Climate Action Merribek
@camerribek.bsky.social
Local Grassroots climate action group in Melbourne's northern suburbs of Merribek working on local, state, Federal Government & international climate justice action and advocacy since 2008. Member of CANA.
https://climateactionmerribek.org/
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Community messages to Albanese Government: Stop MiddleArm and Don’t Frack the NT
The community meeting at Coburg Town Hall on November 23 collected messages for Wills Labor MP Peter Khalil, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. We are delive…
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We passed on some messages on gas #fracking, gas expansion in the Northern Territory, to our Wills Labor MP Peter Khalil to share with the PM Albanese and Environment Minister Plibersek
#DontFrackTheNT #StopMiddleArm #ClimateJustice #ClimateDiary
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#DontFrackTheNT #StopMiddleArm #ClimateJustice #ClimateDiary
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Climate Action Merribek was one of 474 organisations to endorse the Banking on Climate Chaos report. In the League tables ANZ ranked 52, NAB ranked 56, Westpac ranked 60, and Commonwealth Bank ranked 62.
#ClimateCrisis #Finance #ANZ #NAB #Westpac #CommBank
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#ClimateCrisis #Finance #ANZ #NAB #Westpac #CommBank
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The World’s Banks are Still Betting on Fossil Fuel Industry Growth - Inside Climate News
The biggest funders of fossil fuel expansion are U.S. banks that, like those in other countries, are retreating on their climate commitments.
insideclimatenews.org
June 17, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Climate Action Merribek was one of 474 organisations to endorse the Banking on Climate Chaos report. In the League tables ANZ ranked 52, NAB ranked 56, Westpac ranked 60, and Commonwealth Bank ranked 62.
#ClimateCrisis #Finance #ANZ #NAB #Westpac #CommBank
insideclimatenews.org/news/1706202...
#ClimateCrisis #Finance #ANZ #NAB #Westpac #CommBank
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" they explained #FossilFuel gas expansion threat to water, community, and environment "
In a full Coburg Town Hall we welcomed traditional owners and activists from the NT to #Merribek: they explained #FossilFuel gas expansion threat to water, community, and environment, subsidised by Fed Gov.
#DontFrackTheNT #StopMiddleArm #ClimateJustice
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#DontFrackTheNT #StopMiddleArm #ClimateJustice
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Gas expansion in Northern Territory highlighted at Coburg Town Hall
On Saturday residents of Merribek and wider Melbourne heard directly from traditional owners and Territorians on the cultural, environmental and health impacts of gas expansion in the Northern Terr…
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June 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
" they explained #FossilFuel gas expansion threat to water, community, and environment "
Our blog to boost submissions to WA EPA on Woodside Browse Gas project. Submissions needed this weekend by June 10. You can join 2 or use CCWA template for your own submission. #SaveScottReef #Woodside #NoNewGas climateactionmerribek.org/2025/06/06/j...
Join a submission against Woodside’s Browse Gas drilling at Scott Reef
The Western Australian EPA has re-opened consultation on Woodside’s Browse Gas project. The successful Extension of Woodside North West Shelf depends upon Browse Gas project approval at both …
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June 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Our blog to boost submissions to WA EPA on Woodside Browse Gas project. Submissions needed this weekend by June 10. You can join 2 or use CCWA template for your own submission. #SaveScottReef #Woodside #NoNewGas climateactionmerribek.org/2025/06/06/j...
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Today, the Federal Court has made orders to protect Doctors for the Environment from adverse costs
This means the Court will hear their challenge to the offshore approval for the Scarborough Gas Project
Proud that EDO is acting for DEA in this important test case 👏
www.edo.org.au/2025/06/06/c...
This means the Court will hear their challenge to the offshore approval for the Scarborough Gas Project
Proud that EDO is acting for DEA in this important test case 👏
www.edo.org.au/2025/06/06/c...
Costs order enables Doctors for the Environment to run test case on Scarborough Gas Project approval - Environmental Defenders Office
Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) has won a Federal Court order that enables it to challenge NOPSEMA’s approval of the Scarborough Gas Project’s environment plan (EP). The court today made ...
