Carlo Carli taking action on climate change?
Carlo Carli’s glossy brochure to households in Brunswick requesting that we join him to ‘take action on climate change’ is just the first we can expect as Labour tries to paint itself green in the lead up to the State election in November.
Carlo wants us to ask the Greens to vote for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, but rightly they refuse to do so because CPRS locks in decades of failure on climate change. The government’s own modelling shows that if the CPRS is passed Australia’s emissions won’t drop until 2035, and then not enough to stop runaway climate change. The Victorian government, of which Carlo is a member, is one of the most pro-coal in the country, constantly scuttling renewable energy initiatives and looking for new opportunities to expand the coal industry in Victoria.
It’s going to take more than glossy brochures to turn around Labour’s woeful record on climate action at both the State and Federal level. With my local group Climate Action Moreland I’m intending to campaign against Labour’s pro-coal, do-nothing CPRS and for policies that support not discourage the growth of renewable energy.
Ellen Robert
Climate Action Moreland
Add comment December 23, 2009
Want to Walk With Us Tomorrow?
If you’re heading to the Walk Against Warming tomorrow, feel free to join the Moreland gang. Climate Action Moreland and the Moreland Energy Foundation are meeting at 11.30am outside Storey Hall. Friends and non residents of Moreland welcome!
Walk Against Warming
Saturday 12/12/2009 @ 12pm
State Library, Swanston Street, Melbourne
December 12 is the international day of action on climate, and there’ll be rallies like ours around the globe. The protest actions that have been taking place this week outside the Copenhagen conference have inspired small island and African nations to stand up and demand a safe climate deal – we need to keep up the pressure and support that courageous stand.
Add comment December 11, 2009
Now the CPRS is gone we need real action on climate change, says Climate Action Moreland
Moreland residents are calling for real action on climate change now that the government’s Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme has failed.
‘We’ve been campaigning all year against the CPRS because we think its too weak and won’t stop climate change. Now the Liberal party have voted against it, Labour needs to step up with a better option,’ said Climate Action Moreland spokesperson Ellen Roberts.
‘We’ve been talking to the people of Moreland and we’ve found there is strong support in here for real action on climate change.
‘The CPRS however doesn’t count as real action. One of the world’s leading climate scientists, James Hansen, has condemned Labour’s 5% emissions reduction target as resulting in ‘the destruction of planet’ if adopted globally. Labour has quietly announced that it will take the amended CPRS, with its expanded unconditional hand outs to polluters and unlimited capacity for offsetting, to the next election.’
‘As an alternative to emissions trading, Climate Action Moreland is calling for a switch to renewable energy, and more investment in public transport. These are clear and effective policy options that don’t rely on complex and unjust systems like emissions trading.’
Add comment December 2, 2009
Get your entries in!
Tomorrow is the last day for entries to the 350 schools art competition: a chance to submit your photographs, artworks, animations and videos on the 350 theme.
Full details on our website, and there’s great prizes to be won!
Add comment October 15, 2009
350: A Day of Art and Action
We’d like to invite you to participate in our free community festival on
Saturday October 24th as part of the global 350 Day of Action on
climate change! It will take place from 10 am to 1pm at the Coburg
Concert Hall at Moreland Civic Centre, 90 Bell St on Saturday 24th
October. It should be really fun!
Organised by Climate Action Moreland, Moreland Energy Foundation, Moreland City Council and CERES.
Highlights include:
1) A fantastic VEGETABLE SCULPTURE of 350 pieces of locally grown fruit
and vegetables!
We’ll assemble 350 pieces of home and locally grown fruit and vegies
into an exciting and unsual artist directed sculpture. Home grown vegetables are a key part of the transition to a sustainble future and we want to take this message to the world!
We’ll put the 350 logo alongside and send photos and timelapse of our sculpture to the 350 international media stream. It will join hundreds of other innovative images from people worldwide promoting the number 350 as the safe upper limit of CO2 in the atmosphere for our climate.
2) Sound sculptures by internationally acclaimed artists Ros Bandt and
Albert Mishriki
3) Free hour long bike maintainence workshop from Human Powered Cycles
4) An inspiring talk on how we can transition to below zero emissions
from Beyond Zero Emissions
5) A display of artworks about 350 by school students.
6) Climate activism, sustainability and community related stalls!
Tea, coffee and food provided!
For the Concert Hall, go around the back of Moreland Civic Centre and
enter off Urquhart St. Come along for a great fun morning.
If you can bring produce, please RVSP so we can get approximate
numbers of vegetables attending! Tell us that you’re coming and how
many pieces you expect to bring. Please email
ellenmroberts@yahoo.com.au
Thanks and we looking forward to seeing you there!
Add comment October 14, 2009
Important message from a HUNGRY BEAST – Australian Coal Association TVC
Add comment October 13, 2009
