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Setting our sights: our response to the Climate Change Authority targets review
Posted by Andy Kelsey · 25 Sep 2023
Did you know that AP4CA has made 14 formal submissions to our various national, state and local Governments this year alone? Each submission is carefully presented to the relevant State or Federal...
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Climate groups call for no Eraring extension
Posted by Nic Seton · 5 Sep 2023
The New South Wales Labor Government is facing a major test on its commitment to meaningful climate and energy policy as Cabinet considers extending the life of Australia’s largest coal fired power...
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Health evidence against gas and oil is piling up, as governments turn a blind eye
Posted by Info @ ap4ca · 4 Sep 2023
Melissa Haswell, University of Sydney; David Shearman, University of Adelaide; Jacob Hegedus, University of Sydney, and Lisa Jackson Pulver, University of Sydney We are seeing deadly heat and fires circle the world....
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Intergenerational Report: Burden of climate inaction will weigh heavily on future generations in every sector
Posted by Nic Seton · 24 Aug 2023
With Treasury’s Intergenerational Report to be released tomorrow, revealing the impact of today’s economic decisions on future generations, Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) is urging leaders to keep the cost of...
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The Australian Climate Movement Supports Writing Yes to The Voice
Posted by Bianca S · 21 Aug 2023
Australian Parents for Climate Action supports The Uluru Statement from the Heart and constitutional recognition for First Nations people. Our statement of support can be read here. We have also joined with...
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Australian Parents For Climate Action sue EnergyAustralia for greenwashing
Posted by Nic Seton · 9 Aug 2023
In an Australian first, Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) has filed a claim in the Federal Court of Australia against EnergyAustralia for misleading over 400,000 consumers about the climate impact of...
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Darwin parents arrive in Canberra to call on government to withdraw gas support
Posted by Nic Seton · 7 Aug 2023
A delegation of Northern Territory parents has arrived in Canberra to call on the federal government to withdraw its support for expanding the NT’s gas industry, particularly fracking in the Beetaloo Basin...
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The Black Summer bushfires put an enormous strain on families with young children. We can’t make the same mistakes again
Posted by Michelle Hamrosi · 26 Jun 2023
Author provided Karleen Gribble, Western Sydney University; Michelle Hamrosi, Australian National University, and Naomi Hull, Australian National University Floods, bushfires, heatwaves, cyclones. Australia is no stranger to emergencies. But during disasters we’re...
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Lessons from Captain Planet
Posted by Liz Cahalan · 23 Jun 2023
Last night I introduced my daughter to the first ever episode of Captain Planet. As a child growing up in the 90s, this show shaped my understanding of environmentalism.
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How should we teach climate change in schools? It starts with ‘turbo charging’ teacher education
Posted by Info @ ap4ca · 14 Jun 2023
Bianca De Marchi/AAP Russell Tytler, Deakin University and Peter Freebody, University of Wollongong The case for action on climate change no longer needs to be laid out. We see, almost daily, disturbing...
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