Rod Mitchell
@rodmitch5.bsky.social
National Chair, Citizen's Climate Australia ccl.org.au and advocate for climatedividend.org.au
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We welcome this acknowledgement and apology from EnergyAustralia, marking a major win. It is the first legal case of its kind in the country to protect the public from “carbon neutral” greenwashing.
See the SMH piece here: www.smh.com.au/environment/...
See the SMH piece here: www.smh.com.au/environment/...
EnergyAustralia apologises over offsets after greenwashing lawsuit
EnergyAustralia apologises and ditches offsets after a greenwashing lawsuit exposed its Go Neutral claims as misleading to consumers.
www.smh.com.au
May 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
We welcome this acknowledgement and apology from EnergyAustralia, marking a major win. It is the first legal case of its kind in the country to protect the public from “carbon neutral” greenwashing.
See the SMH piece here: www.smh.com.au/environment/...
See the SMH piece here: www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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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
www.theguardian.com/business/202... Ken Henry calls for a carbon tax on Australia's fossil fuels to address intergenerational inequality. Priceourpollution.com.au does that and much more!
‘Wilful acts of bastardry’: former Treasury secretary says young Australian workers ‘robbed’ by tax system
Ken Henry made comments at a tax summit in Melbourne, arguing fiscal drag is seeing taxes go up while real incomes fall
www.theguardian.com
February 20, 2025 at 9:55 PM
www.theguardian.com/business/202... Ken Henry calls for a carbon tax on Australia's fossil fuels to address intergenerational inequality. Priceourpollution.com.au does that and much more!
"additional warming, towards 2 degrees, might still be avoided if rapid and stringent mitigation strategies are enacted today. Not tomorrow. Today". Can't be done without a comprehensive, whole economy priceourpollution.com.au
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reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-ac...
Fortescue accelerates “real zero” campaign amid grim times for climate action
Fortescue has published an open letter calling for the Australian government to commit to the end of fossil fuel use entirely.
reneweconomy.com.au
February 14, 2025 at 12:22 AM
"additional warming, towards 2 degrees, might still be avoided if rapid and stringent mitigation strategies are enacted today. Not tomorrow. Today". Can't be done without a comprehensive, whole economy priceourpollution.com.au
reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-ac...
reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-ac...
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“You can see what happens when you don’t take action to address inequalities over time – that can lead to a lack of trust, a lack of social cohesion, and ultimately, polarisation.”
Price Pollution - Pay People priceourpollution.com.au
“You can see what happens when you don’t take action to address inequalities over time – that can lead to a lack of trust, a lack of social cohesion, and ultimately, polarisation.”
Price Pollution - Pay People priceourpollution.com.au
Share of wealth held by Australia’s poorest falls sharply since 2004 – report
Study by Monash University recommends spending increase to fix inequalities in housing, health and education
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2025 at 9:39 PM
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
“You can see what happens when you don’t take action to address inequalities over time – that can lead to a lack of trust, a lack of social cohesion, and ultimately, polarisation.”
Price Pollution - Pay People priceourpollution.com.au
“You can see what happens when you don’t take action to address inequalities over time – that can lead to a lack of trust, a lack of social cohesion, and ultimately, polarisation.”
Price Pollution - Pay People priceourpollution.com.au
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Price Pollution and Pay People would go a long way towards ending the trickle up economics that Patriotic Millionaires are calling out www.priceourpollution.com.au
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January 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Price Pollution and Pay People would go a long way towards ending the trickle up economics that Patriotic Millionaires are calling out www.priceourpollution.com.au
White warned that the Covid pandemic had shown the dangers of “trickle-up economics”, where the money “trickles up to the top and it stays there”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Influence of super rich on Donald Trump threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires
Pro-tax group tell world leaders that ‘wealth extremism’ is damaging trust in media and influencing legal systems
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
White warned that the Covid pandemic had shown the dangers of “trickle-up economics”, where the money “trickles up to the top and it stays there”
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
At last - a comprehensive price on pollution applied directly to the producers of the pollution!!
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Governor Signs Climate Change Superfund Act
Albany – Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129/A.3351), nation-leading legislation that will use the polluter-pays model exemplified by existing federal and stat...
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December 31, 2024 at 8:32 AM
At last - a comprehensive price on pollution applied directly to the producers of the pollution!!
www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/pre...
December 29, 2024 at 1:24 AM
My letter to the editor published today
December 11, 2024 at 3:07 AM
My letter to the editor published today
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Here is my TEDx talk on climate science, history & psychology that includes an explanation of Carbon Fee & Dividend that cuts emissions in half, creates millions of jobs while helping the economy & supporting social & environmental justice:
#ClimateAction
youtu.be/0k2-SzlDGko
#ClimateAction
youtu.be/0k2-SzlDGko
A simple and smart way to fix climate change | Dan Miller | TEDxOrangeCoast
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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December 7, 2024 at 6:50 PM
Here is my TEDx talk on climate science, history & psychology that includes an explanation of Carbon Fee & Dividend that cuts emissions in half, creates millions of jobs while helping the economy & supporting social & environmental justice:
#ClimateAction
youtu.be/0k2-SzlDGko
#ClimateAction
youtu.be/0k2-SzlDGko