[Oz-envirolink] Joint Declaration - Climate Action Groups

[Anne Goddard]

60 Climate Change Action Groups across Australia have untied under this 
Joint Declaration .



To: Prime Minister John Howard MP



To: Leader of the Opposition Kevin Rudd MP



8 November 2007



Dear Mr. Howard and Mr. Rudd



A joint declaration from the citizens' Climate Action groups of Australia



We are writing to both of you as one voice from the abundant citizens' 
climate change action groups that have formed across Australia. The 
existence of our many groups is the result of mounting anxiety in the 
population about the lack of effective action delivered so far on reducing 
our nation's greenhouse gas emissions, and the disappointing policies on 
offer from both of your parties at this critical time.



Our members are drawn from the spectrum of this country's people, from 
urban, rural and regional areas. They include small and large business 
operators and directors, parents, students, grandparents, farmers, migrants, 
and public service and other employees. Diverse and often dissimilar, we all 
share a common wish to see far more effective measures undertaken by our 
leaders to avert the dangerous climate change that scientists across the 
globe predict.



It is clear to us that the climate change initiatives proposed by both major 
parties, at the time of writing, will not bring about the necessary 
reductions in emissions to keep global warming below the danger threshold 
(agreed by the IPCC) of 2°C above pre-industrial levels by the time our 
young children reach adulthood.



There is a wealth of knowledge in the public domain regarding climate 
change, its current and predicted effects, its causes and, increasingly, the 
necessary steps and options to curb Australia's contribution to this global 
crisis.



The existence of our many groups demonstrates a widespread understanding 
amongst voters about the need for sweeping, legislated changes to industry 
and society to tackle climate change effectively (a prime example being the 
comprehensive Climate Protection Bill developed by Climate Action Coogee and 
endorsed by 60 citizens' climate action groups.)



We are writing to clearly express to you that:



A. Many Australians are prepared to make the necessary changes to our 
lifestyles to avert threatening climate change, including paying more for 
electricity.



B. We expect our government to swiftly impose measures that will cut 
greenhouse emissions from industry and domestic society to safe levels, and 
we will support and respect such leadership on this critical matter.



C. We are very much aware that there are substantial numbers of highly 
credible research papers and reports that demonstrate the viability of 
currently available, clean, renewable energy sources as being able to 
deliver the bulk of the energy needs of this country.



D. We are acutely aware of the significant contribution of the coal industry 
to climate change, both here and overseas, and are not convinced by the 
clean coal pathway. Exports of Australian coal contribute more to global 
greenhouse gases than all of Australia's emissions combined. Worldwide, 
there is no proven, working model for sequestering greenhouse gas emissions 
from coal-fired power plants. The technology to provide 'clean coal' may 
never come to fruition, yet time is of the essence. We feel that any party 
that consents to the expansion of such a dangerous industry in this age is 
not acting responsibly, or in the public interest.



E. We remain opposed to the expansion of the nuclear industry for all the 
risks it continues to pose globally and locally.



On behalf of the undersigned Australian citizens' climate action groups, we 
ask that the Liberal Party of Australia and the Australian Labor Party 
pledge to:



1.      Legislate a greenhouse emissions reduction target of at least 30% 
below 1990 levels by 2020, to put this country on track for an emissions 
reduction target of at least 90% below 1990 levels by 2050, aimed at keeping 
the global mean temperature increase from pre-industrial levels to below 
2°C.



2.      Legislate a renewable energy target of at least 25% by 2020.





3.      Cease the approvals of new or expanded coalmines, coal-fired power 
stations and coal export infrastructure, and support the development of 
alternative, sustainable industries in coal-mining regions.



4.      Adopt a target of zero energy growth by 2010 with annual reductions 
thereafter, through increased energy efficiency and demand management.



5.      Abandon any plans for the expansion of uranium mining and export, 
and the development of nuclear power stations.



We look forward to your response.



