This document from the
Climate Council has really good, concrete steps that people can take to help community groups, sports and arts organisation move away from fossil fuel sponsorship.
It can be awkward but we need to have these conversations.

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/CC_MVSA0356-CC-Report-Fossil-Fuel-Free-Sponsorship-Code_V5-Single.pdf

I'm in the habit of checking if orgs I work with have fossil fuel sponsors - there can be surprises. Orgs often list their "partners" online but
350 Australia also have an interactive list that you can check. Searching by state or sector can narrow it down to orgs most relevant to you.
https://cutallties.350.org.au/

If you find that an organisation you are involved in does have fossil fuel sponsors the Climate Council have some great suggestions on page 31 on how to address this.

And if an organisation doesn't accept fossil fuel sponsorship, you can encourage them to take a pledge and be counted on team right side of history.
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/sign-fossil-fuel-free-pledge/

#FossilFreeSponsorship #CutAllTies #FossilFuelSposorship #ClimateCouncil #ClimateChange

Want to know more about the Climate Council, how you can help, understand the Safeguard Mechanism - below are great resources #ClimateCouncil #climatechange

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/dirty-dozen/

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/new-expanded-fossil-fuels-risk-blowing-safeguard-mechanism-carbon-budget/

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/safeguard-mechanism-briefing-paper/

https://climateanalytics.org/publications/2023/why-offsets-are-not-a-viable-alternative-to-cutting-emissions/

El Nino and grassland fire risks in #Australia

Important new report from the #ClimateCouncil (authors include Greg Mullins and Joelle Gergis) on how the extended La Nina event over the last three years has enabled significant increases in grassland fire fuel loads which under drier El Nino conditions will then pose substantially higher risks of major grassland fires.

The challenge and opportunity for the Australian and State governments is to listen now to the scientists and firefighting leaders and to then plan how to reduce risk and also scale capacity to fight and contain these future fires before they can spread widely.

Read the report on:

https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/powder-keg-australia-primed-to-burn/

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

#Auspol #climatechange #ClimateCouncil
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-15/greens-offer-support-for-safeguard-mechanism-coal-and-gas-bans/101971888

A big loss to Australia.

I've just learned that Prof Will Steffen died at the weekend. He was a giant in climate science in Australia. He also a made a huge contribution in communicating climate science to the wider public.

#WillSteffen #Climate #ClimateCouncil

https://youtu.be/cFKURuuSi1g

#ClimateChange #environment #GreenWash #ClimateCouncil #Pollution #Petition #Satire

ClimateCouncil Zoom: This was one of the better Zoom/webinars of the Climate Council. The hour went by quickly.

The speakers were interesting, knowledgeable and best of all, they didn't mince words.

Great job by the panel coordinator, too.

#Climate #ClimateCouncil #CO2

David Karoly: We will probably get to 1.5C during the 2030s and 2C by the 2050s if we don't act urgently.

#Climate #ClimateCouncil

Watching Ambassador Caroline Kennedy on a Zoom climate panel with David Karoly, Wesley Morgan and Jennifer Rayner from the Climate Council. Looking forward to the discussion.

#Climate #ClimateCouncil

Watching Ambassador Caroline Kennedy on a Zoom climate panel with David Karoly, Wesley Morgan and Jennifer Raynor from the Climate Council. Looking forward to the discussion.

#Climate #ClimateCouncil