Calling on Parish Climate Champions

Here’s your invitation to respond to the climate crisis.

We are mobilising again to ask the government to stop subsidising pollution. And, we are hopeful that our collective voice will help catalyse climate action at a national level.

The problem is that large corporations receive hundreds of millions of government subsidies to offset their emissions.

So we are supporting the End Free Credits Campaign to call for an accelerated phase-out of the free industrial allocation in the ETS (Emissions Trading Scheme) and end free credits by 2030.  

Subsiding pollution in a climate crisis when everyone else is trying to play their part doesn’t make sense. We have a chance to change that.

So, we are mobilising this winter in hopeful expectation that the current policies that hurt the climate, can be reset.  

We expect the government to open up consultation on this issue in the next two months. So, right now, we are looking for parish mobilisers across the diocese to register their interest.

As a local parish mobiliser you’ll be resourced to help inform and gather submissions on behalf the Diocese.

We have done this before.

Mobilize for loving and courageous action

As a movement, we have punched above our weight when we mobilise to speak on climate issues. In 2019, our submissions for the Zero Carbon Act were 4% of those received, and in 2021 we made up 7% of the submissions on the climate change commissions advice!

We have deeply encouraged policy workers

In past mobilisations, our submissions have been stuck up on walls and coffee tables because they were so supportive and impactful – some even getting blu-tacked to the Finance Minister’s office.

We have seen change

Engaging at a political level can see big wins for justice issues we care deeply about as a Movement. For example during COVID years we say a four-fold increase to climate finance after our support of the Big Heart’s campaign.

Here’s that link again to register.