Sincerely,



Alison Potter for

Climate Change Balmain-Rozelle

PO Box 890

Rozelle NSW 2039

alisonp at datacodsl.com

6 members, 500 supporters



The Climate Change Action Group

15 Franklin St

South Bundaberg, Qld 4670

anne (at) globalclimatechangeaction.org

80 global members, 962 supporters including the Australian Greens, The 
Australian Democrats and The Socialist Alliance




Eat Cake and Save the World

78 Hope St

Brunswick VIC 3056

quietheart at optusnet.com.au



Ballina Climate Action Network

PO Box 787

Ballina NSW 2478

tony at eco-options.com.au



Climate Action Newcastle Inc

PO Box 2359

Dangar NSW 2309

can at climateaction.org.au

50 members, 500 supporters



Grey Power Community -

Eastern Suburbs, Ryde/Epping, Northern Beaches and other areas

GPO Box 3307

Sydney NSW 2001

info at greypower.org.au

250 supporters





Glen Eira Climate Action Group

c/- 3 Claire St

McKinnon VIC 3204

abccc at iprimus.com.au

13 members



Ashgrove Climate Action Group

23 Caneby Street

Ashgrove QLD 4060

emma at gwhiz.com.au

200 supporters



Kyogle Climate Action Network

c/o 321 Blackhorse Creek Rd

Black Horse Creek via Kyogle NSW 2474

anshakti at hotmail.com

30 members



Citizens Climate Campaign

7 Mission St

Katoomba NSW 2780

climatez at aapt.net.au

1084 members in many parts of Australia



Maroubra Climate Action

2 Oorana Ave

Phillip Bay NSW 2036

gjoesq at exemail.com.au



Mansfield Environment and Climate Action

Shop 3, 12-22 Highett Street

Mansfield VIC 3722

s_keane1 at activ8.net.au

50 members



L.I.V.E. (Locals Into Victoria's Environment)

22 Young Street

Albert Park VIC 3206

deb_hart at bigpond.com

200 members



Adelaide Hills Climate Action Group

PO Box 1145

Stirling SA 5152

janet at ngeringa.com

14 members 69 supporters





Bayside Climate Change Action Group

23 Nelson Street

Sandringham VIC 3191

forcey5 at bigpond.net.au

450 families



Melbourne and Batman Climate Action Coalition

56 Lucerne Cres

Alphington VIC 3078

climateforums at gmail.com

13 members



Lake Macquarie Climate Action Inc

6 Corwen Close

Cardiff South NSW 2285

gppears at internode.on.net



WeCan - Western Community Action Network

PO Box 926

Williamstown VIC 3016

wecan at iinet.net.au

6 members



Hills Against Global Warming

41 Solander Rd

Kings Langley NSW 2147

hillsagw at bigpond.com



Climate Change Australia - Hastings Branch

PO Box 2389

Port Macquarie NSW 2444

jem at impactenviro.com.au



WE CAN - Willunga Environs Climate Action Network

14 Hill Street

Willunga  SA  5172

chriselambert at optusnet.com.au



Ryde Gladesville Climate Change Action Group

PO Box 2064

Boronia Park NSW 2111

info at climatechangerg.org



Shoalhaven Clean Energy for Eternity

138 Princes Hwy

Milton NSW 2538

little_earth at internode.on.net





Jamberoo FutureCare

PO Box 97

Jamberoo NSW 2533

jamberoofuturecare at gmail.com



Climate Action Bondi (CAB)

58 Bondi Rd PO

Bondi NSW 2026

climate.action.bondi at gmail.com



Maroondah Climate Change Action - MaCCA

9 Dirkala Ave

Heathmont VIC 3135

ask at macca.org.au

17 members 200 supporters



BREAZE  - Ballarat Renewable Energy and Zero Emissions

P.O. Box 319W

Ballarat West VIC 3350

info at breaze.org.au

455 online members, 200 financial members



Watershed

Rose Cottage, Goolwa Road

Middleton SA 5213

roseonmain at hotmail.com

27 members



Green Coast Catalysts

PO Box 216

Bangalow NSW 2479

walshems at ozemail.com.au

6 active members



The Courthouse Group (aka Newtown Local Climate Action Group)

c/o Tim Luckett

Brennan MacCallum Building (A18)

University of Sydney NSW 2006

courthouse.group at gmail.com



Binalong Climate Action Network

11 Queen Street

Binalong NSW 2584

oldroyalbinalong at ruraloz.com.au

12 active members





YCAN! (Yarra Climate Action Now!)

