Coal is the problem
The five coal-fired power stations in NSW are our largest source of greenhouse gas emissions.
Closing them and sourcing our power from renewables is the most effective thing we can do to protect people and our planet.
We need 100% by 2030
Current NSW Government policies will help ensure 70% of our electricity comes form wind, solar and hydro by 2030.
That's good but it's not good enough to keep global heating below dangerous levels.
Under the Paris Climate Accord, Australia get to 100% clean energy by 2030 to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
This means the NSW Government must increase its clean-energy ambition by 30% over the next decade.
Finding this last 30% is the absolute minimum we need to do to limit global warming to 1.5°C.
And we can do it
Our report Meeting the climate challenge spells out what's needed to reach 100% clean energy by 2030 and to create a safe, liveable climate for people and communities.
Australia is already feeling the impacts of climate change, with more frequent and more intense droughts, floods, bushfires and heat waves.
Just 0.5°C more warming above the 1.5°C could destroy nearly all our coral reefs and make some parts of the state virtually unliveable.
That’s why we’re ramping up our campaign to retire polluting coal-burning power stations and replace them with clean, renewable energy sources that are more affordable than ever.
We’re showing our leaders that transforming our energy system in the next decade is critical and 100% possible.
To do this we’ll need to work as a movement to pressure the government every step of the way to get it done.
Will you join the movement to safeguard our communities, climate and nature?
Sign the petition