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Oxfam pushes for more than ‘modest’ climate funding commitment
Rich polluting nations like Australia need to drastically cut their emissions and provide climate finance to frontline communities so they can adapt to the impacts of climate change, and be compensated for losses and damages they’ve incurred as a result.
Become a waterwise legend
Central Coast Council has partnered with the Water Conservancy to promote Water Night this National Water Week 16-22 October 2023. Water Night is a national event that occurs every year during National Water Week. The aim of the night is to help raise awareness of how often we use tap […]
Good news for blue whales
The good news is that researchers from Australia, Indonesia and Timor-Leste are now working together to understand how climate change and ocean warming is impacting blue whale health and also, potential changes to their migration behaviour.
You can help the campaign to close coal power stations
The residents of the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie state that premature deaths, terminal illnesses, asthma, and chronic health problems have been experienced by residents of the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie as a result of decades of air and water pollution from local coal power stations and their associated coal ash dams.
Low Antarctic sea ice may be ‘new abnormal’
During the winter growth period, large areas of sea ice failed to freeze. For most of winter there was approximately 2.5 million square kilometres of sea ice missing, an area the size of Western Australia.
UN visit to hear from community about power stations and coal ash
Future Sooner, the community group that has been working to raise awareness of the serious health impacts of coal ash will present an afternoon with special United Nation (UN) representatives and local concerned community groups
Universal charging for ebikes could be worth $1.35 billion
The future of urban transportation is not in massive cars or sprawling highways. It’s in efficient, green, and user-friendly solutions like e-bikes, e-scooters, and the infrastructure that supports them. With OneDock, microFleet is not just imagining this future, we’re building it.
This bushfire season could be bad. Protect yourself by doing these five things
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has recently forecast that the southern hemisphere is entering into an El Niño climate cycle and has warned of a “surge in global temperatures
Minns out of step on gas
Replacing fossil fuels with clean, renewable energy is better for our hip pockets, health, and climate. Gas and coal prices are much higher than renewable energy.