A new climate action group for parents will launch at the Central Coast Climate Action Festival at Narara Ecovillage August 24.
Parents, grandparents and anyone concerned about children’s future in the face of the climate crisis is welcome to join.
The festival will showcase solutions to the climate crisis with the keynote speaker, author of My Efficient Electric Home Tim Forcey on hand to inspire people to electrify their home to save on energy bills, clean up their indoor air quality and cut carbon pollution.
“The festival aims to bring together anyone who’s concerned about the climate crisis and wants to get on with solving the problem together,” said festival organiser and national founder of Parents for Climate Suzie Brown of Narara.
“People will hear from expert presenters on retrofitting for a low carbon home, getting batteries for your home, school or business and driving an electric vehicle.
“We’ll have a range of EVs on display, even showing how their batteries can cook sausages.”
Narara Ecovillage will inspire festival-goers, who can enjoy a tour of the low carbon ecohomes, the community battery and solar microgrid and the community gardens.
“Importantly we’ll also have a workshop on how we can engage our local politicians and influence government decisions about climate change solutions like phasing out coal and gas and adopting more renewable energy,” Brown said.
Parents for Climate is a non-partisan, solutions-focused organisation with more than 20,000 supporters, and with local groups in every state and territory in Australia.
Brown is keen to involve parents from across the Coast.
Mother of two from Umina, Alissa Hattersley, said she had joined the new Parents for Climate group because it gave her hope.
“I’m extremely concerned that the government is not acting quickly enough to protect our kids’ future in the face of growing climate impacts like bushfires, drought, storms and sea level rise,” she said.
“But getting together with other concerned parents so we can do something about it together is really giving me hope.”
The Central Coast Climate Action Festival will be held on Saturday, August 24, at Narara Ecovillage, 33 Gugandi Rd, Narara.
Workshops with expert speakers will start at 1pm preceded by tours of Narara Ecovillage at 10.30am and 11am.
Lunch and refreshments available from the Village Café and there will be information booths manned by a range of local environment groups.
Other speakers will include: Richard Weller (Climate Futures) on the latest climate science; John Shiel (Narara Ecovillage) on low carbon homes; Jonathan Keren-Black (Narara Ecovillage) on latest EV technology; Suzie Brown (Parents for Climate) on how parents can get governments to listen and act on climate; Sam Parris (business sustainability expert) on how schools and businesses are getting on with solar and batteries; and Jackie Pearson (local journalist) on how to influence local politicians to get action.
Register at www.parentsforclimate.org/launch_of_parents_for_climate_central_coast