Everyday people are paying the price of climate change through increasing insurance bills, high food prices, and huge recovery costs from more severe storms, drought, bushfires and floods.
Climate disasters are now costing Australia $38 billion per year — that’s an average of $3,800 per household. In the Pacific, the impact is even more devastating, with extreme weather events becoming more frequent and destructive.
Meanwhile big coal, oil and gas corporations are responsible for 75% of Australia’s climate pollution. Yet they continue to receive billions in government subsidies, send profits offshore, and often pay less tax than teachers and nurses.
Despite making billions, these big corporations are paying nothing to support communities impacted by consequences of their pollution.
It’s time for change.
Join us in calling on the government to hold these corporations accountable. Demand that they pay their fair share through a Climate Compensation Fund — to support communities hit by climate disasters and help offset rising household costs, especially for those living in poverty.
Together, we can make big polluters pay.
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