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June 6, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Today, the Federal Court has made orders to protect Doctors for the Environment from adverse costs
This means the Court will hear their challenge to the offshore approval for the Scarborough Gas Project
Proud that EDO is acting for DEA in this important test case 👏
www.edo.org.au/2025/06/06/c...
This means the Court will hear their challenge to the offshore approval for the Scarborough Gas Project
Proud that EDO is acting for DEA in this important test case 👏
www.edo.org.au/2025/06/06/c...
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David Pope in Canberra Times
May 29, 2025 at 10:37 AM
David Pope in Canberra Times
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Recto - verso.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
May 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Recto - verso.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Labor provisionally approves North West Shelf Gas Carbon Bomb. Snap protest actions 30 May - 2 June. #Climatecrisis
Action: Protest outside office of Labor Peter Khalil MP
Where: Peter Khalil Office, 466-468 Sydney Road, Coburg
When: 11am Monday 2 June
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Action: Protest outside office of Labor Peter Khalil MP
Where: Peter Khalil Office, 466-468 Sydney Road, Coburg
When: 11am Monday 2 June
climateactionmerribek.org/2025/05/29/l...
May 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Labor provisionally approves North West Shelf Gas Carbon Bomb. Snap protest actions 30 May - 2 June. #Climatecrisis
Action: Protest outside office of Labor Peter Khalil MP
Where: Peter Khalil Office, 466-468 Sydney Road, Coburg
When: 11am Monday 2 June
climateactionmerribek.org/2025/05/29/l...
Action: Protest outside office of Labor Peter Khalil MP
Where: Peter Khalil Office, 466-468 Sydney Road, Coburg
When: 11am Monday 2 June
climateactionmerribek.org/2025/05/29/l...
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See @camerribek.bsky.social blog re transport issues in #Vicbudget for #Merribek climateactionmerribek.org/2025/05/21/a...
Advocacy win on Sunday Service 536 bus Fawkner to Glenroy in State budget
Sunday service funded in the State Budget for the 536 bus route from Glenroy station to Gowrie Station. This is an important advocacy win for Climate Action Merribek. But mixed progress on other tr…
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May 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
See @camerribek.bsky.social blog re transport issues in #Vicbudget for #Merribek climateactionmerribek.org/2025/05/21/a...
How Unprecedented record breaking floods in NSW affect Merri-bek households.
Hint: its through Insurance Premiums #NSWFloods #Insurance #Merribek
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Hint: its through Insurance Premiums #NSWFloods #Insurance #Merribek
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How Unprecedented record breaking floods in NSW affect Merri-bek
Flood disaster emergency in the NSW mid north coast and Hunter regions due to unprecedented record breaking torrential rain. Remember climate change means a warmer atmosphere carries more moisture …
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May 22, 2025 at 3:31 AM
How Unprecedented record breaking floods in NSW affect Merri-bek households.
Hint: its through Insurance Premiums #NSWFloods #Insurance #Merribek
climateactionmerribek.org/2025/05/22/h...
Hint: its through Insurance Premiums #NSWFloods #Insurance #Merribek
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The maps that show how climate change is driving up the cost of insuring #Melbourne homes.
A 59% increase in insurance premiums for #Merribek since 2020. #CostofLiving #Climatecrisis www.theage.com.au/environment/...
A 59% increase in insurance premiums for #Merribek since 2020. #CostofLiving #Climatecrisis www.theage.com.au/environment/...
May 19, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The maps that show how climate change is driving up the cost of insuring #Melbourne homes.
A 59% increase in insurance premiums for #Merribek since 2020. #CostofLiving #Climatecrisis www.theage.com.au/environment/...
A 59% increase in insurance premiums for #Merribek since 2020. #CostofLiving #Climatecrisis www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Landmark ‘Greenwashing’ Legal Case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social over ‘Carbon Neutral’ product closes with EnergyAustralia apology to customers #Carbonoffsets www.parentsforclimate.org/landmark_gre...
