Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io Steve and Naomi from Rising Tide reporting from Bolivia Some countries around the world are feeling the effects of climate change more than others, yet most of us are unaware of these struggles. Australia is doing relatively well coping with the current effects of climate change for now, at [...]

The Federal Budget, handed down yesterday by Treasurer Wayne Swan, contains no significant climate change initiatives, and reduces funding for several existing programs such as the water tank and greywater system rebates, water recycling and stormwater harvesting programs, Landcare and the Natural Heritage Trust. The much reported $652 million for renewable energy represents a tiny [...]

The Rudd Government now officially has no practical policy to tackle the climate emergency (just like the Howard Government). This video is an excerpt from a recent ABC report. It speaks for itself. GetUp is asking people to vote on the following no confidence motion: “We the people have no confidence in Prime Minister Kevin [...]

Australia has shamefully won the Fossil of the Day Award on day ten of the Copenhagen negotiations for pressuring our neighbours in the Pacific islands, in particular Tuvalu, to water down their demands and accept a 2 degrees and 450 parts per million CO2 agreement, which would all but guarantee that their islands and way [...]

From newmatilda.com The Rudd Government’s Carbon Polluters Rewards Scheme (CPRS) is going to be voted on in the Senate this week. It is most likely to fail, as all other parties apart from the Labor Party will be voting against it (the Greens for good reasons, everyone else for bad reasons). Yarra Climate Action Now [...]

The letter below was sent to Kevin Rudd today and signed by 66 climate action groups, including Yarra Climate Action Now. RE: PROPOSED CHANGES TO AUSTRALIA’S TARGET AND CPRSDear Prime Minister, The 66 Climate Action Groups signing this letter are completely shocked by your decision yesterday to further weaken Australia’s position on climate change.We believe [...]

Yarra Climate Action Now, together with several other climate action groups across Melbourne have launched the Get the Picture Kev! visual petition. The photos will be collected at markets and other events, and presented to Kevin Rudd later in the year. To host the cardboard cut-out and collect photos please contact us on YarraCAN@gmail.com. To [...]

“The surrender is virtually complete. Our biggest polluters have won, and the rest of us will be paying for it under a joke of an emissions trading scheme that encompasses a significant transfer of wealth to our largest polluters.” Bernard Keane, crikey.com.au The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme released today by Kevin Rudd, represents a total [...]