Real climate leadership comes from the grassroots up. On September 8, 350 Australia is helping organise rallies in cities and towns around Australia to demand our local leaders commit to building a fossil free world that puts people and justice before profit. No more stalling, no more delays: it’s time for a fast and fair transition to 100% renewable energy for all.

By Glen Klatovsky, Deputy CEO 350 Australia  Decades ago the scientific community began to raise concerns about how humanity was changing our climate. Dire predictions began to emerge. More heat in the atmosphere means more energy means greater heat-waves, stronger storms, bigger wildfires and more devastating droughts. 2018 has demonstrated all of these impacts and more.

By Glen Klatovsky, 350 Australia Deputy CEO The National Energy Guarantee (NEG) represents the culmination of more than a decade of policy chaos from Canberra on the issues of energy and climate. The NEG is the result of the disastrous leadership of the climate denialists in the federal Coalition, the crude anti-science functionaries of the coal industry in this country.

A storm has been brewing over Liddell’s future. Picture by Glen Klatovsky   A look inside the crumbling Liddell Power Station in the Hunter Valley brings the debate about our national energy future into clear focus. Run down, dangerous and expensive, Liddell is the perfect symbol of the decline of the coal industry.

Are you ready to put pressure on leaders in Australia to step up their climate action? This week, over 500 people signed up to watch our #RiseForClimate webinars explaining why on September 8 we’re planning hundreds of rallies in cities and towns around the world to demand our local leaders commit a fast and fair transition to 100% renewable energy for all.