No Fluff Climate Stuff

Hello you wonderful climate active human :)

You are always welcome to join us or any of our member groups in whatever way you want.
Or if you want us to help with your climate activities, please contact us.

Next TCC Meeting Feb 23rd

7:00 - 7:30 pm Guest Speaker Melissa Packham from Wild Built "Connecting the Dots: Climate Literacy as a Critical Lever for Action"

7:30 - 8:30pm General Meeting [on zoom]

Missed last month's guest speaker? Discover how Artist, Facilitator & Jeweller Janine Combes explores using art & conversation to break the silence around climate change here.

Help Fix Tasmania's Climate Change Act

Tasmania's Climate Change Act is being reviewed.
We have a rare window to #FixTheAct.

The current Act is not reducing emissions and it's not protecting Tasmanians. TCC is working with 13 organisations to tell Parliament to reduce climate pollution and protect us from climate impacts.

Take action with us here

Sign our Open letter to MPs to strengthen the Act
Come to our events in February and March
Contact your local MP and as them to back these reforms

82% of Tasmanians want government action on climate change and hundreds of people across the state have already engaged with the Review of the Climate Change Act in submissions + surveys. Together we can make sure Parliament acts.

[Take Action] [More Info]

"Believe in the power of your own voice. The more noise you make, the more accountability you demand from your leaders, the more our world will change for the better. Al Gore, Former US Vice President.

Stuff We Love

Eat well for yourself and the planet. Wins all round in this updated EAT-Lancet Commission report. Prevent 40,000 early deaths a day worldwide as well as cutting agricultural methane emissions? We're in. [Details]
Getting closer to nature. Another win-win, being connected to nature gives you higher life satisfaction and encourages care for the environment via UTAS and Co. Need inspiration? Enjoy this South Hobart wildlife friendly garden.

Inspiring reads anyone? 12 great suggestions via the Climate Council here.
They've fixed the news: positive stories from around the world. And if you prefer dot points, try this good news thread.
World’s 1st Production Solid-State Battery. Potentially game changing and made from abundant, affordable, and geopolitically safe materials. [Details]
Emergency resources: with heatwaves, floods and bushfires on the rise, here are some resources to help us all get prepared: Tasfire's essential guides, Greater Hobart Bushfire Exposure Index, a handy crisis checklist and, a guide to flammability in garden plants.

Stuff You Can Do

Support a very special movie. How To Save A Forest is the awe-inspiring story of Jen and Steve from The Tree Project and how they set out to save the Grove of Giants. More here
Help shape the future of conservation volunteering by completing a quick survey for Landcare and UTAS here
Sign up for naming heatwaves: improve communications to save lives here
Opportunity to join TasNetworks people's panel to help shape Tasmania's energy future here
Email your MP to cut climate pollution to reduce bushfire risk. Climate Council makes this easy right here

Stuff Coming Up

18 Feb #FixTheAct Letter writing workshop + Info session
19 Feb Talking Climate Thursdays @ Society Salamanca
19 Feb Preparing for a more volatile future Biodiversity Council Webinar
21 Feb Launceston Repair Cafe
28 Feb Special Grove of Giants Event + Guided Walk The Tree Projects
1 March Net Zero Channel Re-energise Forum Practical advice and local examples of reducing energy bills, improving home comfort, and cutting emissions.
11-19 March ReThink Waste in the Kitchen [mult. locations & dates]
6 March kipli takara / Bush Tucker Tour ($)
10 March Conservation Volunteers Kelp Basket making with SETAC
12 March Nature Writing Prize Panel @ Fullers Bookshop
14 March Harvesting Connections Fair Sustainable Living Tasmania
28 March Eastside Repair Cafe
28 March Reseed Centre NVC Foundation Course ($)
22 March March for Forests Bob Brown Foundation
11 & 12 April North West Ecofest

+ more events on our website

Stuff That Makes Us Think

Turning the Ship is the story of the passion and drive of Rising Tide and the extraordinary 2024 People’s Blockade of the World’s Largest Coal Port. The highs, the lows and the triumphs! Check out the video here
Free Power: energy providers provide free power on mainland due to abundance of solar. Fingers crossed Tas can follow suit [Details]
Climate and health: Climate action offers a lifeline and global momentum is building: Lancet Global Report. Cracking interactive visual summary here
When Cities Burn: Fire experts talk experiences, what is happening in Australia and how we can act [YouTube Video]
Climate Change is affecting mental health. Details in this Doctors for the Environment Australia report + resources
New Coal and Gas on Labor's watch with 13 coal approvals and 22 gas approvals since June 22 [Details]

Stuff you know about that we don't

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We acknowledge the traditional owners of lutruwita, the Palawa, their ongoing custodianship of the land, community, sea and waters. We pay our deepest respect to Palawa elders, past and present. Sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be Aboriginal land.

174 Charles Street
Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
Australia