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== Sustainability initiatives ==
*[http://www.aussieslivingsimply.com.au Aussies Living Simply], community focused on sustainability, permaculture, organic gardening, backyard livestock, simple living and stepping lightly on the planet
*[http://www.sustainabilitystreet.org.au/ Sustainability Street]
*[http://www.transitionnetwork.org/initiatives?themes=All&community_type=All&status_value=All&country=au&field_title_search= Transition Initiatives directory], (''search by Country=Australia'')


=== Campaigns ===
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[http://dontfracktheterritory.org/ Don't Frack the Territory]
The [[CASwiki places|aim of this page]] is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks ([[Citizens Action Network handbook|CANs]]) and community groups' activism for [[Climate action|climate]], [[Ecological restoration|environment]] and many other [[CASwiki topics|sustainability topics]] across Australia. It's an introduction to local networks, groups, and events. [[Australia community action resources]] is a separate page.


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== Initiatives by topic ==
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=== Biodiversity ===
== Video gallery ==


Wikipedia:
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:[[wikipedia:Conservation in Australia|Conservation in Australia]]: Conservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world [citation needed], with a large portion of species endemic to Australia. Preserving this wealth of biodiversity is important for future generations.


:Animal habitats like reefs and forests must be preserved in order to preserve population and diversity of animal species. Conservation is vital for future study and for field research to be undertaken, and because biological richness is an unmeasurable aesthetic that may be developed into commercial recreational attractions.
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:According to Janine Benyus, the potential for advances in biomimicry in Australia are great because the extreme weather and conditions found here provide an excellent evolutionary incubator. Research on natural processes can only occur if habitat is preserved and organisms continue to thrive. Rainforests such as the Daintree have immeasurable value.
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:Federal and State governments manage protected areas and national parks; a number of non-governmental organizations are also involved in conservation.
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The per-capita carbon footprint in Australia was rated 12th in the world by PNAS in 2011.
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In 2013, the CSIRO released a report stating Australia is getting hotter. In 2014, the Bureau of Meteorology released a report on the state of Australia's climate, which highlighted several key points, including the dramatic increase in Australia's temperatures (particularly nighttime temperatures) and the increasing frequency of bush fires, droughts and floods which have all been linked to [[climate change]]. <ref>[[wikipedia:Climate change in Australia]]</ref>
 
[[Beyond Zero Emissions]]
 
Australian climate action groups on [[greenlivingpedia:Category:Australian_climate_action_groups|greenlivingpedia]]  (category)
 
[http://www.aycc.org.au/ Australian Youth Climate Coalition]


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Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Category:Climate change organisations based in Australia|Climate change organisations based in Australia]] (category)
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'''Campaigns''': [http://www.t10.net.au/ The Transition Decade] ([[wikipedia:The Transition Decade|Wikipedia]]): non-partisan shared campaign which is coordinated by an alliance of Australian community, social, and environmental groups, non-profits and NGO's. The initiative forms a unified plan to campaign, lobby and work to restore safe climate conditions and a sustainable future.
== Networks and sustainability initiatives ==


=== Coasts ===
* [https://www.aussieslivingsimply.com.au Aussies Living Simply], community focused on sustainability, permaculture, organic gardening, backyard livestock, simple living and stepping lightly on the planet
* [https://www.sustainabilitystreet.org.au/ Sustainability Street]
* [https://www.transitionnetwork.org/initiatives?themes=All&community_type=All&status_value=All&country=au&field_title_search= Transition Initiatives directory], (''search by Country=Australia'')
* [https://www.ecovillages.com.au/ Eco Villages Australia], ''added 16:25, 2 May 2021 (UTC)''


One of the notable issues with marine conservation in Australia is the protection of the Great Barrier Reef. The Great Barrier Reef's environmental pressures include water quality from runoff, climate change and mass coral bleaching, cyclic outbreaks of the crown-of-thorns starfish, overfishing, and shipping accidents. <ref>[[wikipedia:Environmental issues in Australia#Marine conservation]]</ref>
== Community resources ==


