Environment is prime worry for the first time: poll

The environment has for the first time surpassed healthcare, cost of living and the economy to be the number one concern for Australians.

Amid bushfires and drought, a poll shows the
environment has emerged as our top concern.

The Ipsos Issues Monitor, which asks a representative sample of Australians to select the three top issues facing the nation, found 32.1 per cent rated the state of the environment among their biggest worries in November - the highest share in the decade-long history of the survey.

Read the story from The Age by Matt Wade - “Environment is prime worry for the first time: poll.”

Australians disagree on how important climate change is: poll

Climate change, the environment and energy policy are all key issues in this election campaign, fuelled by compelling evidence of our accelerating impact on the environment and climate. While voters agree more than you might think, there’s still a serious split on the importance of acting on climate change and preventing harm to the environment.

Australia’s major political parties fall into two broad camps on these issues. The Labor party is spruiking policies that control emissions and move towards renewables, consistent with its rhetoric about taking on the “top end of town” – including the mining industry.

Read the story from The Conversation - “Australians disagree on how important climate change is: poll."

Anthony Kiedis: ‘California Is on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis’

These extreme weather events are going to accelerate if we don’t act now. The toll on human life and the environment is unfathomable. These events also come with a monumental price tag. New figures released this week show 2018 global disasters cost $160 billion. A third of that total came from just four events in the U.S., with California’s Camp Fire being the costliest disaster of 2018 at $16.5 billion.

Anthony Kiedis has co-written an op-ed warning of
California's climate crisis and how voters can "solve
the greatest threat to humankind."

As direct victims of the Woolsey Fire, we saw firsthand how extreme weather events disproportionately impact low-income residents. We launched the Malibu Foundation to provide emergency relief assistance to people in need, help the community rebuild and put pressure on elected officials to take climate action now.

Since our federal government is failing us, we must rely on our state and local governments to lead the charge.

Read the story from Rolling Stone - “Anthony Kiedis: ‘California Is on the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis’.”