HSI is campaigning hard at the United Nations Framework Convention for Climate Change (UNFCCC) to ensure protection for important terrestrial carbon stores (forests, peatlands, wetlands and tundra) is a major part of the next global climate change agreement

The coal mined in the Hunter Valley poses serious risks not only for the health and well being of local communities, but also for communities where Hunter Valley coal is burned.

In response to news reports or events that are linked to climate change, we will be immediately getting out on the street, alone or in groups, to demand swift and decisive response. Using an SMS alert list and social media, we will find each other and express our will to change our ways, stop burning coal and driving climate change. Using the hashtag #ThisIsSerious

The City of Newcastle Council voted last night to focus investments away from environmentally and socially destructive entities, including Australia’s Big Four Banks. With a total investment portfolio of $270 million, the groundbreaking move makes Newcastle the fourth, and largest Council in New South Wales, and the seventh in the country to divest.

In September 2021, the Boroondara Council took a huge step forward and declared a climate emergency.