Climate Action Newtown


We believe Australia needs to take urgent steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition our economy to a low carbon future based on 100% renewable energy.
Take meaningful action against global warming, create awareness among the local community that we are faced with a real climate emergency, and create pressure on our elected representatives to take strong action against climate change.

About

Join the campaign against climate change. Climate Action Newtown (CAN) is a local community organisation based in Newtown NSW. Our aim is to persuade our governments to take meaningful action against global warming. CAN is a not-for profit organisation. All members are volunteers and the group is not aligned with any political party. New active members are always welcome!

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Our goal is to create awareness among the local community that we are faced with a real climate emergency, and create pressure on our elected representatives to take strong action against climate change. We believe Australia needs to take urgent steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transition our economy to a low carbon future based on 100% renewable energy. Our members are local residents from the inner-west of Sydney. We have strong links with other groups in our community including environmental organisations, local student organisations, bike groups and the local food coop. All member of Climate Action Newtown are volunteers and the group is politically unaligned.

Join us! On your own it is hard to take action against climate change, but together we can make a difference. If you live in Newtown, Redfern, Marrickville, Glebe, Leichhardt or any other part of Sydney’s inner west, email Lindsay at [email protected] to find out more. We meet every second Wednesday, 6:30pm in Newtown. Membership is free, email us to find out where we meet. Come along, new members are always welcome! Climate Scepticism? There’s an app for that…

Our governments are not providing real climate solutions. Whether it’s the CPRS or Copenhagen, we deserve better. This conference will provide three days worth of strategy, workshops and discussions for the grassroots movement against climate change in 2010. Join community members and guest speakers from around the country and get involved in campaigning for a safe climate future. For more information contact [email protected] or visit www.climatesummit.org.au.Forget getting heckled or out-debated, here’s a neat app to stop those dinner table conversations getting out of hand… www.skepticalscience.com/skeptical-science-iphone-app.html. Australia’s Climate Action Summit 2010.

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Campaign Details

Group Leading this Campaign: Climate Action Newtown

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Who this Campaign is Targeting: Our governments, our community

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Campaign Ran From: 2009 to 2010

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Outcome Evidence: No evidence is available as to whether awareness was raised among the local community nor whether elected representatives were pressured. Furthermore, the Climate Action Tracker website states in June 2024 that 'Despite a fresh start after a decade of inertia, the Australian government's promise to “take the country forward on climate action” has failed to deliver. The government’s overreliance on reported emissions reductions in the land sector obscures its continuous support for fossil fuels and lack of action beyond policies addressing emissions from large industrial facilities and the power sector.'(Ascertained June 2024)

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