Halving Our Emissions
Everybody’s talking about climate change – even our Victorian parliament. Not everybody is getting serious about taking action to solve it. That’s why we released our groundbreaking report - Turning it Around: Climate Solutions for Victoria
The report shows exactly how we can achieve a 54 percent cut in Victoria’s emissions by 2020. Reducing our greenhouse gas emissions is the only way we can achieve a safe climate. That’s why we’re campaigning to halve Victoria’s greenhouse emissions.
We’ve got the plan to achieve it. Now we need our leaders and industry to get on board.
Want the nuts and bolts? Check out our quick reference fact sheet
Help us spread the word
Read our submission to the government's Victorian Climate Change Green Paper, outlining what we believe the government needs to do about climate change over the coming decade - endorsed by over 30 community climate action groups! The Turning it around report formed an important base for this submission, as did advice from experts and community leaders.
Check out the people's climate White Paper here
As well as a case for zero emissions and water saving homes and neighbourhoods.
Read the Towards Climate Safe Homes publication here
Stay tuned below for the latest developments.
Federal Greens-ALP agreement puts carbon price-tag back on the agenda
Wednesday, 1 September 2010
Environment Victoria has today welcomed the agreement by the federal Greens and the ALP which reinforces the need for a price on carbon. The agreement, signed by Prime...
moreInvestigation urged on blackout threat
Wednesday 11 November, 2009
Environment groups have asked the national energy watchdog to investigate claims by TRUenergy that suggest the company may be about to default on electricity supply contracts.
Over the past year TRUenergy...
moreCalling TRUenergy's CPRS bluff
Tuesday, 10 November, 2009
Bernard Keane, Crikey
Yesterday the Australian Conservation Foundation and Environment Victoria called the bluff of the multinational power company playing a high stakes game over the future of power...
moreCoastal threats report a wake-up call on climate change
Tuesday 27 October, 2009
Environment Victoria today welcomed calls for urgent action on climate change and coastal areas by the House of Representatives committee report.
The report found that 700,000 coastal...
moreCommunity tells Premier: world does not need our dirty coal
Thursday 22 October, 2009
Following revelations last week that the Energy Minister is advocating for a new coal export industry for Victoria, several hundred community members met on the steps of Parliament today to...
moreCoal export plans should be rejected
Wednesday 14 October, 2009
Following revelations in today’s Age, Environment Victoria called on Premier Brumby to reject proposals to develop a brown coal export industry.
The Age reported today that the Brumby...
moreCoal power station rebrand is last gasp of a polluting project
Friday, 25 September 2009
Environment Victoria today criticised HRL’s attempts to re-brand its stalled coal project as a new gas-fired power station, and warned investors and the public not to be fooled...
moreZero emissions homes within reach
Thursday, 17 September 2009
In the wake of Victoria’s warmest and driest winter on record, environment groups today called for new building standards to reduce emissions and water use, and to help the state’s homes...
moreFederal Renewable Energy Target becomes law
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Environment Victoria today welcomed the passage of the Renewable Energy Target (RET) through the Federal Parliament, although were disappointed with a number of aspects of the...
more'Now’s your big chance Ted', solar protestors tell Victorian Liberals
Wednesday, 6 May 2009
More than 100 concerned Victorians today gathered on the steps of Parliament to condemn the Brumby Government’s proposed solar feed-in tariff as a fake, and to call on...
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LIVE BLOG: Walk Against Warming 2010
Walk with the people. Not the big polluters.
You're probably already on your way to your nearest Walk, but on the off-chance that you're stuck behind your computer, we'll be bringing you the latest news and images from our Walks in City Square, Deakin and La Trobe. So...
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Walk Against Warming 2010
Walk with the people. Not the big polluters.
We’re doing our bit on climate change. It’s time to make our government do theirs.
There’s a federal election on its way. Yet both major parties falling way behind the community on climate issues and...
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Brumby takes a lead
while Feds drag their feet
On 26 July the Victorian Government announced the detail of their Climate Change White Paper.
It was headlined by commitments to cut Victoria’s greenhouse pollution by 20 percent by 2020, to replace one quarter of Hazelwood power...
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The clunker we need to scrap is Hazelwood
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's $394 million ''cash for clunkers'' policy — designed to get polluting cars off the road — is aimed at the wrong clunkers.
Two days after Gillard's announcement, Victorian Premier John Brumby released his version of "cash for clunkersquot...
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It's been a big week for Victoria
and tackling greenhouse pollution
Yesterday the Victorian Government announced that they will double the states energy efficieny target and reduce emissions by 5.4 million tonnes a year. Today Premier Brumby confirmed the government is focused on replacing Hazelwood...
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- Plan B: An Agenda For Immediate Climate Action |
- A Community Action Plan for our Climate |
- The Quick Guide to our Community Climate Action Plan |
- 'Now’s your big chance Ted', solar protestors tell Victorian Liberals |
- Five percent not enough, Maroondah residents say |
- Environment Victoria's response to the Brumby Government's plans for a new solar power station |
- Rethink needed on Victorian solar laws |
- Zero emissions homes within reach |
- Coal export plans should be rejected |
- Community tells Premier: world does not need our dirty coal |
