Climate News 25:14

A few weeks ago, I mentioned that parents can be a great audience for council sustainability practitioners to engage with, but you need to understand what parents want and how that varies over different stages of their children’s lives.

This week, I speak to Nic Seton, CEO at Parents for Climate Action about how and why parents get involved in climate action. 

I started by asking Nic why parents get involved in climate action: https://youtu.be/IDFwrDZE8JQ

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Libraries and sustainability teams can often have an uneasy coexistence in councils.
 
Sustainability loves the outreach libraries can provide to the community but can also be alarmed when libraries run their own sustainability programs without consultation.
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Maybe the solution is to centre sustainability outreach in libraries.

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Community consultation on energy projects is rife with problems.
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While some renewable energy projects may be doing a better job of it than their fossil fuel counterparts, there’s still a need for greater transparency and earlier engagement.
 

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A new World Bank report finds that private companies are more effective than farms and households in adapting to climate change.

But it notes that making public infrastructure more resilient to climate shocks is the most important intervention.

Two great jobs: one in Adelaide and one in Bendigo.

The AdaptWest Regional Climate Partnership is looking for a Regional Coordinator.

The City of Greater Bendigo is advertising for a Senior Climate Change Project Officer.
 

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