Labor and related links
- Wayne Swan Speech: Winning the Battle Against the Climate Deniers & Staying on the Right Side of History March 2020
- Chifley Research Centre, Protecting the Future: Federal Leadership for Australia's Environment, November 2018
- Make our future renewable campaign on ALP national site
- International Trade Union Confederation climate change page
- Creating Jobs – Cutting Pollution: The roadmap for a cleaner, stronger economy (PDF) Joint ACTU / ACF report
- LEAN social media highlights (May 2016 onward)
External resources and links
Climate change: advocacy and policy | Climate science | FAQs and responding to climate denial | Australian government sites | Other climate change links | Renewable energy research, finance and industry bodies | Clean energy news | Australian environmental organisations - general | Other environmental links and networks | News sites
Note that provision of links does not constitute endorsement of content on external sites linked. The organisations linked here represent a wide range of opinion and expertise in Australian society and beyond. LEAN and the ALP do not control and are not responsible for content of external pages linked. Please contact us if you have updated links to suggest.
Climate change: advocacy and policy
Climate Commission and Climate Council
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Climate Council
Independent expert information. Citizen funded replacement for the Climate Commission, which was abolished by Tony Abbott's Government.
Information resources include Guide to communicating climate change in Australia | Summary of Climate Authority report | Record weather and climate change | Bushfires and climate change -
Climate Commission archive
National Library archive of the materials of the Climate Commission - abolished by Tony Abbott's Government as one of their first acts - including reports and publications, presentations and slides, animations and posters
Climate Change Authority
The Authority (established by Labor; threatened with abolition by the Coalition government) provides independent advice on Australia’s emissions reduction targets and other climate change initiatives.
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The Targets and Progress Review Final Report (including recommended emissions cuts of 40-60% by 2030) was released on 27 February 2014.
Other Australian organisations
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The Climate Institute
Independent research and communications organisation focused on highlighting impacts of climate change and finding solutions. Frequent news updates and resources including comparison of climate policies for the 2013 Federal Election (PDF) -
Beyond Zero Emissions Australia
Research and advocacy organisation promoting ten year transition plan to zero emissions for Australia. Extensive resources on site including buildings plan, stationary energy plan, fact sheets, podcasts -
350 Australia
Organisation promoting action to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere from current levels approaching 400 parts per million to below 350 ppm. -
Australian Youth Climate Coalition
Movement of over 90,000 young people - Climate Reality project - Australian Conservation Foundation
- Climate Action Network Australia
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
- UN Framework Convention on Climate Change News, developments and archives - includes Paris agreement text and information
Climate science
- CSIRO climate change page
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Australian Bureau of Meteorology climate change page
- NASA climate change page
- US Environment Protection Agency climate change page
FAQs and responding to climate denial
- NASA climate FAQ
- Climate science FAQs and busting denialist myths: Over 170 common climate denial myths busted, from skepticalscience.com
- DeSmog Blog : Leading international site responding to climate misinformation campaigns
- Reality drop Selection of climate truths and climate denial lies
- How to talk to a climate skeptic from grist.org: stages of denial; scientific topics; types of argument and arguments by levels of sophistication
- FAQs: University Corporation for Academic Research (US universities and colleges cooperative venture)
- The Guardian: The Ultimate Climate Change FAQ Published 2011 but still relevant
- Renewable energy FAQs: from Energy Matters
Australian government climate sites
- Commonwealth
- NSW
- Victoria
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Western Australia See also climate change management toolkit
- Tasmania
- ACT
- Northern Territory ??
Other climate change links
- International Energy Agency climate change page
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The Carbon Map
See the world mapped by historical emissions, carbon reserves, people at risk and more - Carbon visuals : What if CO2 wasn't invisible?
Renewable energy research, finance, industry and advocacy bodies
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Australian Renewable Energy Agency
Established to make renewable energy solutions more affordable and increase the amount of renewable energy used in Australia. Site includes details of wide range of initiatives and funded projects . Grants function announced to be removed by Turnbull government March 2016. -
Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Legislated fund dedicated to investing in clean energy. Very successful commercially and environmentally as detailed by site -
Clean Energy Council
Peak industry body for over 550 Australian clean energy companies and 4500 solar installers. -
Australian Solar Council
Peak solar industry body -
Solar Citizens
Campaign for rooftop solar in Australia -
Australian Wind Alliance
Advocacy for wind power for clean energy and regional jobs -
Community Power Agency
Advocacy, policy and support on community renewable energy
Clean energy news
- RenewEconomy Clean energy news and analysis of the new industrial revolution, from Australia and around the world.
Australian environmental organisations - general
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Australian Conservation Foundation
Campaigns and resources on climate change | land and forests | new economics | Northern Australia and nuclear free | Oceans and rivers | Sustainable living - Australian Student Environment Network
- Conservation councils: ACT | NSW | NT | Qld | SA | Tasmania | Victoria | WA
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Friends of the Earth Australia
Federation of local groups. Campaigns on climate justice, nanotechnology, maintenance of Federal environmental standards and more -
Melbourne University Sustainable Society Institute
Work on issues including climate change; water food and energy; urban futures; biodiversity and conservation -
Total Environment Centre
Campaigns and resources on climate change | green energy action | natural areas | healthy green living | urban sustainability | waste and recycling -
The Wilderness Society
Campaigns on natural heritage sites around Australia -
World Wildlife Fund Australia
Campaigns on critical areas and species and on reducing humanity's ecological footprint including climate change, through approaches including transforming markets towards sustainability and policy briefs
Other environment links, networks and resources
- Homepage for Convention on Biological Diversity
- Climate Action Network Australia: grassroots environment links and resources
- Environmental Jobs Network organisations links page
- OECD environmental data and indicators
- Environment360 from Yale University
- Massive Open Online Courses : environment list
Environment news - general
Last updated November 2022