The date of the Federal election may not have been announced yet, but Climate Future is calling the community together to discuss the biggest elephant in the room – the climate crisis – and how to make it THE campaign issue of 2025.
Spokesperson Richard Weller said the climate crisis is not waiting for the Prime Minister to find the best time to declare an election.
“The climate crisis is happening right now; Cyclone Alfred and its aftermath, bushfires, coral bleaching – you name it, we are surrounded by the consequences of the ongoing failure of our governments to address global warming,” he said.
“It is up to the community to demand action.
“We have waited too long, and it will be too late if we wait another election cycle.
“So what are we going to do about it?”
Weller said the first thing that needs to happen urgently is for communities to come together to collectively discuss the climate problems we are facing and how we can take positive action.
“Climate Future is organising a series of free forums including presentations and public discussions,” he said.
The first forum was held on March 19, with the second to take place from 6.30-8.30pm on Thursday, March 27, at Narara Eco Village.
This forum will include presentations by Weller and Dennis Angove followed by a panel session and discussion.
Angove is a retired Principal Research Scientist from CSIRO.
He will talk on The Human Fingerprint on Modern Climate Change.
The third forum will be held from 6.30-8.30pm on Tuesday, April 1, at the Central Coast Marine Discovery Centre and will concentrate on climate and the ocean.
Weller will be joined by a guest speaker (yet to be announced) will present on the changing ocean and how it impacts on our weather.
The fourth forum will take place from 6.30-8.30pm on Friday, April 4, at Mangrove Mountain Hall in Wisemans Ferry Rd.
Joining Weller will be retired farmer Tony Lonergan.
His talk, Farmers Dealing with Climate Change, will explore his experience of the increasing strength of extremes such as drought and storm.
The fifth and final forum will be held from 6.30-8.30pm on Friday, April 11, at Erina Fair.
Joining Weller will be retired engineer John Shiel, who has studied and worked on the climate issue and has published scientific papers in the field.
He will talk on the increasing incidences of bushfire.
For more details and to register for any of the forums, go to cen.org.au
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