Articles and media releases

As Australia’s carbon offset industry grapples with integrity concerns, how can companies genuinely tackle climate change?

May 28, 2025

Andrew Macintosh, Australian National University Australia’s largest carbon market player, GreenCollar, has quit the federal government’s voluntary carbon neutral program, Climate Active. More than 100 companies have left the program in the past two years. Climate Active provides certification to businesses and other organisations...

Parents for Climate’s open letter to the Prime Minister in response to escalating violence to children in Gaza

May 21, 2025

Dear Prime Minister, Parents for Climate is a movement of mums, dads, grandparents and carers from every electorate, every political persuasion, and every cultural and language background. We are united by a simple, powerful commitment: to protect the children we love — and...

Landmark ‘Greenwashing’ Legal Case over ‘Carbon Neutral’ product closes with EnergyAustralia apology to customers

May 19, 2025

19 May 2025, Sydney - In a landmark greenwashing legal case brought by Parents for Climate, EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels and apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its ‘Go Neutral’ carbon offsetting...

Landmark Greenwashing Legal Case Begins as Parents For Climate Sue EnergyAustralia Over ‘Carbon Neutral’ Claims

May 14, 2025

14 May 2025, Sydney - In an Australian first, EnergyAustralia will appear in the Federal Court today as part of a landmark legal case brought by Parents for Climate, alleging the energy giant misled over 400,000 customers about the climate impact of its “Go...

Protect What You Love: A Parent-Powered Climate Campaign

May 09, 2025

On a blustery Saturday morning in February, 30 Victorian Surf Coast families gathered on the sand with buckets, spades, and our federal campaign message: “Protect What You Love.” Together, they built sandcastles for climate action—watched by federal politicians, candidates, and local media.

Practical Tips for Climate Action: Taking Care of You

May 08, 2025

One often overlooked—but essential—part of climate action is taking care of ourselves along the way. Navigating the complexities of family life in a rapidly changing climate, within systems that don’t always support our wellbeing, can be incredibly tough. At times, it can feel downright...

After the Vote: What Now for Climate, for Families, for Us?

May 05, 2025

In the middle of this messy, high-stakes election, I kept picturing my kids riding their bikes to school, breathing clean air, growing up with real choices and a safe climate. That’s what we’re all fighting for, isn’t it. To protect what we love. As...

Nuclear waste and schools don’t mix: Parents want answers on radioactive waste transport routes

April 30, 2025

Advocacy group Parents for Climate says parents want to know how the risks of nuclear waste being transported past schools and child care centres will be managed by Peter Dutton if nuclear reactors proposed by the Coalition are built. Parents for Climate CEO Nic...

Coalition missing in action while left and right candidates support home solar and batteries, say Parents for Climate

April 29, 2025

Advocacy group Parents for Climate says the results of a candidate pledge it has circulated in the lead up to the election show the Coalition as disappointingly weak on its support for solar and home batteries - hugely popular policies supported by the Senate...

Parents for Climate: major parties should match Greens solar for renters policy

April 11, 2025

Advocacy group Parents for Climate applauds today’s “Renters' right to solar” announcement by the Greens, and calls on the major parties to either match it or offer alternative solutions. CEO Nic Seton said, “Parents in our network regularly meet with MPs from across the...