upstairs at the Parkview Hotel, Orange5.30pm Wednesday 4 December How do we tackle climate change? This means both to avoid the worst effects (climate mitigation) and to adapt to rapidly changing conditions (climate adaptation.) There are strategies that households, businesses and communities in the Orange region can adopt. We have learned about the climate projectionsContinue reading The third CLIMATE BEHIND THE HEADLINES talk from local experts
Next Wednesday afternoon we hold the second of this series of talks, and we ask: What does the future look like based onclimate projections and how can industries andcommunities respond? Grab a drink and then head upstairs for your chance to ask questions and discuss answers with local climate experts. We’ll have Andrew Rawson, AdjunctContinue reading The second CLIMATE BEHIND THE HEADLINES talk from local experts
Book Ticket Can we believe everything we read about climate change? Why are there school strikes for climate action? Why did Farmers For Climate meet in Orange this month? Why is this drought particularly bad? The first talk in a three-part series of Free Talks: Climate change basics — what we are observing about climateContinue reading First Talk from Local Experts – CLIMATE BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Climate change basics
Support the our local #SchoolStrike4Climate at the Orange #ClimateStrike this Friday! Bring a sign and support the voices of our young people standing up for their future. #ClimateStrike at Robertson Park, Orange This Friday 20 September 2pm-4pm Resources: Want to put something up in your window? Download the Orange event strike poster. Will you beContinue reading #ClimateStrike THIS FRIDAY
Everyone understands ‘food miles’, but not everyone understands the carbon footprint of the food we eat. One serve of the average Australian dinner is equal to the emissions of driving approximately 20kms in the average Australian car. Per serve. Per person. So a family of four is equal to about an 80km journey. We canContinue reading Low emissions diet = BIG impact on climate change
Summer Hill Creekcare, in conjunction with Charles Sturt University and Orange City Council, has a grant to provide habitat for fish and wildlife after the removal of the willows in 2018 between 1st and 2nd Crossing. But we need your help! WHEN: Sunday 1st September* 9:30-12:30, followed by free BBQ lunch WHERE: corner of BanjoContinue reading Calling For Volunteers For Habitat Creation Day at Clifton Grove, Orange
You have no doubt heard of the fabulous Swedish Teenager Greta Thunberg and the movement she has started called “Fridays for Future.” Following the success of the Global School Strike in March of this year, another global strike is planned for 20 September – this time involving not just students but adults too. The keyContinue reading Join together for – Global Climate Strike! – Friday 20 September
“Some things like putting solar cells on or buying an electric car are big outlays once every so often but modifying your diet is a small action, done frequently that can have a big impact and one that is also good for individual and community health. We must urgently revolutionise what we eat, how weContinue reading Guest speaker: James Karbowiak: “Food and climate change.”- 5:30pm Upstairs @ the Parkview Hotel
We believe Australia can be an affirming light in a time of despair, a global leader in transitioning to a carbon-free and socially just society, and that is why we wish our government to – Work with Australian land managers to stop land clearing, protect existing forests and grow new forests to absorb existingContinue reading Six sentences of hope for the future
From and the team who brought about the Paris Agreement, this podcast faces the climate crisis head-on but wants you to understand that we have the power to solve this. An amazing line-up of guest interviewees from all different angles from pop stars who get it, to world leaders to trusted environmental heroes like DavidContinue reading “Outrage and Optimism” – From Christian Figueres
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