Rudd Government Fails Miserably on Climate Change
“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...
View ArticleGet the Picture Kevin!
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...
View ArticleResponse to the Rudd Government’s amendments to the Carbon Polluters Rewards...
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...
View ArticleCarbon Pollution Reduction Scheme [sic] in the Senate
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...
View ArticleAustralia bullies Pacific Islands in Copenhagen
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...
View ArticleRudd’s Hypocrisy
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....
View ArticleFederal Budget funds fossil fuels more than renewables
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...
View ArticleAn urgent message from Bolivia
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...
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