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef|Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef]]
[https://communitylandtrust.com.au/ communitylandtrust.com.au]


=== Community energy ===
== Community involvement ==


[http://cpagency.org.au/ Community Power Agency], social enterprise setup to support the development of a vibrant community energy sector in Australia
* The Australian Centre for Social Innovation, [https://www.tacsi.org.au/ tacsi.org.au], ''added 15:57, 22 February 2021 (UTC)''


[http://yourenergysavings.gov.au/ YourEnergySavings.gov.au], information from the Australian Government as well as state and territory governments.
== Community energy ==


[http://www.energyforthepeople.com.au/ Energy For The People]
* [https://cpagency.org.au/ Community Power Agency], social enterprise setup to support the development of a vibrant community energy sector in Australia
* [https://yourenergysavings.gov.au/ YourEnergySavings.gov.au], information from the Australian Government as well as state and territory governments.
* [https://www.energyforthepeople.com.au/ Energy For The People]


'''Maps'''
'''Maps'''


[http://pv-map.apvi.org.au/ Solar PV Maps and Tools], Australian Photovoltaic Institute
[https://pv-map.apvi.org.au/ Solar PV Maps and Tools], Australian Photovoltaic Institute


''See also'': [[Energy transition in Australia]]
'''Energy transition in Australia'''


=== Cycling activism ===
{{Excerpt|Energy transition in Australia}}


[[wikia:criticalmass:List of rides#Australia|Critical Mass bicycle rides in Australia]]
== Climate action ==


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Category:Cycling organisations in Australia|Cycling organisations in Australia]] (category)
* [https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/ farmers for climate action], represents more than 8000 farmers across all farming systems right across Australia.<ref>[https://farmersforclimateaction.org.au/blog/2023/12/13/farmers-have-their-say-net-zero-sector-plans/ farmersforclimateaction.org.au], December 13, 2023</ref> ''added 15:56, 1 February 2024 (UTC)''
* Australian climate action groups on [[Greenlivingpedia:Category:Australian climate action groups|greenlivingpedia]] (category)
* [https://www.aycc.org.au/ Australian Youth Climate Coalition], ''see also'': [[Australia#Visions|Visions]]
* [[Wikipedia:Category:Climate change organizations based in Australia]] (category)


=== Education for sustainability ===
{{Excerpt|Beyond Zero Emissions}}


[http://www.coolaustralia.org/ Cool Australia], educating for a sustainable future
'''Campaigns''': [http://web.archive.org/web/20190321014756/http://www.t10.net.au/ The Transition Decade] ([[Wikipedia:The Transition Decade|Wikipedia]]): non-partisan shared campaign which is coordinated by an alliance of Australian community, social, and environmental groups, non-profits and NGO's. The initiative forms a unified plan to campaign, lobby and work to restore safe climate conditions and a sustainable future.


=== Environment quality ===
'''Climate change in Australia'''


[http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/ Clean Up Australia], ([[wikipedia:Clean Up Australia|Wikipedia]]): Clean Up Australia Limited is a not-for-profit Australian environmental conservation organisation founded by Australian Ian Kiernan, and co-founder Kim McKay, in 1989. It works to foster relationships between the community, business and government to address the environmental issues of waste, water and climate change. Since its inception, Clean Up Australia has grown to include other projects and campaigns including Business Clean Up Day, Schools Clean Up Day, Clean Up the Alps, Clean Up the Kimberley and Clean Up the World. The organisation is behind Clean Up Australia Day, as well as other environmental projects and campaigns.
The per-capita carbon footprint in Australia was rated 12th in the world by PNAS in 2011.
 
