News & Views Michele Bullock on why climate change poses acute uncertainty to the economy Incoming Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock has said the uncertainty posed by climate change to the economy is “acute”.
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 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 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 David Pocock’s new bill would impose a duty of care on the government to protect children from climate harm Should the government have a duty of care to protect young people and future generations from climate harm? Independent Senator David Pocock believes so.
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.
Climate The guilt I feel being a mum in the midst of a changing climate Bianca Sands, a member of Parents for Climate Action, explains why she sees speaking up on climate change as a duty of care as a parent.
News & Views Older Swiss women take their government to court over climate policies A group of Swiss women are taking their government to court claiming its failure to act on climate change is a violation of their human rights.
News & Views A ‘hard cap’ on emissions and a pollution trigger: The Greens secure climate deal with Labor The Greens have agreed to pass Labor’s Safeguard Mechanism announcing a deal that includes a “hard cap” on emissions and a pollution trigger.
News & Views IPCC report: the world must cut emissions and urgently adapt to the new climate realities This decade is the critical moment for making deep, rapid cuts to emissions, and acting to protect people from dangerous climate impacts we can no longer avoid.
News & Views We won’t solve the climate crisis until we vote out career politicians As long as our parliament is dominated by a whopping male, party-based career politicians, the real issues that affect women and children will continue to be ignored.
Climate What a girl wants: young women and girls are shaping our shared future on climate If we want to see urgent and equitable climate action, we must create more opportunities for young women to be part of these conversations
