Leadership Awards On the climate litigation front, with thousands beside her: Lawyer Hollie Kerwin We check in with Hollie Kerwin, who was named the 2022 Emerging Leader on Climate Action at the Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards.
Climate UN Committee issues first-time guidance for children’s rights in the climate crisis The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child has, for the first time, affirmed the children’s right to a sustainable environment.
Climate ‘Australia must stand with us’: Women on climate frontline urge more action Women are disproportionately impacted by the climate crisis, and yet they’re often the first to take action when disasters strike.
News & Views Parents sue EnergyAustralia for greenwashing over ‘carbon neutral’ marketing Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) have accused the energy company of misleading more than 400,000 customers over a product it marketed as “carbon neutral”.
Ed's Blog Australia sets gender and climate targets for foreign aid Gender and climate targets will be applied to pojects worth more than $3 million. But with no new funding announced, is it enough?
Climate The ‘duty of care’ bill is a chance for the government to show it cares about young people 19-year-old climate advocate Anjali Sharma has launched a campaign with Senator David Pocock to legislate a duty of care to young people.
Climate ‘Incredibly hard’: Climate disasters amid a cost-of-living crisis impacting women most acutely All Australians are living through the cost-of-living crisis, but throw in a climate disaster, and it’s hard to imagine how to manage it all.
Climate New climate study adds to the evidence that women are most impacted by extreme heat A new study has shown that women experience heat-related losses by 260 per cent, compared to 76 per cent for men.
News & Views Women in the Global South suffer the most from climate change. Australia’s ‘action’ will not keep them safe Australia’s peformative climate action does not go far enough to protect women and vulnerable communities from the worst impacts.
News & Views ‘We cannot save the world by playing by the rules’: Greta Thunberg fined at climate protest Climate activist Greta Thunberg has been fined for disobeying a police order to leave a climate protest last month.
Climate When you’re standing on the shoulders of giants, don’t forget to keep their fire burning Whether you disagree with their methods or not, one thing is undeniable: grassroots groups are the backbone of society and have shaped Australia in fundamentally positive ways.
Screen Actors demand better conditions for women as Turkiye re-elects Recep Tayyip Erdogan Actor Merve Dizdar used her Best Actress award at the Cannes Film Festival to highlight injustices faced by women in Turkiye.