=== Ethical consumerism ===
 
[http://www.ethical.org.au/ Ethical consumer guide], The Ethical Consumer Group is a community based, not-for-profit network set up to help facilitate more sustainable purchasing practices for the everyday consumer.
 
=== Food activism ===
 
[http://communitygarden.org.au/ Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network] - [http://www.growfree.org.au/ Grow Free], "dedicated to making our food locally grown, organic and free" - [http://www.localharvest.org.au/ Local Harvest], national initiative aiming to help people find local sources of food and grow their own - [http://myhomeharvest.com.au/ My Home Harvest] - [https://www.openfoodnetwork.org.au/ Open Food Network], openfoodnetwork.org.au - [[Wikia:solarcooking:Australia|Solar cooking resources in Australia]]
 
'''Farmers' markets''': [http://farmersmarkets.org.au/ Australian Farmers' Markets Association]
 
'''Resources''': Planning and running open farm days, [https://openfoodnetwork.org/au/learn/resources/planning-open-farm-days/ openfoodnetwork.org]
 
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=== Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle ===


[https://reversegarbage.org.au/ Reverse Garbage]
In 2013, the CSIRO released a report stating Australia is getting hotter. In 2014, the Bureau of Meteorology released a report on the state of Australia's climate, which highlighted several key points, including the dramatic increase in Australia's temperatures (particularly nighttime temperatures) and the increasing frequency of bush fires, droughts and floods which have all been linked to [[climate change]].<ref>[[wikipedia:Climate change in Australia]]</ref>


=== Sharing ===
== Ethical consumerism ==


[http://www.openshed.com.au/ Open Shed]  
[http://web.archive.org/web/20160627111120/http://www.ethical.org.au:80/ Ethical consumer guide], The Ethical Consumer Group is a community based, not-for-profit network set up to help facilitate more sustainable purchasing practices for the everyday consumer.


=== Social inclusion ===
== Sustainable transport activism ==


Wikipedia:  
* [[Wikipedia:Better Place#Australia]], [[Wikipedia:Environmental impact of transport in Australia|Environmental impact of transport in Australia]], [[Wikipedia:Transport in Australia#Public transport in Australia|Public transport in Australia]]
:[[wikipedia:Homelessness in Australia|Homelessness in Australia]]: The majority of long term homeless people are found in the large cities of [[Sydney]], [[Melbourne]], Perth, and Brisbane. It is estimated that on any given night approximately 105,000 people will be homeless.


:[[wikipedia:Poverty in Australia|Poverty in Australia]]: Some of the latest information on poverty in Australia comes from a study conducted by the Australian Council of Social Service in 2012. The Report, Poverty In Australia, shows that in 2010, after taking account of housing costs, an estimated 2,265,000 people or 12.5% of all people, including 575,000 children (17.3% of all children), lived in households below the most austere poverty line widely used in international research.
== Cycling activism ==


=== Sustainable transport activism ===
[[Wikia:criticalmass:List of rides#Australia|Critical Mass bicycle rides in Australia]]


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Better_Place#Australia|Better Place#Australia]], [[wikipedia:Environmental impact of transport in Australia|Environmental impact of transport in Australia]], [[wikipedia:Transport_in_Australia#Public_transport_in_Australia|Public transport in Australia]]
* [[Wikipedia:Category:Cycling organizations in Australia]] (category)


=== Trees, woodland and forest ===
== Education for sustainability ==


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Forests of Australia|Forests of Australia]]: Australia has many forests of importance due to significant features, despite being one of the driest continents. Australia has approximately 147 million hectares of native forest, which represents some 19% of land use. The majority of Australia's trees are hardwoods, typically eucalypts, rather than softwoods like pine.
[https://www.coolaustralia.org/ Cool Australia], educating for a sustainable future


