Primary Campaign: Our core campaign is to move society as fast as possible to acceptance of a sustainability/climate emergency and begin the process of rapidly reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations. The primary campaign has a number of focuses: – Zero Emissions Now: Promotion so the “Zero Emissions Now” as a core call of the climate […]

After the Yarra Bicycle Strategy … what next? The City of Yarra had a Bicycle Strategy that ran from 2010–2015, and saw the establishment of a number of bicycle routes throughout Yarra. There was a refresh of the Strategy in 2016. The second phase of the Wellington St Copenhagen bike lane has been funded and […]

Sign our petition to help make Yarra Proudly Plastic Free. This petition is now closed. Plastic is an environmental nightmare. Manufacture of plastics produces greenhouse gas; about six kilos of CO2 per kilo of plastic. In Australia, about 20,700 tonnes of plastic bags alone end up in landfill each year. Plastic waste leaches toxins that […]

There is a climate emergency and we all need to acknowledge it. In order to prevent runaway climate change, everybody needs to take action. YCAN started lobbying City of Yarra to recognise that there is a climate emergency in 2016. In a submission to Council relating to the Draft Council Plan in January 2017, YCAN […]

What started as an Aussie grassroots movement has grown into the world’s biggest movement for climate change. Our actions on climate change will shape the future for our children.