Landmark ‘Greenwashing’ Legal Case over ‘Carbon Neutral’ product closes with EnergyAustralia apology to customers
www.parentsforclimate.org
May 19, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Landmark ‘Greenwashing’ Legal Case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social over ‘Carbon Neutral’ product closes with EnergyAustralia apology to customers #Carbonoffsets www.parentsforclimate.org/landmark_gre...
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‘Nature positive’ is the language used because it’s literally the goal of the international nature agreement we’ve signed up to! A better idea would be explaining this to folks, not avoiding it! 🤦♀️
Federal EPA a ‘very high and immediate’ priority of Albanese government, environment minister says. Murray Watt also considering ditching the ‘nature positive’ title for Labor’s overhaul of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. #Auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Federal EPA a ‘very high and immediate’ priority of Albanese government, environment minister says
Murray Watt is also considering ditching the ‘nature positive’ title for Labor’s overhaul of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
www.theguardian.com
May 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
‘Nature positive’ is the language used because it’s literally the goal of the international nature agreement we’ve signed up to! A better idea would be explaining this to folks, not avoiding it! 🤦♀️
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Today, EnergyAustralia has been forced to admit what @australiainstitute.org.au research has long shown: Carbon offsets are a total sham & do nothing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Time for the govt to stop trumpeting them as the answer. They are not
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
Time for the govt to stop trumpeting them as the answer. They are not
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
May 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Today, EnergyAustralia has been forced to admit what @australiainstitute.org.au research has long shown: Carbon offsets are a total sham & do nothing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Time for the govt to stop trumpeting them as the answer. They are not
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
Time for the govt to stop trumpeting them as the answer. They are not
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
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Here it is, finally. The truth.
In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
May 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Here it is, finally. The truth.
In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
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“A review of scientific research has found that pedestrians and cyclists are 44% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV or light truck, compared to a passenger car.
The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”
The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”
Research shows SUVs and utes are the most deadly vehicles
SUVs and large utes are among the most popular vehicles for car buyers in Australia. They may also be the most deadly.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
May 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
“A review of scientific research has found that pedestrians and cyclists are 44% more likely to be killed in a collision with an SUV or light truck, compared to a passenger car.
The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”
The outlook is even more dire for children, who are 82% more likely to be killed when struck by the larger vehicles.”
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Alan Kohler on the dilemma facing the Liberals: Sussan Ley's choice: an electable climate policy or sticking with the Nationals. #Auspol #Climatewars www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05....
The Liberals will have to choose between the Nationals and the climate
It does not look feasible for a political party to succeed in Australia without a credible commitment to reducing carbon emissions.
www.abc.net.au
May 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Alan Kohler on the dilemma facing the Liberals: Sussan Ley's choice: an electable climate policy or sticking with the Nationals. #Auspol #Climatewars www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05....
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Updated fossil CO2 emission estimates from @robbieandrew.bsky.social
Based on the latest data, we estimate fossil CO2 emissions went up 0.9% in 2024.
Listen to his presentation here (starting about 8:55): cicero.oslo.no/no/arrangeme...
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Based on the latest data, we estimate fossil CO2 emissions went up 0.9% in 2024.
Listen to his presentation here (starting about 8:55): cicero.oslo.no/no/arrangeme...
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May 6, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Updated fossil CO2 emission estimates from @robbieandrew.bsky.social
Based on the latest data, we estimate fossil CO2 emissions went up 0.9% in 2024.
Listen to his presentation here (starting about 8:55): cicero.oslo.no/no/arrangeme...
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Based on the latest data, we estimate fossil CO2 emissions went up 0.9% in 2024.
Listen to his presentation here (starting about 8:55): cicero.oslo.no/no/arrangeme...
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Labor's super majority gives business certainty for the #EnergyTransition and further investment in renewables and storage projects. Labor’s victory has locked in an ingredient vital to supplying super cheap power. #Auspol www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Labor’s victory has locked in an ingredient vital to supplying super cheap power
In the long run, extraordinarily cheap energy is on the cards, but Australia has to do more to net a bigger bonanza.
www.theage.com.au
May 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Labor's super majority gives business certainty for the #EnergyTransition and further investment in renewables and storage projects. Labor’s victory has locked in an ingredient vital to supplying super cheap power. #Auspol www.theage.com.au/environment/...
