Help power faith communities to act on the climate
Now more than ever, we need a critical mass of citizens to insist on change.
When people of faith speak with one voice, it’s powerful.
This is only possible through the hard work and the inspiration of volunteers all over the country and with the support of donors.
Without the funds to employ professional Community Organisers, we would not be as strategic, coordinated or effective.
We can mobilise communities and put faith leaders in the room with the Prime Minister’s Chief of Staff, the Treasurer, the Climate Minister. We can mobilise in key electorates when we need to and show that this crisis is a truly mainstream issue.
We can only do this because of the commitment of people like you! Please make a tax-deductible donation and you will be empowering us to do this vital work.
Now is the time to lift our game
ARRCC plans to scale up faith-inspired climate action over the next three years.
Federal Labor’s landslide victory seems to have done nothing to shift them towards climate justice nor to a wiser approach to coal and gas approvals.
The next three years until the next election will be all about the government finally stopping those approvals and starting the phase out, while supporting communities associated with these industries to make a smooth transition to more diversified local economies.
In the middle of those three years Australia is likely to have responsibility for the co-presidency of the COP31 UN climate summit. The co-presidency of this ‘Pacific COP’ at the end of 2026 has enormous potential to be a game changer for Australian climate politics.
As faith communities, we have an outsized opportunity in the lead-up to COP31 and beyond, given our collective connections with churches in the Pacific. At COP31, we will join with others to push for
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Genuine steps towards a phase-out of Australia’s coal and gas exports
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A fast, fair, funded and feminist (gender-just) transition away from fossil fuels in the final communique
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Outcomes aligned with the demands of First Nations peoples here and in the Pacific
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Keeping polluters out of the COP
- International momentum for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.
We have the ability to help shift the mainstream. We can reach large, faith-based constituencies who others can’t easily reach. We can activate people of faith to find their voice in calling for a just transition away from coal and gas.
Your donation would be a great contribution to making this dream a reality.
Now tax deductible
Donations to ARRCC can be claimed as tax deductions. At this stage, if you can make contributions monthly, that would help us the most.
You can give via this page, or to contribute via PayPal click here. Or if you prefer, you can organise for direct transfers of your chosen amount into the ARRCC Bank Australia account. Details are here:
| Bank: | Bank Australia |
| BSB: | 313 140 |
| Account number: | 12038597 |
| Account name: | ARRCC Gift Fund |
Thank you for whatever you can manage to give.