australian citizen over 18 who has lived in Victoria for more than a month is eligible but do it now! Deadline 8th November

October 31, 2022

GetUp: improvements in your 2 minute submission can include:

🏭 A plan to phase out coal and gas production in NSW.
🏡 Investment in household renewable energy production and storage.
💡 Climate impacts considered during planning stage of projects.
🤝 Genuine consultation with First Nations people, fire and flood affected communities, and young people on climate change.

October 31, 2022

Greenpeace: Woodside Energy has just asked the government to approve its plans for Browse, a monstrous gas field off the coast of Broome. That means we have a short window of time before Tanya Plibersek, the federal environment minister, reviews the project.

October 16, 2022

BobBrownFoundation: The Federal government is seeking submissions until Oct 21 as they review regulation that allows logged native forests, often referred to as “biomass” to be burnt as “renewable energy”. Burning native forests for electricity is madness.

Copy and paste a submission letter. (See previous actions below to email Minister Bowen)

October 11, 2022

Anti-corruption laws are critical to getting fossil fuel influence out of politics. Making a submission before Oct 15 to Labor’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) Bill parliamentary committee is easy and will be powerful with this GetUp 5 minute action. Copy and paste the below text where asked:

Please make our NACC Bill strong by enshrining in law: 1. low thresholds for public hearings and 2. a ‘whistleblower commissioner’.

September 27, 2022

Torres Strait 8 win!: The United Nations Human Rights Committee found that the Australian Government violated their human rights by failing to act on climate change.

Dear Prime Minister Albanese, I call on the Australian Government to adopt the five demands of the Our Islands Our Home campaign, resource Torres Strait Islander peoples to protect their island homes from climate damage, and limit emissions to the 1.5 degree target under the Paris Agreement.

September 22, 2022

350.org: This week Origin Energy has completely divested their stake in fracking operations in the Northern Territory, and Santos has just been ordered to stop work on their gas field next to the Tiwi Islands. $1.9 Billion in ‘zombie’ subsidies from last government could be axed.

The writing is on the wall – gas is over. Companies, banks and governments can see the backlash of what’s to come if they drag their feet on getting out of fossil fuels. 

Email your MP letting them know your concerns about new gas fields and handouts for gas billionaires.

September 17, 2022

Greenpeace: The Auto Environmental Guide rankings were in the news all over the world last week, alerting Australians to Toyota’s international reputation for anti-climate lobbying, and their commitment to petrol-powered vehicles which leaves them lagging behind the industry. Read more in the Sydney Morning Herald, ABC News, and Drive.

We need to stand up to Toyota and the petrol-car lobby, and tell them to keep their hands off of Australia’s clean car legislation.

September 16, 2022

September 11, 2022

Email Minister Bowen: Copy and Paste to your email:

“Dear The Hon. Chris Bowen M.P. , Minister for Climate Change and Energy,

Please reinstate the Gillard government regulation excluding native forest biomass as a renewable source of energy under the Renewable Energy Act. Please review the Griffith University Biomass Policy Brief on voteearthnow.com/cat/ven-blog.”

at Chris.Bowen.MP@aph.gov.au or shout out on social media: @Bowenchris, chrisbowenmp or phone his office: (02) 9604 0710

September 11, 2022

Tomorrow Woollahra Municipal Council will be voting on a motion to ban advertising fossil fuels on its bus shelters. Email Mayor Susan Wynne to support that ban. Sydney’s’ Inner West Council and Victoria’s Maribyrnong City Council are both voting on Tuesday.

Email your local council:

“As a local resident, I am writing to ask that you stop the promotion of high emissions products and companies on council-managed land like the City of Sydney has. Please support the Fossil Ad Ban campaign in Australia and introduce this Notice of Motion”.

September 3, 2022

AP4CA: Minister Plibersek has several huge decisions sitting on her desk;

1. Direct responsibility for approving 19 major existing coal and gas projects (1)
2. Determining the powers of a new federal Environmental Protection Agency (2)
3. Reviewing the EPBC Act, Australia’s lacklustre environmental protection law (3)
4. Pending a legal case, she may become responsible for approving the huge Scarborough gas ‘climate-bomb’ mega-project in WA waters (4)

September 1, 2022

GetUp: Back your senator to strengthen the Climate Bill.

