Heavy rain and high sea levels in eastern Australia due to La Niña. (Institute of Actuaries of Australia, Sydney) >

High volumes of rain and unusually high temperatures marked Spring as season of extremes. (Institute of Actuaries of Australia, Sydney) >

Has been described as Economics as if people and the environment mattered.'Small is Beautiful could not be more relevant. It was first published in 1973, but it was written for our time.” — Bill McKibben, from the Foreword.' ... and ... 'Small Is Beautiful is Oxford-trained economist E. F. Schumacher’s classic call for the end of excessive consumption. Schumacher inspired such movements as “Buy Locally” and “Fair Trade,” while voicing strong opposition to “casino capitalism” and wasteful corporate behemoths.' (Publisher: Harper Perennial, HarperCollins) >

Eco-Friendly Living: 100 Practical Ideas You Can Easily Do. 'With more people becoming concerned about the impact they leave on the environment, it’s easier than ever to find eco-friendly ideas you can easily implement, no matter who (or where) you are.' (Citizen Sustainable, USA) >

Building Energy Efficient, Cost-saving Aussie Homes. 'Low energy efficiency standards have left too many Australians living in poorly-made homes equated to “glorified tents”, which are stifling during summer and freezing in winter.' (Climate Council, Sydney) >

Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis. 'Climate and environment-related fears and anxieties are on the rise everywhere. As with any type of stress, eco-anxiety can lead to burnout, avoidance, or a disturbance of daily functioning. There is a lot at stake in terms of how these difficult feelings are tended to and coped with.' Book: Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis (Kindle, Audiobook, Hard Cover) by Dr. Britt Wray, (Stanford/LSHTM Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellow) >

Motivating the 'moderate flank' in Society. ‘What happens when a radical flank gets somewhere and itself becomes a kind of new ‘centre of gravity’ within the space of activism, successfully shifting public opinion significantly in the direction of its goals? What happens next?’. 'The latent power of this group, described here as a potential ‘moderate flank’, is enormous.' (Rupert Reed essay) >

Social tipping dynamics for stabilizing Earth’s climate by 2050. 'Achieving a rapid global decarbonization to stabilize the climate critically depends on activating contagious and fast-spreading processes of social and technological change within the next few years.' Research Article. (National Academy of Science - PNAS) >

There's been School Strike, Extinction Rebellion - and now, out of desperation, Scientist Rebellion. 'As scientists, we have tried writing reports and giving presentations about the climate and ecological crisis to those in power. We must now have the humility to accept these attempts have not worked. Now is the time for us to take action, so that we show how seriously we take our warnings.' (Scientist Rebellion) >

'...a toolkit developed by and for the community sector to help organisations measure and improve their resilience to disasters and emergencies.' (Australian Council of Social Service, Sydney) >