=== Urban sustainability ===
== Urban sustainability ==


Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world. Many Australian cities have large urban footprints and are characterised by an unsustainable low density urban sprawl. This places demand on infrastructure and services which contributes to the problems of land clearing, pollution, transport related emissions, energy consumption, invasive species, automobile dependency and urban heat islands.
Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world. Many Australian cities have large urban footprints and are characterised by an unsustainable low density urban sprawl. This places demand on infrastructure and services which contributes to the problems of land clearing, pollution, transport related emissions, energy consumption, invasive species, automobile dependency and urban heat islands.
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The urban sprawl continues to increase at a rapid rate in most Australian cities, particularly the state capital cities, all of which (with the exception of Hobart) are metropoleis. In some centres, such as Sydney and Greater Western Sydney, Greater Melbourne and South East Queensland large metropolitan conurbations threaten to extend for hundreds of kilometres and based on current population growth rates are expected to become megacities in the 21st century.
The urban sprawl continues to increase at a rapid rate in most Australian cities, particularly the state capital cities, all of which (with the exception of Hobart) are metropoleis. In some centres, such as Sydney and Greater Western Sydney, Greater Melbourne and South East Queensland large metropolitan conurbations threaten to extend for hundreds of kilometres and based on current population growth rates are expected to become megacities in the 21st century.


In recent years, some cities have implemented transit-oriented development strategies to curb the urban sprawl. Notable examples include Melbourne 2030, South East Queensland Regional Plan and the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy. <ref>[[wikipedia:Environmental issues in Australia#Urbanization]]</ref>
In recent years, some cities have implemented transit-oriented development strategies to curb the urban sprawl. Notable examples include Melbourne 2030, South East Queensland Regional Plan and the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy.<ref>[[wikipedia:Environmental issues in Australia#Urbanization]]</ref>


[http://www.urbanreforestation.com/ Urban Reforestation], organization in Australia, which focuses on sustainable living in urban places.<ref>[[wikipedia:Urban reforestation#Programs]]</ref>
[https://www.urbanreforestation.com/ Urban Reforestation], organization in Australia, which focuses on sustainable living in urban places.<ref>[[wikipedia:Urban reforestation#Programs]]</ref>


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== News and comment ==
== Food activism ==


''See separate article:'' [[Australia news]]
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== Events ==
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'''2017'''
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Nov 13 - 19 [http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/about/ National Recycling Week]
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'''2016'''
[https://communitygarden.org.au/ Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network] - [http://web.archive.org/web/20210330050822/http://www.growfree.org.au/ Grow Free], "dedicated to making our food locally grown, organic and free" - [https://www.localharvest.org.au/ Local Harvest], national initiative aiming to help people find local sources of food and grow their own - [http://www.myhomeharvest.com.au/ My Home Harvest] - [https://www.openfoodnetwork.org.au/ Open Food Network], openfoodnetwork.org.au - [[Wikia:solarcooking:Australia|Solar cooking resources in Australia]]


Nov 7 - 13 [http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/about/ National Recycling Week]
'''Farmers' markets''': [https://farmersmarkets.org.au/ Australian Farmers' Markets Association]


Oct 17 - 23 [http://birdlife.org.au/get-involved/whats-on/bird-week National Bird Week], [http://aussiebirdcount.org.au/ Aussie Backyard Bird Count]
'''Resources''': Planning and running open farm days, [https://openfoodnetwork.org/au/learn/resources/planning-open-farm-days/ openfoodnetwork.org]


'''2015'''
== Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle ==


November 9 - 15 [http://recyclingweek.planetark.org/about/ National Recycling Week]
[https://reversegarbage.org.au/ Reverse Garbage]


May 4 - 10 [http://www.compostweek.com.au/core/ International Composting Awareness Week Australia]
== Sharing ==


March 23 -29 [https://meatfreeweek.org/ Meat Free Week Australia]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20180511030111/https://www.openshed.com.au/ Open Shed]


'''2014'''
== Social inclusion ==


March 2 [http://www.cleanupaustraliaday.org.au/about/about-the-event/clean-up-australia-day Clean Up Australia Day]
Wikipedia:
:[[Wikipedia:Homelessness in Australia|Homelessness in Australia]]: The majority of long term homeless people are found in the large cities of [[Sydney]], [[Melbourne]], Perth, and Brisbane. It is estimated that on any given night approximately 105,000 people will be homeless.


