Many children and young people are anxious about climate change, write Pauline Jones, Anne Hellwig and Annette Turney. What does it mean for their future? But can adults face the dilemma of how to talk to children about these incredibly serious issues without upsetting them further? We are...
Each year, Australian households discard about 2.5 million tonnes of food, write Trang Nguyen and Patrick O'Connor. Most (73%) of this food waste ends up in landfill. This is costly and contributes to escalating greenhouse gas emissions because food waste rotting in landfill produces methane. So...
Noam Peleg reports that the UN has recently outlined the obligations states have to protect them. Climate change is not just an environmental crisis, it’s a human rights crisis. And the humans to be most affected by climate catastrophe are the youngest ones: children. We have seen...
Last month, writes Arjuna Dibley, a significant victory for climate change was won behind closed doors. In 2020, Katta O’Donnell, then a 23-year-old university student in Melbourne, launched a world-leading class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth government. O’Donnell alleged that she and other investors in Australian-issued bonds...
Whether it's winter or summer energy costs that you are looking to reduce, these simple tips from an electrician may help you to reduce the costs — and save! Swap energy suppliers - Give your energy retailer a call and benchmark the price against other energy...
The Australian government recently released its federal budget (2023), and a group called Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) has responded to it. They are happy to see new funding for smart, long-term energy solutions that will help households and social housing reduce their costs....
Is acting on climate change as important as love and bedtime stories? by Craig Stanbury, Monash University Parenting on Earth: A Philosopher’s Guide to Doing Right by Your Kid—and Everyone Else by Elizabeth Cripps, pub The MIT Press. h/b RRP$27.95. What makes a good parent? Most would say a good...
Australian Parents for Climate Action welcomes the recent announcement that the NSW Government will fund another 18 schools to install solar and battery systems as part of its Smart Energy Schools Pilot project. The NSW Government solar program is the largest of its kind in Australia...
‘What am I supposed to do about all this really bad stuff?’ Phoebe Quinn and Katitza Marinkovic Chavez report that many young people feel anxious, powerless, sad and angry about climate change. Although there are some great resources on children’s eco-anxiety and climate distress, the vast majority...
A survey conducted online by Australian Parents for Climate Action in July and August 2022 asked 1000 households about their energy use, cost of living expenses and spending over the past three months. They found that 95% of families want help to be more energy...
