Links
See Climate Action Newtown on…
- facebook – http://www.facebook.com/ClimateActionNewtown
- twitter – http://twitter.com/climatenewtown
- flickr – http://www.flickr.com/photos/climateactionnewtown/
Other local action groups in Sydney
Local groups around Australia are working on campaigns for a safe climate future. To check out a few of those in Sydney and surrounds, see:
- Climate Action Sydney Eastern Suburbs – http://www.cases.org.au/
- Climate Change Balmain Rozelle – http://www.climatechangebr.org/
- Climate Action Burwood Ashfield – http://www.climateactionburwoodashfield.org/
- Ryde Gladesville Climate Change Action Group – http://www.climatechangerg.org/
- Climate Action North Sydney – http://www.facebook.com/pages/Climate-Action-North-Sydney/116275385081002
- Mosman Clean Energy for Eternity – http://www.mosmancefe.org.au/
- Manly Warringah Climate Action Group – http://sydneycommunities.org.au/999.html
- Climate Action Pittwater – http://www.climateactionpittwater.org.au
- Parramatta Climate Action Network – http://www.parracan.org/
- Katoomba Area Climate Action Now – http://katoombacan.org/
- Lithgow Environment Group – http://www.community.lithgow.com/community_lithgowEnvGroup.html
- Central Coast Climate Action Group – http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=306801344916&ref=search
- Rising Tide Australia (Newcastle) – http://risingtide.org.au/
- Climate Action Newcastle – http://www.climateaction.org.au/
- Sutherland Climate Action Network – http://www.sutherlandcan.org.au/
- Climate Action Now! Wingecarribee – http://www.canwin.org.au/
- Wollongong Climate Action Network – http://www.wcan.org.au/
National networks
National networks can provide information on activities of local groups and organisations around the country as well as up-to-date details on campaigns and issues. See:
- Australian Climate Summit – http://www.climatesummit.org.au/
- Climate Action Network Australia – http://www.cana.net.au/
- Climate Movement – http://www.climatemovement.org.au/
Organisations & Campaigns
- 350.org – http://www.350.org/
- Transition Decade Alliance – http://www.t10.net.au/
- Australian Youth Climate Coalition – http://www.aycc.org.au/
- Greenpeace – http://www.greenpeace.org/australia/
- Get Up! – http://www.getup.org.au/
- Beyond Zero Emissions – http://beyondzeroemissions.org/
- Replace Hazelwood – http://www.replacehazelwood.org.au/
- No New Coal – http://www.greenpeace.org.au/climate/GI-nswcoal.html
- Safe Climate Australia – http://www.safeclimateaustralia.org/
Click here to see the campaigns CAN is working on, and click here to check out our previous and future events.
Climate change
For more on the science behind climate change, as well as the future and present effects, check out some of the following links:
- CSIRO & Bureau of Meteorology’s joint State of the Climate report
- The UK Met Office – Climate Monitoring and Data Sets
- NASA – GISS Surface Temperature Analysis
- Australian Academy of Science – The Science of Climate Change – Questions and Answers August 2010
- US National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration State of the Climate Report 2009
- Copenhagen Climate Conference Synthesis Report March 2009
- Greenpeace’s Dealing in Doubt
- How to get to 100% renewable energy in Australia by 2020 by Beyond Zero Emissions – Zero Carbon Australia 2020 – Stationary Energy Report
- Safe Climate Australia’s Safe Climate Transition Plan
- RealClimate blog – a blog by climate scientists discussing science in a very scientific way
- DeSmog Blog – clearing the PR pollution that clouds climate science
- Skeptical Science – download the iPhone app!
What Next?
So climate change is scary stuff, right? Well together, we can do something about it – why not get involved?