October 3 - 12 [http://www.organicweek.net.au/core/ National Organic Week]
:[[Wikipedia:Poverty in Australia|Poverty in Australia]]: Some of the latest information on poverty in Australia comes from a study conducted by the Australian Council of Social Service in 2012. The Report, Poverty In Australia, shows that in 2010, after taking account of housing costs, an estimated 2,265,000 people or 12.5% of all people, including 575,000 children (17.3% of all children), lived in households below the most austere poverty line widely used in international research.


Ocotber 15 [https://www.bicyclenetwork.com.au/general/programs/3025/ Ride2Work Day]
== Campaigns ==


October 18 [http://act.350.org/signup/divestmentday_oct National Divestment Day]
[http://dontfracktheterritory.org:80/ Don't Frack the Territory]


== Resources ==
== About Australia ==
*Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:List of Australian environmental books|List of Australian environmental books]]


=== Apps for sustainability ===
{{Wikipedia excerpt|Australia|paragraphs=1}}
[[category:CASwiki articles with apps]]


{{Video|70759007|platform=Vimeo}}
== Near you ==


[http://www.snapsendsolve.com/ Snap Send Solve] - [http://www.trolleytracker.com.au/ Trolley Tracker™], smartphone app to report wayward shopping trolleys on the run
[[Adelaide]] - [[Melbourne]] - [[Sydney]]<br>
[[New South Wales]] - [[Queensland]] - [[South Australia]] - [[Tasmania]] - [[Victoria (Australia)]] - [[Western Australia]]


=== Citizens data initiative ===
{{Map
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[http://www.abs.gov.au/ Australian Bureau of Statistics] - [http://au.okfn.org/ Open Knowledge Foundation Australia]
{{CASwiki menu}}


Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Environment of Australia#State of the Environment reports|Australia, State of the Environment reports]]
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=== Community resources ===
'''External links'''


[http://communitylandtrust.com.au/ communitylandtrust.com.au]
* [[Wikipedia:Drought in Australia|Drought in Australia]], [[Wikipedia:Environment of Australia|Environment of Australia]], [[Wikipedia:Environmental issues in Australia|Environmental issues in Australia]], [[Wikipedia:Category:Environmental organizations based in Australia|Environmental organizations based in Australia]] (category), [[Wikipedia:Water security in Australia|Water security in Australia]]
 
=== Maps ===
 
[[commons:Atlas_of_Australia|Wikimedia Atlas of Australia]]
 
== Local communities in {{PAGENAME}} ==
 
<gallery>
Image:Jamison Valley, Blue Mountains, Australia - Nov 2008.jpg|[[New South Wales]]
Image:CityCycle launch mass ride (5228024680).jpg|[[Queensland]]
Image:Mt Lofty Botanic Garden Lake.jpg|[[South Australia]]
Image:Tahune-Air walk-Tasmania-Australia07.jpg|[[Tasmania]]
Image:Boat Houses at Brighton Beach.jpg|[[Victoria (Australia)]]
Image:South Perth, Western Australia 4.jpg|[[Western Australia]]
Image:Adelaide torrensandfestivalcentre.jpg|[[Adelaide]]
Image:Yarra River & City Skyline.jpg|[[Melbourne]]
Image:HydePark1 gobeirne.jpg|[[Sydney]]
Image:Greenwich park drawing1.jpg|[[Help:Creating a page|''Create a new page'']]
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== Interwiki links ==
 