C/o - 21 Mater St

Collingwood VIC 3066

yarraclimateactionnow at gmail.com

180 supporters



Pine Rivers Climate Action Network

C/o - 1062  Dayboro Rd

Kurwongbah QLD 4503

pineriversCAN at gmail.com

10 active members and 60 supporters



Nillumbik Climate Action Now

C/o - 145 Thompson Crescent

Research VIC 3095

nillumbik.can at hotmail.com

60 members



Cool Change Adelaide

6 Wyatt Street

Glenelg East  SA  5045

coolchangeadelaide at gmail.com

12 members



Murrindindi Climate Network Coordinator
PO BOX 246
Alexandra VIC 3714
info at murrindindiclimatenetwork.org.au



People for Environmental Protection

PO Box 2032

Mt Waverley VIC 3149

gcourtenay at netspace.net.au

18 members



Geelong Sustainability Group

PO Box 4236
Geelong VIC 3220

martobe at vic.chariot.net.au

60 members/supporters



Energycare

GPO Box 84

Adelaide SA 5001

crr at senet.com.au

12 local members





WATCH (Wodonga Albury Towards Climate Heath)

2 Drewett Rd

West Wodonga VIC 3690

lizettejohn at iprimus.com.au



Climate Action Pittwater

474 Barrenjoey Road

Avalon NSW 2107

Linda at atelierhaefeli.com.au



Climate Change Australia (Clarence Branch)

c/- Environment Centre

31 Skinner St

South Grafton NSW 2460

clarenceclimate at yahoo.com.au

29 members



Bellingen Climate Action Group

1 Church Street Lane

Bellingen, NSW 2454

steeringcommittee at ecobello.org.au

150 supporters



Mosman Clean Energy for Eternity

c/- John Warburton

PO Box 703

Mosman NSW 2088

mosman at cleanenergyforeternity.net.au



CANWin - Climate Action Now Wingecarribee

PO Box 531

Bowral NSW 2576

secretary at canwin.org.au

79 financial members 207 associate members



Lighterfootprints

15 Faversham Rd

Canterbury VIC 3126

ci at the.inter.net.au

 20 members 300 supporters



Clean Energy For Eternity SE NSW

 - Bega, Eurobodalla, Snowy River, Cooma-Monaro, Shoalhaven

14 Canning St

Bega NSW 2550

admin at cleanenergyforeternity.net.au





Just Rights Queensland

 44 Fenton Street

Fairfield Qld 4103

campaign at justrightsqld.org

300+ members



Nimbin Climate Action Group

PO Box 379

Nimbin NSW 2480

robyn at prmaculture.com.au



Climate Action Coogee

1 Walker St

Redfern NSW 2016

climateactioncoogee at gmail.com

150 supporters



COOLmob

NT Environment Centre

PO Box 2120

Darwin NT 0810

coolmob at ecnt.org



South Woden SEE-Change

41 Wilsmore Cres
Chifley ACT 2606

Gough50 at tpg.com.au



Climate Action Denmark

PO Box 142

Denmark WA 6333

climateactiondenmark at westnet.com.au

30 members



ParraCAN - Parramatta Climate Action Network

c/- PO Box 128

Granville NSW 2142

info at parracan.org.au

8 members, 100 supporters







CLEAN (Cowra Low Emissions Action Network)

c/- 40 Taragala St

Cowra NSW 2794

jdurden at mail.com

20 members



Sutherland Climate Action Network

Box 589 PO
Sutherland NSW 1499

scan at sutherlandcan.org.au

166 supporters



Mount Alexander Sustainability Group

233 Barker St, PO Box 1043

Castlemaine VIC 3450

dc at masg.org.au

490 financial members



Yarra Valley Climate Action Group

PO Box 23

Ivanhoe Vic 3079

mawj at bigpond .com



A Grand Stand for the environment

(a group of concerned Seniors and Grandparents  in the City of Manningham)

PO Box 637

Templestowe Vic 3106.

algapritch at westnet.com.au

50 supporters


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