Doubling renewables? Doubling our happiness! This is equivalent to more than ten times the capacity of the ailing Eraring coal-fired power station, Australia’s largest power station, without the climate-wrecking pollution. □ The Federal Government has announced it will double the amount of renewable energy, like solar and wind, in Australia’s grid. The resolution supports tripling renewable energy and doubling energy efficiency by 2030, pushing for a swift phase-out of fossil fuels, including halting new investments in extraction. □□ The European Parliament has voted to demand a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty at the upcoming COP28 negotiations. The ACT has begun legislating a right to a healthy planet. More than 160 countries have legislated a right to a healthy environment, but no Australian jurisdiction has expressly done so. □ Australian Conservation Foundation’s research found nine out of 10 people aged 13 to 24 think they have a right to a healthy environment, with three in four believing the Federal Government must do more to address climate change. □ Stellar climate news for your Saturday! □
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