Wikipedia: [[wikipedia:Australia|Australia]], [[wikipedia:Drought in Australia|Drought in Australia]], [[wikipedia:Environment of Australia|Environment of Australia]], [[wikipedia:Environmental issues in Australia|Environmental issues in Australia]], [[wikipedia:Category:Environmental organisations based in Australia|Environmental organisations based in Australia]] (category), [[wikipedia:Water security in Australia|Water security in Australia]]


[[Greenlivingpedia:|Greenlivingpedia]]: [[Greenlivingpedia:Category:Australia|Australia]] (category)
[[Greenlivingpedia:|Greenlivingpedia]]: [[Greenlivingpedia:Category:Australia|Australia]] (category)


== External links ==
* [https://www.environment.gov.au/ Department of the Environment], Australian Government
*[http://www.environment.gov.au/ Department of the Environment], Australian Government


'''References'''


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The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Australia. It's an introduction to local networks, groups, and events. Australia community action resources is a separate page.

  • News We compared land transport options for getting to net zero. Hands down, electric rail is the best, theconversation.com (Jul 29, 2024)
  • News Climate in the courtroom: all sides are using ‘green lawfare’, and it’s good for democracy, theconversation.com (Jul 15, 2024)
  • News First Nations woman one of seven global winners of prestigious Goldman prize for environmental activism, theguardian.com (Apr 29, 2024)

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Video gallery[edit | edit source]

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The Australian teen climate activists fighting for change - BBC World Service
Authors: BBC World Service, Apr 22, 2021
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Eco Villages Australia Intro
Authors: Eco Villages Australia, Jun 18, 2020
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Community Power Agency - Full length video about us
Authors: Community Power Agency, Jul 18, 2019
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How this all came about
Authors: Platform C, Oct 14, 2019
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Networks and sustainability initiatives[edit | edit source]

Community resources[edit | edit source]

communitylandtrust.com.au

Community involvement[edit | edit source]

  • The Australian Centre for Social Innovation, tacsi.org.au, added 15:57, 22 February 2021 (UTC)

Community energy[edit | edit source]

Maps

Solar PV Maps and Tools, Australian Photovoltaic Institute

Energy transition in Australia

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From Energy transition in Australia
World Solar Challenge 2015-Parade at Victoria Sqare in Adelaide, Australia

Greenpeace Australia Pacific (Energy [R]evolution[1]) and Beyond Zero Emissions (Zero Carbon Australia 2020[2]) have issued reports to claim that a transition to renewable energy can be affordably made in Australia in the very near term - in years rather than decades.

Climate action[edit | edit source]

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From Beyond Zero Emissions

Beyond Zero Emissions is an Australian climate change solutions think-tank, working with academics and in particular the University of Melbourne-based Melbourne Energy Institute. Driven by an understanding of climate change as an urgent threat to the wellbeing of both human societies and the broader Earth system, it releases detailed information on proposed policy packages and technological plans, to help enable informed debate on climate change mitigation. The goal of these reports and plans is to demonstrate that a move to a net zero emission economy in Australia is achievable and affordable in a relatively rapid timeframe.

Campaigns: The Transition Decade (Wikipedia): non-partisan shared campaign which is coordinated by an alliance of Australian community, social, and environmental groups, non-profits and NGO's. The initiative forms a unified plan to campaign, lobby and work to restore safe climate conditions and a sustainable future.

Climate change in Australia

The per-capita carbon footprint in Australia was rated 12th in the world by PNAS in 2011.

In 2013, the CSIRO released a report stating Australia is getting hotter. In 2014, the Bureau of Meteorology released a report on the state of Australia's climate, which highlighted several key points, including the dramatic increase in Australia's temperatures (particularly nighttime temperatures) and the increasing frequency of bush fires, droughts and floods which have all been linked to climate change.[4]

Ethical consumerism[edit | edit source]

Ethical consumer guide, The Ethical Consumer Group is a community based, not-for-profit network set up to help facilitate more sustainable purchasing practices for the everyday consumer.

