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  • Time for a just transition plan to reach net zero

    • 6 April 2022

    To keep warming at around 1.5 degrees and avoid catastrophic and irreversible effects on people and planet, Australia should do its fair share: immediately reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reach a reduction of 75% of 2005 levels by the end of this decade, and hit net zero by 2035, according to the Australian Climate Council.

  • A world where prisons are a last resort

    • 17 March 2022

    Jesuit Social Services recently released the ‘Prisons, climate and a just transition’ discussion paper, which argues that in a world of worsening climate change, Australia’s reliance on imprisonment is increasingly untenable. John Ryks, Policy and Research Manager who works with Jesuit Social Services’ Centre for Just Places, spoke to us about the thinking behind the paper.

  • The call for climate adaptation must leave no one behind

    • 2 March 2022

    The report makes clear that failing to mitigate and adapt to climate change will cost lives. Jesuit Social Services recognises that already disadvantaged and marginalised people are some of the first and worst affected by climate change.

  • Transition to zero emissions future must include a focus on decarceration

    • 19 January 2022

    Jesuit Social Services has launched a discussion paper arguing that in a world of worsening climate change, Australia’s reliance on incarceration is increasingly untenable....

  • Climate-induced displacement and COP26: an urgent issue of ecological justice

    • 11 November 2021

    The effects of climate change will displace an estimated 216 million people by 2050. As COP26 draws to a close, our Centre for Just Places and CAPSA campaign argue for an urgent, interconnected response to the crisis of climate change-induced displacement....

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    Centre for Just Places builds climate resilience in the community sector

    • 10 November 2021

    In seeking to build a more just, inclusive and resilient society, we must strengthen the community sector to respond to the inequitable impacts of climate change, writes Jesuit Social Services' Ecological Justice Support Officer, JACK PIPER....

  • Sharing meals during the COVID-19 pandemic

    • 16 December 2020

    A shared meal can inspire discussions, creativity and connection. SHAUNA CARLON reflects on her time working with Jesuit Social Services' Ecological Justice Hub,  a space for all stages of the food system including growing, harvesting, cooking, sharing and redistributing.  ...

  • Ecological justice focus in next Dropping off the Edge report

    • 12 March 2020

    We are pleased to announce that we will embark on a new version of our landmark Dropping off the Edge research this year....

  • Recognising connection the key to social justice

    • 23 February 2020
  • NT Climate Justice Workshop builds cross-sector networks

    • 5 February 2020
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