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RACE TO THE TOP FOR SOLAR IN SCHOOLS
May 01, 2022
Parents in Boothby and across the country welcome the announcement from Senator Sarah Hanson-Young today that she has pledged support for solar and batteries in schools and early childhood centres. “More than seventy candidates from across the political spectrum have signed onto the...
Read MorePARENTS ANGRY QUEENSLAND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AT THREAT AS NATIONALS UNDERMINE NET ZERO PLEDGE
April 26, 2022
Parents in Queensland say statements made by Liberal National Party (LNP) candidate for Flynn, Colin Boyce, backing away from the government’s commitment to net zero emissions by 2050 show how out of step the LNP is with the community. Mr Boyce has reportedly called...
Read MoreWithout greater investment in renewables, federal budget fails to deliver long term financial relief for families
March 30, 2022
Australian Parents for Climate Action has called on the Federal Government to help families struggling with cost of living pressures, by providing more affordable access to electric vehicles and installation of solar panels to their homes. While the temporary, one off tax cuts announced...
Read MoreLess Photo Opps, A Lot More Climate Action Please
March 10, 2022
Responding to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s National Emergency Declaration announcement for the ongoing flooding, Australian Parents for Climate Action demands a more genuine response to increasingly frequent and severe climate disasters.
Read MoreIPCC Report Response: Australian Families are dealing with the cost of inaction now
March 01, 2022
Australian Parents for Climate Action highlights the gravity and severity of the latest climate science report from the IPCC. This report arrives while the people of South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales are being hit with extreme flooding. Climate change is affecting...
Read MoreParents welcome momentum on climate, but Labor still leaves Australia behind the world
December 03, 2021
Australian Parents for Climate Action welcomes Labor’s climate policy announcement today, including a target of a 43% reduction in emissions by 2030. The package is a positive step forward that will create jobs in renewable energy and see Australia move in the same direction...
Read MoreUnfair access to energy playing solar update in schools
November 19, 2021
After an announcement yesterday, Western Australian schools are now able to apply for grants for the McGowan government’s $44.6 million Schools Clean Energy Technology package. By combining solar panels and batteries, schools will be able to become virtual power plants, allowing them to...
Read MoreDarwin Local Group meets with Chief Minister
October 22, 2021
We are Cara, Alice and Allana - the local group leaders in Darwin, Larrakia country. Urging our Territory and Federal MPs to do more to tackle the climate crisis has become important volunteer work for us, while we wrangle three babies and two preschoolers!...
Read More‘Storytime for the Planet’ hosted by parents Barnaby Joyce’s Office
October 15, 2021
Community members from Tamworth Parents and Friends for Climate Action will host ‘Storytime for the Planet’ this Friday 15th October outside the office of the Hon Barnaby Joyce MP to coincide with the National Schools Strike for Climate. The group will read children’s stories...
Read MoreAussie Parents Innovate for School Strikes 4 Climate
October 15, 2021
After months of lockdown, parents are rising to the challenge to express their hopes for a climate-safe future in innovative ways, to support the School Strikes for Climate on Friday October 15. “From gathering for storytime with their children outside Barnaby Joyce’s office in...
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