Sustainable transport activism[edit | edit source]

Cycling activism[edit | edit source]

Critical Mass bicycle rides in Australia

Education for sustainability[edit | edit source]

Cool Australia, educating for a sustainable future

Urban sustainability[edit | edit source]

Australia is one of the most urbanized countries in the world. Many Australian cities have large urban footprints and are characterised by an unsustainable low density urban sprawl. This places demand on infrastructure and services which contributes to the problems of land clearing, pollution, transport related emissions, energy consumption, invasive species, automobile dependency and urban heat islands.

The urban sprawl continues to increase at a rapid rate in most Australian cities, particularly the state capital cities, all of which (with the exception of Hobart) are metropoleis. In some centres, such as Sydney and Greater Western Sydney, Greater Melbourne and South East Queensland large metropolitan conurbations threaten to extend for hundreds of kilometres and based on current population growth rates are expected to become megacities in the 21st century.

In recent years, some cities have implemented transit-oriented development strategies to curb the urban sprawl. Notable examples include Melbourne 2030, South East Queensland Regional Plan and the Sydney Metropolitan Strategy.[5]

Urban Reforestation, organization in Australia, which focuses on sustainable living in urban places.[6]

Ecological restoration Australia[edit | edit source]

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Mt Lofty Botanic Garden Lake.jpg

This page is the beginnings of a portal for Australia community action in response to Ecological emergency. See Ecological restoration for topic overview.

Food activism[edit | edit source]

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'From the Ground Up – Regenerative Agriculture'
Authors: festival21, Jul 28, 2019
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Australian City Farms and Community Gardens Network - Grow Free, "dedicated to making our food locally grown, organic and free" - Local Harvest, national initiative aiming to help people find local sources of food and grow their own - My Home Harvest - Open Food Network, openfoodnetwork.org.au - Solar cooking resources in Australia

Farmers' markets: Australian Farmers' Markets Association

Resources: Planning and running open farm days, openfoodnetwork.org

Reduce, reuse, repair and recycle[edit | edit source]

Reverse Garbage

Sharing[edit | edit source]

Open Shed

Social inclusion[edit | edit source]

Wikipedia:

Homelessness in Australia: The majority of long term homeless people are found in the large cities of Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, and Brisbane. It is estimated that on any given night approximately 105,000 people will be homeless.
Poverty in Australia: Some of the latest information on poverty in Australia comes from a study conducted by the Australian Council of Social Service in 2012. The Report, Poverty In Australia, shows that in 2010, after taking account of housing costs, an estimated 2,265,000 people or 12.5% of all people, including 575,000 children (17.3% of all children), lived in households below the most austere poverty line widely used in international research.

Campaigns[edit | edit source]

Don't Frack the Territory

About Australia[edit | edit source]

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From Wikipedia:Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands. It is the largest country by area in Oceania and the sixth-largest country in the world. Australia is the oldest, flattest, and driest inhabited continent, with the least fertile soils. It is a megadiverse country, and its size gives it a wide variety of landscapes and climates including deserts and tropical rainforests.

Near you[edit | edit source]

Adelaide - Melbourne - Sydney
New South Wales - Queensland - South Australia - Tasmania - Victoria (Australia) - Western Australia

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External links

Greenlivingpedia: Australia (category)

References

  1. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20110414080223/http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/resources/reports/climate-change/energy-revolution-scenario-full
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20160707022434/https://beyondzeroemissions.org/zero-carbon-australia-2020
  3. ↑ farmersforclimateaction.org.au, December 13, 2023
  4. ↑ wikipedia:Climate change in Australia
  5. ↑ wikipedia:Environmental issues in Australia#Urbanization
  6. ↑ wikipedia:Urban reforestation#Programs
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Authors Phil Green
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Language English (en)
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Created December 22, 2006 by Lonny Grafman
Last modified August 28, 2024 by Phil Green
Cite as Phil Green (2006–2024). "Australia community action". Appropedia. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
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