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Edge Environment\u2019s monthly \u2018Make More Good\u2019 donation sends $300 to a worthy cause nominated by a staff member. In January, Edge\u2019s Head of Industry Engagement Richard Griffiths chose the Australian Youth Climate Coalition<\/a>\u00a0to be the recipient.<\/em><\/p>\n

Working in sustainability, and particularly climate change, has been a tough gig of late. Daily stories of accelerating impacts \u2013 made real by live coverage of severe floods, record-breaking heatwaves, devastating bushfires and interminable droughts across Australia \u2013 make it easy to wonder whether we\u2019re fighting a losing battle. At Edge, we get to work with some of the companies that are really making a difference, and are genuinely looking for ways to change the way they do business. But is that just a shiny veneer? Do the general public care enough for this to go beyond a few leading lights?<\/p>\n

One of the most inspiring things I\u2019ve seen in recent months \u2013 and something that helps me feel that the answer could be \u201cyes\u201d \u2013 has been the emergence of a strong, uncompromising youth voice on climate change. It\u2019s hard not to watch footage of Greta Thunberg at COP 24<\/a> and wish that politicians across the world could have even half the passion and insight that she brought to Poland. Closer to home, we saw thousands of children across the country walking out of school last November to protest about the Government\u2019s lack of action on climate change. Perhaps I\u2019m being overly optimistic in drawing the line between the two, but it certainly feels like the public discourse has shifted at least in part as a result of politicians seeing that children (and, by extension, their parents) do care about this stuff.<\/p>\n

And the protests aren\u2019t going away. Around the world, kids of all ages are standing up, demanding action where there is none, flying in the face of the view that young people are apathetic about global issues. One-off strikes are now expected to become regular occurrences, led by kids that are social media-savvy, energetic and who feel like older generations have had their change and haven\u2019t taken it.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why I\u2019m making this month\u2019s Make More Good to the Australian Youth Climate Coalition<\/a>. The AYCC has an incredible 150,000 people involved in its work, and has so much to offer in the build up to what I hope could be a game-changing election when it comes to the direction of Australia\u2019s climate policy. If our donation can add even the smallest boost to that, it\u2019s money very well spent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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