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== 2019 ==
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[[Melbourne]] becomes first city with all council infrastructure powered by renewables, Jan 16 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jan/17/melbourne-becomes-first-city-with-all-council-infrastructure-powered-by-renewables The Guardian]</ref><br clear=all>


== 2018 ==
== December 2023 ==


Climate change: Australian students skip school for mass protest, Nov 30 <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-46380418 BBC News]</ref>
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Communities lead governments on climate action, Nov 14 <ref>[https://reneweconomy.com.au/communities-lead-governments-on-climate-action-34328/ RenewEconomy]</ref>
== November 2023 ==


== 2017 ==
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New Report Outlines How Australian Cities Can Achieve Climate Resilience, Dec 13 <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/new-report-imagining-commons-transition-in-2040 @Shareable]</ref>
== October 2023 ==


Cities Are Driving a Public Library Boom in Australia, Apr 4 <ref>[https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/public-library-boom-australia-cities nextcity.org]</ref>
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Renewable energy spike led to sharp drop in emissions in Australia, Mar 9 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/09/renewable-energy-spike-led-to-sharp-drop-in-emissions-in-australia-study-shows The Guardian]</ref>
== September 2023 ==


Australian consortium launches world-first digital energy marketplace for rooftop solar, Feb 22 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2017/feb/23/australian-consortium-launches-world-first-digital-energy-marketplace-for-rooftop-solar The Guardian]</ref>
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Climate change: 90% of rural Australians say their lives are already affected, Jan 15 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/16/climate-change-90-of-rural-australians-say-their-lives-are-already-affected The Guardian]</ref>
== August 2023 ==


== 2016 ==
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Here are ​9 Aussie Towns Going 100% Renewable! Legends, Jun 22 <ref>[https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/9-australian-towns-going-100-renewable #renewables #climateaction @climatecouncil]</ref>
== June 2023 ==


'Largest community-owned' solar farm in Australia taking root in Canberra vineyard, Jun 28 <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/environment/energy-smart/largest-communityowned-solar-farm-in-australia-taking-root-in-canberra-vineyard-20160620-gpnu4k.html @smh]</ref>
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Australia's emissions rising and vastly underestimated, says report, Mar 18 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/mar/19/australias-emissions-rising-and-vastly-underestimated-says-report The Guardian]</ref>
== News sources ==


Australian first: Newstead aims to run on 100% renewable energy within five years, Feb 29 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/mar/01/australian-first-newstead-aims-to-run-on-100-renewable-energy-within-five-years The Guardian]</ref>
[http://theconversation.com/au/environment Environment and Energy Views and Research, The Conversation]


== 2015 ==
== See also ==
 
How an Australian Mining Town Became a Solar Power Trailblazer, December 20 <ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-20/how-an-australian-mining-town-became-a-solar-power-trailblazer bloomberg.com]</ref>
 
Organic farmers 'WWOOFing' mad as willing workers hit hard by working holiday visa changes, November 18 <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-13/organic-farmers-wwoofing-mad-as-willing-workers-hit-hard/6938276 Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref>
 
Australia’s first community owned retailer awarded licence, October 19 <ref>[http://onestepoffthegrid.com.au/australias-first-community-owned-retailer-awarded-licence/ One Step Off The Grid]</ref>
 
Blueprint for the future: Australia's first town to go emissions-free, October 6 <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/blueprint-for-the-future-australias-first-town-to-go-emissionsfree-20151005-gk1eua.html smh.com.au]</ref>


Australians prefer renewables: 84% say solar their ideal energy source, 69% wind, August 10 <ref>[http://reneweconomy.com.au/2015/australians-prefer-renewables-84-say-solar-their-ideal-energy-source-69-wind-90747 Renew Economy]</ref>
* [[Australia news]] (latest), [[Australia news/2021-2022|2021-2022]], [[Australia news/2018-2020|2018-2020]], [[Australia news/2016-2017|2016-2017]], [[Australia news/2014-2015|2014-2015]]
* [[Australia]]


Following Dutch Footsteps, Activists to Sue Aussie Government on Climate. Landmark ruling raised 'energy and appetite of the community to stand up and use the courts when government fouls them,' says environmental lawyer, June 30 <ref>[http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/06/30/following-dutch-footsteps-activists-sue-aussie-government-climate Common Dreams]</ref>
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== 2014 ==
 
Australia Blasted by Record Heat — Again, October 27 <ref>[http://www.climatecentral.org/news/australia-blasted-by-record-heat-again-18242 Climate Central]</ref>
 
Australia's 2013 heat waves linked to human-caused climate change, studies conclude, September 29 <ref>[http://news.sciencemag.org/climate/2014/09/australias-2013-heat-waves-linked-human-caused-climate-change-studies-conclude news.sciencemag.org]</ref>
 
Lord Howe Island tilts at renewable energy independence, July 29 <ref>[http://www.governmentnews.com.au/2014/07/lord-howe-island-tilts-renewable-energy-independence/ Government News]</ref>
 
Lismore City Council aims for 100 per cent renewables by 2023, May 21 <ref>[http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/lismore-city-council-aims-100-per-cent-renewables-2023 Renew Economy]</ref>
 
