The investments our big banks make in fossil fuel (coal and gas) projects have a direct impact on the health of our environment; locally this includes threats to the Great Barrier Reef.

Market Forces is a new research and public education initiative which highlights the link between corporate investments, the fossil fuel industries and the environment.

Join CAFNEC, Julien Vincent from Market Forces, the Cairns Climate Action Network (CCAN) and The CAFNEC Marine Response Team for a discussion on fossil fuels, the Reef and the new movement of Divestment: removing your money from polluting banks and investment funds.

• 13 August 2015, 6-8pm
• Flying Monkey Café, 154 Sheridan St Cairns
• Hosted by Cairns and Far North Environment Centre
• Entry is FREE for CAFNEC members and by donation for others.
  Please RSVP to community [at] cafnec.org.au
• Food and drink available for purchase at Flying Monkey Café

Fossil Fuels, saving the Reef and Divestment:

Market Forces has just released a report, Fueling the Fire, which names the biggest lenders to the fossil fuel industry in Australia. Julien Vincent will focus on the key findings of the report and show how we are all, through our bank accounts, super, taxes and elsewhere, financially connected to the fossil fuel industry. More importantly, the talk will explore the many ways we can use our money as a force for good and shift investments away from dirty fossil fuels to drive the clean, renewable energy revolution we urgently need.

Our speakers and Q&A panel:

Julien Vincent runs Market Forces, a Friends of the Earth affiliate working to direct finance and investment away from environmentally destructive projects and into those that protect and enhance the environment.

Prior to Market Forces, Julien worked with Greenpeace both in Australia and internationally as a part of their climate and energy campaign team and has been an environmental campaigner and activist for about a decade. 

www.marketforces.org.au

Josh Coates, Director of CAFNEC

Nina Bailey, CAFNEC’s new Community Engagement Officer 

Members of Cains Climate Action Network (CCAN)

Please join and promote our Facebook event page.

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By connecting with people around the country to have an impact on national, state and regional politics you can make a difference.

The 100% Renewable Energy Campaign has been a hugely successful and popular national campaign. It has been attributed with being highly influential in putting renewable energy on the national agenda and keeping it there. Being a part of this national campaign allows us here in Cairns to have an impact on national policy. Over the past couple of years the 100% renewable team in Cairns (supported by CAFNEC) has been at the forefront of climate and renewable energy community action and has ensured that those actions are both locally and nationally relevant.

We’re looking for people with passion, commitment and willingness to work as part of a local and national team to win tangible results. It’s a great opportunity to develop leadership and organizational skills and be part of a team that does something practical about climate change and – yes – protecting Australians from the madness of spiraling fuel prices and supply issues.

Go on… be spontaneous, passionate and inspired. Step up. Send an email now to climate(at)cafnec.org.au to express interest in getting involved 🙂

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Come along this Sunday to show your support for a renewable energy future for Australia, and more specifically for a revolutionary shift to renewable energy for Port Augusta in South Australia.

Right now, a group of 100 community members are walking the 300km all the way from Port Augusta to the Premiers office in Adelaide to support replacing Port Augusta’s coal stations with a solar thermal power station.

This group will arrive in Adelaide this Sunday and all around Australia, people will be hosting SOLARdarity walks in their cities and towns to demonstrate the strong community support for creating a clean, renewable energy future for Australia.

Port Augusta is a town at a crossroads. With two coal-fired power stations closing, and an opportunity to decide whether they are replaced with Australia’s first solar thermal power station, or with a dirty gas plant. The power company, the local council, local community and businesses all want solar – but to make this happen we need the support of the Premier and the Federal Government. We need to make Port Augusta a national issue.

Cairns supporters will show “solardarity” by walking along the Esplanade through town and to our local politicians’ offices. Come along and show your support!!

For info contact climate@nullcafnec.org.au

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Gemesolar solar thermal power plant, Spain

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