One third of Pakistan is submerged by climate change related flooding and more than 1100 are dead. “Let’s stop sleepwalking towards the destruction of our planet by climate change. Today, it’s Pakistan. Tomorrow, it could be your country.” Antonio Guterres, UN Chief.

August 27, 2022

Greens: The Albanese Labor Government is pushing ahead to approve new dirty oil and gas exploration all around Australia’s coastline, including right next to the Twelve Apostles Marine National Park in the Otway Basin, to the west of King Island in Bass Strait and in the Scarborough gas fields in Western Australia. This is a climate crime. We need to stop blasting, drilling and burning the exact things that are speeding up climate change and killing our oceans. 

August 24, 2022

Climate Council: Put pressure on State and Territory Ministers to update the National Construction Code (NCC) and increase energy efficiency standards for new homes to a minimum of seven stars.

Ministers are meeting THIS FRIDAY! to make their final decision, which is our last opportunity to push for this change until 2025. Increasing the energy efficiency of our homes will make them cheaper to run and more comfortable to live in, all while reducing household emissions.

August 21, 2022

City of Sydney Council is voting on a Fossil Ad Ban Monday 22nd August pm. Send LOVE to the councillors behind the bill from your social media:

Twitter @Jessaroo @clovermoore @sylvie_e
Instagram @jessscullysydney @clovermoore @sylvieellsmore
FB @clovermooresydney @jessscullysydney @sylvieellsmoregreens

August 21, 2022

The Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) has recently been busted with a secret plan to push for weak standards (ref). Vehicle emission standards are our best tool for getting clean vehicles into Australia. Email the FCAI and member firms Toyota, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Volkswagen, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan and Volvo today.

August 16, 2022

Let Minister Plibersek know we support her proposed rejection of the Clive Palmer-owned coal 10km from the Reef World Heritage Area by 18th August 2022

1. Title for your submission: Central Queensland Coal Project (EPBC 2016/7851)

2. Comment: “I’m contacting you as someone who cares deeply about the beautiful Great Barrier Reef, threatened species and the climate. I strongly support your proposal to refuse approval of the proposed, Clive Palmer-owned Central Queensland Coal mine (CQC). “

August 16, 2022

Email Minister Plibersek to demand ocean protection at the UN meeting this August 15-26.

“Our oceans are facing multiple threats, like overfishing, deep sea mining and climate change.

Please make sure Australia stands up for over 30% ocean protection at the UN meeting (IGC5).”

August 15, 2022

Get Up: While Morrison secretly held the resources portfolio, almost thirty million dollars of public money was granted to frackers in the Northern Territory.

Petition the new government to scrap and review all decisions made during this time.

August 5, 2022

Solar Citizens: Make cleaner, cheaper to run EVs affordable and accessible for everyone by:

1. Implementing strong, mandatory Fuel Efficiency Standards to bring Australia up to speed with the rest of the world.
2. Setting a target for 100% of new car sales to be electric by 2030.
3. Provide additional funding for upfront EV incentives and charging infrastructure.

August 3, 2022

Polling shows that Hunter people want the government to take responsibility, to engage local knowledge and make plans to look after our workers, communities and economy.
Emails your state MP to encourage them to be part of the solution.

May 26, 2022

The cost of everything is going up, now power prices too.

Coal power stations are breaking down and the price of coal and gas is soaring.

We need to switch to cheap, clean renewables that drive prices down.

August 15, 2021

“I am a voter in your electorate.

As a member of society I pledge to purchase and adopt sustainable goods and services and practices wherever feasible.

I have just pledged to be a Climate Voter on voteearthnow.com pledging my vote to the politician with the best track record of action against climate change (according to the Climate Action Score).

The sooner you act the better your chance of helping to save the future and winning my vote.”