Climate change is already changing the Australian landscape, April 3 <ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/apr/04/climate-change-is-already-changing-the-australian-landscape theguardian.com]</ref>
 
Cattle prices tumble amid eastern Australia's drought, March 4 <ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-26433502 BBC News]</ref>
 
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== Comment ==
 
'''2019'''
 
'''Feb 11''' Regenerating forgotten urban places: 3000acres <ref>[https://locavoremagazine.co/regenerating-forgotten-urban-places-3000acres/ Locavore]</ref><br clear=all>
 
'''2017'''
 
Young people want walkable neighbourhoods, but safety is a worry, Dec 17 <ref>[http://theconversation.com/young-people-want-walkable-neighbourhoods-but-safety-is-a-worry-88081 theconversation.com]</ref>
 
Grow Free Improves Food Access in Australia, One Cart at a Time, Sep 11 <ref>[https://www.shareable.net/blog/grow-free-improving-food-access-in-australia-one-cart-at-a-time @Shareable]</ref>
 
What about the people missing out on renewables? Here's what planners can do about energy justice, Sep 10 <ref>[http://theconversation.com/what-about-the-people-missing-out-on-renewables-heres-what-planners-can-do-about-energy-justice-82975 theconversation.com]</ref>
 
'''2016'''
 
As doctors, we are worried about climate change, Nov 20 <ref>[http://www.smh.com.au/comment/as-doctors-we-are-worried-about-climate-change-20161119-gst9n7.html @smh]</ref>
 
People-powered: renewable energy project changes Indigenous lives in Barkly, Jul 26 <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/jul/26/people-powered-renewable-energy-project-changes-indigenous-lives-in-barkly The Guardian]</ref>
 
'''2015'''
 
Australia’s powerful web of grassroots climate resistance, December 17 <ref>[http://wagingnonviolence.org/feature/australia-flood-the-system-direct-action-melbourne/ wagingnonviolence.org]</ref>
 
Transition in Australia: an open letter to Transitioners, September 3 <ref>[https://www.transitionnetwork.org/blogs/rob-hopkins/2015-09/transition-australia-open-letter-transitioners Transition Network]</ref>
 
Cotton wool could save endangered Australian bird, August 31 <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-31/cotton-wool-could-save-endangered-australian-bird/6736632 ABC News]</ref>
 
Free seeds swapped for stories at urban farming studio, August 5 <ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-04/tch-seed-studio/6670024 Australian Broadcasting Corporation]</ref>
 
'''2014'''
 
Call to Action: Reclaim the Climate Movement (Australia), September 17 <ref>[http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-09-17/call-to-action-reclaim-the-climate-movement-australia resilience.org]</ref>
 
Connecting the dots to win on climate, February 26 <ref>[http://www.climatecodered.org/2014/02/connecting-dots-to-win-on-climate.html Climate Code Red]</ref>
 
=== News sources ===
 
[http://theconversation.com/au/environment Environment and Energy Views and Research, The Conversation]
 
== See also ==
*[[Australia]]


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CASwiki news articles have a focus on news of community action for sustainability. This article is an offshoot from Australia community action and is for news and comment in that global or international context. Image: Cyclists riding for the 350 climate action. Melbourne, October 24, 2009. Attribution: Takver from Australia
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  • News As the First Nations know, forests are ‘music to the soul’, positive.news (Apr 03, 2024)
  • News Teen activist Anjali Sharma wages war on government climate inaction from dorm room, abc.net.au (Mar 11, 2024)

December 2023[edit | edit source]

  • News ‘Betrayed’: NT communities angered after learning only industry was consulted on scrapped net zero policy, theguardian.com (Dec 04, 2023)

November 2023[edit | edit source]

  • News Never fly again? Go vegan? It was too hard. But I still cut my emissions by 61% and it made life simpler and better, Jo Clay, theguardian.com (Nov 03, 2023)

October 2023[edit | edit source]

  • News The ‘climate safe rooms’ keeping low-income Australians cool during heatwaves, theguardian.com (Oct 01, 2023)

September 2023[edit | edit source]

  • News Australian households on track to add near-record rooftop solar capacity to electricity grid, theguardian.com (Sep 26, 2023)
  • News Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035, theconversation.com (Sep 21, 2023)
  • News Our environmental laws are failing us in the face of the climate crisis, Tim Flannery, theguardian.com (Sep 09, 2023)

August 2023[edit | edit source]

  • News Slow train coming: only a genuine shift to rail will put NZ on track to reduce emissions, theconversation.com (Aug 22, 2023)
  • News Kerbside ferns and vertical gardens: transforming Melbourne’s ‘grotty’ laneways into urban oases, theguardian.com (Aug 04, 2023)

June 2023[edit | edit source]

  • News Landmark court win upholds protection for Gliders and Victoria’s forests, eastgippsland.net.au (Jun 27, 2023)
  • News Australia needs to reduce emissions to net zero by 2038 to do ‘fair share’ to contain global heating, analysis shows, The Guardian (Jun 18, 2023)

News sources[edit | edit source]

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See also[edit | edit source]

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