Op Ed by Peter Hartcher: Explains the dynamic of the climate wars started by Abbott and Joyce to undermine and wreck Labor, are now producing conflict inside the Coalition with no climate policy to win back city and urban populations. #Auspol #ClimateWars www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Why Trump’s a term-long problem for the Coalition
Even in defeat, the Liberal Party faces a wicked conundrum. How can it distance itself from Trumpism while in coalition with the increasingly Trumpy National Party?
www.theage.com.au
May 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Op Ed by Peter Hartcher: Explains the dynamic of the climate wars started by Abbott and Joyce to undermine and wreck Labor, are now producing conflict inside the Coalition with no climate policy to win back city and urban populations. #Auspol #ClimateWars www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...
Explainer: Everything you need to know about Australia’s new home battery subsidy #EnergyTransition www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Everything you need to know about Australia’s new home battery subsidy
From eligibility to cost, here’s how households and businesses can take advantage of the cheaper home batteries program
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Explainer: Everything you need to know about Australia’s new home battery subsidy #EnergyTransition www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Federal EPA a ‘very high and immediate’ priority of Albanese government, environment minister says. Murray Watt also considering ditching the ‘nature positive’ title for Labor’s overhaul of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. #Auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Federal EPA a ‘very high and immediate’ priority of Albanese government, environment minister says
Murray Watt is also considering ditching the ‘nature positive’ title for Labor’s overhaul of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Federal EPA a ‘very high and immediate’ priority of Albanese government, environment minister says. Murray Watt also considering ditching the ‘nature positive’ title for Labor’s overhaul of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act. #Auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Analysis reveals Victoria’s coal-fired power stations are ‘unreliable’ as closures near. Reason enough for the rapid renewables and battery storage rollout being undertaken. #Coal #EnergyTransition www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Victoria's coal-fired power plants ageing and unreliable, report says
Victoria's coal-fired power stations recorded almost 40 breakdowns over the past summer, according to new analysis.
www.abc.net.au
May 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Analysis reveals Victoria’s coal-fired power stations are ‘unreliable’ as closures near. Reason enough for the rapid renewables and battery storage rollout being undertaken. #Coal #EnergyTransition www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05...
Climate Minister Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050. He accuses Sussan Ley’s Coalition of ‘keeping the climate wars going’ with decision to review net zero stance #Auspol #ClimateWars #Energytransition www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050
Climate change and energy minister accuses Sussan Ley’s Coalition of ‘keeping the climate wars going’ with decision to review net zero stance
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Climate Minister Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050. He accuses Sussan Ley’s Coalition of ‘keeping the climate wars going’ with decision to review net zero stance #Auspol #ClimateWars #Energytransition www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
New report by Climate Central looking at extreme heat risks to pregnancy and the change for the years 2020-2024. www.climatecentral.org/report/pregn...
For Melbourne: 15 days observed. 7 days added by climate change. 47% increase due to climate change. #Heathealth #Heatwave #ClimateCrisis
For Melbourne: 15 days observed. 7 days added by climate change. 47% increase due to climate change. #Heathealth #Heatwave #ClimateCrisis
May 17, 2025 at 11:02 AM
New report by Climate Central looking at extreme heat risks to pregnancy and the change for the years 2020-2024. www.climatecentral.org/report/pregn...
For Melbourne: 15 days observed. 7 days added by climate change. 47% increase due to climate change. #Heathealth #Heatwave #ClimateCrisis
For Melbourne: 15 days observed. 7 days added by climate change. 47% increase due to climate change. #Heathealth #Heatwave #ClimateCrisis
To the new environment minister, Murray Watt: it’s time to get reforms right, by Lyndon Schneiders, executive director of the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation. Long term reform much needed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
To the new environment minister, Murray Watt: it’s time to get reforms right | Lyndon Schneiders
Long-term reform is not going to be easy, but we have wasted 15 years and everyone has lost, especially the natural world
www.theguardian.com
May 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
To the new environment minister, Murray Watt: it’s time to get reforms right, by Lyndon Schneiders, executive director of the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation. Long term reform much needed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...