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Climate Change

The science is in: the climate is changing. And Australia's natural environment is already paying a heavy price as drought, flooding, fire and other extreme weather events increase.

With current projections that just two degrees of warming will have disasterous impacts around the world the time for meaningful action is now.

Friends of the Earth Brisbane works with other Friends of the Earth groups throughout the world to help transform the world to more sustainable future.

We believe that climate change impacts upon all aspects of the environment and society and that a grassroots response to this challenge is needed.

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What are we doing

Friends of the Earth has four campaigns directly focusing on climate change, three working on energy issues that contribute to climate change and environmental impacts, and one campaign focusing on the human impacts of climate change.

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Friday 22 January 2010
A peaceful march to inspire change

June Norman and the 'Footprints for Peace' anti-nuclear / peace walk preparation is gearing up for our March 2010 walk.

Resources for Climate Change

Community Dialogues on Coal Report

In November 2008 Six Degrees undertook a listening tour of coal affected communities in Queensland. The purpose of the tour was for Six Degrees to improve our understand of the impacts of the coal industry in Queensland, and to gauge the attitudes of affected communities to climate change and the expansion of the coal industry.

Community Dialogues on Coal Report.pdf

News and media for Climate Change

Monday 15 March 2010
Environment Groups join with farmers to protect prime agricultural land from encroaching mines

Friends of the Earth and a broad alliance of environment groups have today submitted concerns in response to the Queensland Government discussion paper "Strategic Cropping Land: policy and planning framework".

Friday 12 March 2010
Help protect our food bowl from mining: make a submission now!

The expanding coal industry has been invading some of Queensland's best food producing land, and farming community groups have been fighting to stay on the land. Help them by making a submission today!

Friday 12 March 2010
Women begin epic walk to Canberra with message of Peace

Event: Women's Peace Walk Launch

Saturday March 13, 8am - 10am. Jagera Arts Centre, Musgrave Park, South Brisbane 

The Women's Peace Walk “Footprints for Peace” will begin their epic trek to Canberra to send a message of peace, environmental sustainability and anti-nuclear proliferation to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.

Thursday 11 February 2010
Galilee coal deal to put another nail in climate coffin

Friends of the Earth Brisbane join calls from the Mackay Conservation Group for the Queensland Government to reconsider its support for the China First coal project in central Queensland town of Alpha.

Wednesday 16 December 2009
UN climate talks; Friends of the Earth suspended from the conference

Copenhagen, Denmark, Friends of the Earth International condemned the exclusion of critical civil society voices -- including Friends of the Earth -- from the UN Climate conference.