TweedCAN has been struggling to maintain a functional committee and under the rules for incorporated associations must shut down. A new organisation, Zero Emissions Tweed is starting up and we encourage you to support this group in this next phase of the struggle against global warming. It is now confirmed that the earth has entered the El Tio phase of the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation. In this phase if warming continues at the current accelerated rate then the Paris target of 1.5 degrees warming could be exceeded in less than 8 years.
Tweed Climate Action Now (Tweed CAN) was created by residents of the Tweed Shire, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in 2006. We aim to reduce greenhouse emissions and prepare the community through local actions like:
Promoting solar energy and community grids
Information stalls at markets and events
Lobbying local council for ethical investment
Analysing local climate data and model projections
Encouraging household and community preparation
Outing Banks that finance fossil fuels.
Protesting against risky and unnecessary coal seam gas
Writing articles for local newspapers and magazines
Promoting bicycle trails, public transport and car pooling.
We try to have fun while doing something to fight the complacency and vested interest that may rob us of a future because of irreversible climate destabilisation. Margaret Mead once said “Never doubt that a small group of committed citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.”
Tweed Climate Action Now (Tweed CAN) was created by residents of the Tweed Shire, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in 2006. We aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through local action. We meet at 6.30pm on the first Monday of every month at the Murwillumbah Hotel. Newcomers welcome!