Climate Stuff

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BRAINSTORMING IDEAS from Syd:

Policies:

(1)*O% Coal in 8 years

*Stop expansion of Coal Industry in 3 years

*90% Emissions reduction

*Just transition for coal workers.

*Create fossil fuel and nuclear free future

*90% emissions reduction

*95% by 2020 to avoid 2% increase

*0% emissions by 2020

*80% reduction in emissions by 2020; 65% by 2017.

*Climate Justice: Contraction / Convergence = Carbon ration. Carbon Tax. Carbon Debit Card.

*Engagement with Indigenous people.

*Engage and Include younger students.

*Popularise Climate Change Movement.

• ALP to adopt ASEN’s policies re Climate Change / Nukes etc

*Education and Training.

*Declaration / policies to our local members for ratification.

Goals:

*Lead on Activation on Campus on Climate Change.

*ASEN positions itself as direct action force on coal and uranium

*Link Every Student Collective to the Green Energy Campaign.

• Howard out of power.

*Build public support for renewables

*Documentary about student clean energy campaigns

*Support network for new activists (Despair and empowerment workshops)

*Radicalise Enviro movement.

*Mechanisms: For Climate Justice.

• Retain Activists post graduation.

*Engagement of future business leaders.

*Engaging with businesses

*Myth busting on renewables, nukes, coal etc

*Support and promote renewable products

*Labor to retain 3 mine policy

*Support Lifestyle changes – food and transport

*Network with sustainability centres.

*Analysis of Capitalism’s Evilness ie system change not climate change

Projects:

*Cross discipline sharing, imagining conference: ASEN as facilitator??

*Imagining non fossil fuel based world…with future leaders.

*Sign up every campus to Climate Change Coalition. Strengthen buddy system.

*Get Scorecard going / redone. X X

*Legal Booklet

*Building cross campus support; visits; training; national CCC Conference.

*Training across campuses X X

*Mobilise Unions on Campus.

*Get High School Enviro Collectives involved in ASEN giving them a creative climate campaigning kit X X

*High Five Viral Campaign / Stalls / You Tube.

*NVDA training.

*Despair and Empowerment type emotional support. X X

• Federal Election Campaign

• Declarations/policy to our local members for ratification X X

*Media blitz on our policy.

*Popularise Climate Justice.

*Picnics, engagement, schools,

• turning the tide CD. X X

*High Profile Media (Direct Communication) X

*Blockade Coal plants & ports (direct action) X X X X

*Education about Federal Election candidates’ policies on Climate Change X

• Corporate Criminal Campaign.. At careers expo X

*Cross Collaborate with Nuke group (via Holly and Nicky)

*Educating students (consumers) to exercise their influence over business and companies X

*Support Pacific Neighbours

• Youth Counter Convergence Conference to APEC X X

*Articles for Student papers – Skills sessions. 4 articles every semester.

Summation:

4 roles for ASEN -

Engagement,

direct action,

education and training,

lobbying.

Purpose – to radicalise climate movement (tactics and policy)

*Need for a hardline policy that can be popularised, but still use more radical tactics / direct action.

*Need to prioritise projects (under these four headings)… Where can we be the most effective??

*Agreement to aim to move environmental movement spectrum further ‘left’ (incl. ASEN)

*Initial ideas about priorities of GOALS:

- Primary goal should be engagement of students overall?? That is, to create and support MANY life long climate activists.

-Direct action and engagement on COAL – Nationwide

-Green Energy Campaigns on campus?? A more supportive role for ASEN? Creating Green Energy as a National Campaign.

-Broader Picture – Climate Education Campaign (For Students, Businesses etc – Needs to be refined…)

Policy Proposals

Emissions Reduction Target >80% by 2020 on 1990 levels (Decision to stand with Rising Tide’s position of 80% reduction in emissions by 2020 until we can decide properly our own position until SOS.)

Stop the expansion of the coal industry in Australia immediately, support a just transition for coal workers. See a fast phase out of the whole Australian Coal Industry