Articles and media releases
Celebrating Sustainability: Blue Mountains Parents for Climate Shine as Binfluencers!
July 03, 2024
It’s official! The Blue Mountains Parents for Climate group have become Binfluencers! Their quarterly kids’ clothes and toy swap events have recently earned them a prestigious Blue Mountains City Council award, recognizing their significant efforts in reducing waste and consumption. This incredible team, led...
Read More✂️ Cut Plastic Waste: 15 Tips Every Family Needs to Know
July 02, 2024
Plastic Free July is a great reminder of what we need to be aiming to achieve 12 months of the year. Plastic is everywhere in our lives, but its impact on our planet and our health is alarming. Each year, an estimated 8 million...
Read MoreIt remains lawful to damage our children’s climate, say Parents for Climate
June 27, 2024
Media Release Parents for Climate welcomes the release of the Senate report into the Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023, particularly the dissenting reports made by Senator David Pocock and Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, but remain disappointed by the...
Read MoreHow to write a letter to the editor
June 11, 2024
Got an issue you'd love more people thinking and talking about? Letters to the editor of newspapers are a great way to make that happen. And sharing your experiences and concerns can generate community discussion and encourage editors to cover these issues more. Your...
Read MoreBook review: Active Hope, by Joanna Macy and Chris Johnstone
June 11, 2024
This is a gem of a book, one of my very favourites. The subtitle says it all: How to face the mess we're in without going crazy. Living and parenting in the era of climate change can feel like we're presented with an impossible...
Read MoreMums Making a Difference
June 11, 2024
When grade 8 student Mishca Linden spoke up in 2019, local North-West Tassie Mums were listening. We have recently written to all new Tasmanian Parliamentarians to let them know what Mischa has inspired us to do.
Read MoreEraring extension risks higher power bills and kids’ health
May 23, 2024
Parents for Climate is appalled by the NSW Government’s decision to back coal instead of clean energy by extending the life of Australia’s largest coal-fired power station, Eraring, near Newcastle. Nic Seton, CEO for Parents for Climate said: “This go-slow decision on climate action...
Read MoreNew Vehicle Efficiency Standard: Parents breath a sigh of cleaner air
May 17, 2024
Thursday 16 May: Parents for Climate is excited to welcome improved standards to Australia’s cars – among the world's dirtiest. Nic Seton, CEO of Parents for Climate said: “This is a win for kids' health, clean air, and families who want cheaper-to-run cars....
Read MoreBudget missed opportunity to ease cost of living with clean energy
May 15, 2024
Parents for Climate welcome the funding commitments made in last night’s Budget to the clean energy transition, but say opportunities have been missed on cost of living and securing a safe climate for Australian children. “As parents navigating cost of living challenges who also...
Read MoreGas strategy is selling out our kids: Parents for Climate
May 09, 2024
In response to the Albanese government’s Future Gas Strategy, Parents for Climate’s CEO Nic Seton said: “This announcement to expand polluting gas for decades to come is a betrayal of our kids who rely on us to protect them from rising costs of living...
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