In support of all our students taking action today for a cleaner environment + climate action for a liveable planet. Be heard and be part of the critical citizen-led change 👏👏👏👏 #SchoolStrike4Climate School Strike 4 Climate Australia

Australian Federal Court has ruled that Environment Minister has a legal duty not to cause harm to young people of Australia by exacerbating climate change when approving coal mining projects abc.net.au/news/2021-05-2…

Financial regulator APRA to stress-test Australian banks on climate change, to examine what would happen in a 3-degrees-hotter world. Waiting is not an option. Invest locally now in an #EnergyDemocracyAU #CommunityOwned #CommunityEnergy #Cooperative abc.net.au/news/2021-05-2…

Imagine if the feds spent $600 million on free solar for people in social homes & small business? That’s 85k x 5kw systems. No land taken, no environmental concerns, a good social outcome that also grows the economy. 💧simon holmes à court 🦋

Editorial in yesterday's The Age. Australians need to accept, as courts and corporations alike are increasingly doing, that a transition to renewables is no longer ideological or even economic. It is inevitable. theage.com.au/environment/cl…

Achieving net zero in a 30-year timeline is a historic transition and politicians need to stop pretending that it can be done for free #EnergyDemocracyAU #CommunityOwned #CommunityEnergy #Cooperative

Check out the Energy Democracy as discussed on the show tonight. energydemocracy.net

4 lessons for Australia from around the world on energy transition  Lesson 1: build a social compact with workers  Lesson 2: plan early for any closures Lesson 3: diversify regional economies Lesson 4: establish funds & an authority for the transition #auspol #Jobs #climate

Start thinking of the planet as a spaceship with fragile and precious life-support systems traversing the cold and hostile void of space. Because that is exactly what it is.

Thank you ALL Victorians. You are awesome

Don’t forget! This Saturday June 12 is Thank A Climate Scientist Day (formerly Hug a Climate Scientist Day) it’s your chance to say a grateful honk to any climate or other scientists in your vicinity.

Speaking at the Eden Project, Prince Charles tells G7 leaders that the global mobilisation used for #COVID19 must be used to fight #ClimateChange. “We are doing it for the pandemic, so we must also do it for the planet.” Video via Sky News

Wow, say that again! New Zealand Govt are introducing up to $8,600 rebate for #EVs paid for by tax on high emission vehicles such as $2,700 on a Ford Ranger. And.....the Car Industry support it! Is that travel bubble still open? youtu.be/u0mHn4r-Lvg

As Sir David Attenborough says, we have the skills to tackle climate change, but we need the global will. That’s why I’m urging G7 countries to drive a global Green Industrial Revolution to help developing nations reap the benefits of clean growth as we #BuildBackGreener.

Thanks @hepburnwind for leading the way. Lets make 2021 the start of a decade of #CommunityOwned energy

Who says you can't benefit from owning solar when you rent? Or lease business premises? Or have a south-facing roof? #EnergyDemocracyAU #CommunityOwned #CommunityEnergy #CentralWestNSW #Cooperative More info can be found here: energydemocracy.net/how-energy-dem…

In 2020 Australia's top 100 co-operatives and mutuals had a combined revenue of $32.8 billion & $1.1 trillion in assets and directly employed at least 70,000 - Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals

New study finds that co-ops and mutuals offer thousands of jobs and bring billions to the area bccm.coop/new-study-find… via BCCM

The struggle is real. #COVID19Aus