climate crisis

The urgency of tackling climate change is even higher for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and other First Nation peoples across the globe. They need to be part of the solution.

“I used to be proud to call myself Australian, but it has been infuriating to watch our Government’s response to climate crisis”

This report is the most important global assessment of climate change science yet, writes David Karoly, from the CSIRO.

The federal government has not yet committed to a target of achieving net zero emission by 2050, isolating Australia on the world stage.

Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe says there is can be no separation of climate justice from First Nations justice, and that Australia must establish a treaty with Indigenous people.

New Zealand has declared a climate emergency, with Jacinda Ardern telling parliament it is “an acknowledgement of the next generation”.

Other countries that have have not signed the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature, include China, the US, Brazil, and Russia.

Future generations and the world’s most vulnerable children are relying on us to act in their best interests, writes Susanne Legena.