Posts tagged ‘StopAdani’
Moreland Council adopts coal filter as part of social sustainability criteria in procurement policy
Moreland Council adopts filter for new coal as part of Procurement Policy
Success tonight on StopAdani. Moreland Council, in its annual review of Council Procurement Policy, passed an amendment to the Council Officer resolution as a part of the social sustainability criteria.
The amendment put forward by Cr Sue Bolton adds:
“Excluding from future contracts, tenders or business dealings any companies involved in developing new coal mines.”
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Moreland Council: Walk the talk on Adani and Council procurement policy
Climate Action Moreland have teamed up with Stop Adani Moreland for a campaign for Moreland City Councillors to revisit the decision of October 2019 on putting in place an amendment to Council procurement policy and companies that sign contracts to build the Adani coal mine in Central Queensland.
Moreland Council passed a general resolution opposing the Adani mine in 2017. Council also declared a climate emergency in 2018. Council need to ensure proper governance and include the implementation of these decisions in Council procurement policy. Please sign the online petition or the paper version being circulated.
Council has made the motherhood statements, they now need to carry through on governance to include action as part Council day to day operations with regard to procurement.
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Protest at Coburg Tradelink Plumbing: a local link to Adani coal mine
Protesting Adani at Tradelink Coburg
On Saturday Climate Action Moreland participated in an action outside Tradelink Plumbing Supplies in Sussex Street, Coburg. It was one of at least 25 protests around Australia tyargeting Tradelink. Tradelink is owned by Fletcher Building, a New Zealand multinational which is seeking contracts to supply materials for construction of the Adani Carmichael coal mine.
We were encouraging customers to boycott the store in future. When we arrived we went inside and spoke briefly to the staff and gave them information on our protest, and urged them to pass our message up the line.
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More climate ambition and Stop Adani a clear message from Wills Climate Forum to Mark Butler and Peter Khalil
Wills Climate Forum
Wills Labor MP Peter Khalil finally was able to organise a climate forum for his electorate centred on the City of Moreland, with shadow minister for climate and energy Mark Butler MP attending.
It was clear from the audience questions that although Labor is on the right track with climate policy, many citizens of Moreland think more ambition is needed given the climate crisis and the need for climate emergency planning. This was made clear by the most recent science in the IPCC 1.5C report published in October 2018. Most also want to see a clear statement and commitment to stop the Adani mine, and in fact any new coal or gas projects.
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Students want to meet Bill Shorten, but his staffers hung up on them
Kids strike for climate outside Bill Shorten’s office
Who could resist talking to these polite kids? Well they phoned Bill Shorten’s office last Friday (Feb 8) while outside (I was there and heard the call), and the staffer hung up on them, then put the office phone line on Messagebank.
Bill Shorten should make a time to listen to the kids and their grievances and demands. That should be an essential part of his duties as an MP, Leader of the Opposition, and Prospective future Prime Minister. As a former Union leader he should know that strikers demands should at the very minimum be listened too, and that should have been an essential part of his former job to represent those demands to employers.
Come on Bill, give these kids a hearing so they can discuss the climate crisis, their future and put their basic demands to you.
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Snap Action: #StopAdani Saturday 8 December
Treat the climate crisis as a crisis – Stop Adani
The fight to stop Adani’s coal mine is at a critical turning point.
The coal corporation has announced that they are self financing the project, and want to start digging coal before Christmas. By Adani saying that they have the money to start work immediately, it looks like they are trying to pressure the government to wrap up the approvals process before the next federal election.
Which means we need to put pressure on our politicians to act now.
Where: State Library, Melbourne
When: Saturday 8 December 10.30am
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Coffee and climate action: Lobbying Wills MP Peter Khalil in Pascoe Vale
Peter Khalil MP receives a copy of IPCC 1.5C report
Saturday morning in Pascoe Vale and Wills MP Peter Khalil caught up to discuss issues with several constituents at the George Jones Eatery (named after Pascoe Vale’s first shopkeeper in 1841)
Climate action was a top priority for the citizens that had come along, although the ALP’s refugee policy was also mentioned.
Jane presented a copy of the IPCC 1.5C report to Peter Khalil, and Climate Action Moreland Convebnor John Englart also presented a copy of The Elephant in the Sky report (PDF) to him on aviation emissions.
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Stop Adani people sign in Princes Park October 7
Reef not Coal Stop Adani protest
Okay Morelanders, time to present yourselves for the #StopAdani cause at Princes Park in Carlton.
The #StopAdani movement is uniting in a big day of action on Saturday, October 7. Join us in Princes Park!
WHEN
October 07, 2017 at 12pm – 3pm
WHERE
Princes Park – Lawn 5
Royal Parade
Melbourne, Victoria 3054
Australia
It’s just a quick trip on the No 19 tram down Sydney Road and get off at Princes Park. Or come by bike down the Upfield Bikepath, or along the inner city rail reserve from the east or Capital City Trail from the west to Princes Park.
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Labor wins Reef climate change motion, but remained silent on Adani and coal
Vote on Adani in HoR: Cathy McGowan, Adam Bandt, Andrew Wilkie vote to #stopAdani. Photo via @WilkieMP
The Liberal National Party government lost a motion in the House of Representatives of our Federal Parliament yesterday. Amid all this crisis over dual citizenship and section 44 of the constitution that has now embroiled Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, the Government were unable to muster the numbers and lost 61 votes against to 69 votes in favour. Read the full story at Climate Home.
The motion was on the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Amendment Bill 2017. The passage of the Bill provided an opportunity for amendments from both Labor and the Greens.
While Labor’s amendment highlighted the government’s failure to protect the Great Barrier reef from Climate Change, it was silent on the threat of the Adani coal project opening up the Galilee Basin (Read David Holmes on Australia’s climate bomb: the senselessness of Adani’s Carmichael coal mine), and other new mines such as Glencore’s Wandoan mine in the Surat basin that has just been approved by the Queensland Labor Government.
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Commbank rules out funding Adani Carmichael coal mine
Commonwealth Bank announces will not fund Adani
In a statement today the Commonwealth Bank effectively ruled out funding for the giant Adani Carmichael coal mine. This is a win for the broad campaign to stop Adani.
A Commonwealth Bank spokesperson said, “We have been asked about our role in funding the Adani Carmichael mine. Whilst in general we do not comment on specific clients, we can confirm that we are not amongst the banks who have been, or will be, asked to consider this financing,” according to an Australian Financial Review report.
Perhaps Climate Action Moreland’s little action at the Glenroy Branch tipped the scales?
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Climate Action Merribek: people in Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner and Glenroy wanting action on climate change 