Apr 16, 2022 | Climate change, Climate change and health, Health
Source: Lens, Monash University, “Bushfire smoke, air quality and the risk to your health” Health impacts of climate change are happening everywhere. It is happening now and is getting worse. The World Health Organisation has declared climate change to be...
Aug 10, 2021 | Climate change and health, Climate Damage, Climate Emergency, Opinion
For far too long politicians and voters have avoided taking climate action because it is difficult or because they can leave it to future generations. The “too hard” option is now the only option. Massive change is already taking place. We must take immediate action...
Aug 1, 2021 | Climate change and health, Gas, Lighter Footprints Events, Taking Action
July’s meeting looked at Australia’s relationship with fossil gas at two scales, firstly, at a mega scale, looking at national and Victorian gas expansion plans with Friends of the Earth legendary campaigner Cam Walker, and secondly in our own backyard...
Jul 12, 2021 | Climate change and health, Climate Damage, Climate Policy, Communicating climate change, Lighter Footprints Working Groups, No category, Taking Action
Lighter Footprints is getting out on the streets! Together with our friends at the Kooyong Climate Change Alliance we will be holding street stalls on Saturday mornings, in shopping centres around Boroondara. We will be providing high quality information about making...
Jun 26, 2021 | Climate change and health, Climate Damage, Climate Policy, Climate psychology, Communicating climate change, Gas
Woodside’s intent to develop its Scarborough gas reservoir is deeply at odds with its commitment to net-zero by 2050 and the company’s stated imperative to act on climate change. Contrary to comments made by Woodside’s acting chief executive Meg O’Neill recently on...
