Living in a country surrounded by some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world, many of us have a deep love and appreciation for the ocean and how it makes us feel. Significant health and wellbeing benefits aside, our oceans are also a vital part of the fundamental building blocks of life on earth and have the ability to regulate the weather, serve as a carbon sink, and provide food and livelihoods to many millions of people around the world.
Despite this, and the threat posed to all life on earth as a result of the climate change-induced crisis already underway in our oceans, our governments continue to greenlight unprecedented and environmentally catastrophic offshore oil and gas projects, putting Australia’s precious, unique and ancient marine ecosystems at even greater risk.
One group that spends a significant portion of their lives in the ocean, but whose voices are often missing from the climate change conversation, are surfers. However, via a range of educational initiatives and resources, community building events, and successful political advocacy campaigns, Surfers for Climate is working to change this reality by transforming Australia’s many surfing communities into agents for climate action.
While their many community-focused programs aim to encourage individual climate education and action (including their Wavechanger program, Trade Up events and Wipeout Your Emissions resource) their political advocacy and campaign work makes it easy for us all to be better informed and take collective action against disastrous projects like the infamous PEP-11 and more recently, proposed seismic blasting in Gunditjmara sea Country.
When it comes to tackling climate change, the process can feel overwhelming and insurmountable - like we don’t know where or how to begin. By creating an organisation grounded in community, Surfers for Climate helps point those who care for the ocean in the right direction, with a focus on imperfect action over perfect inaction.
Lend your support:
Take Action:
No new offshore oil and gas - Stop PEP-11
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*Pure Community and Pure Finance have no direct affiliation with the organisations and initiatives listed above. We simply appreciate the work that they do, and choose to show our appreciation by lending our support.