Queenslanders, our sunshine state has the tools and talent to become a renewable energy superpower – and shift away from digging and burning fossil fuels that drive climate impacts.
Ramping up climate solutions now will create long-term jobs in our regions, help restore our incredible forests and slash climate pollution this decade.
But we need to act now and not let the opportunity slip through our fingers.
Sign the petition. We need thousands of us calling on our state government to invest in making Queensland a climate and nature champion.
Working together, Queensland CAN!
To learn more about how we replace coal and gas with clean energy and create jobs in future industries now, explore the Queensland CAN! report commissioned by ACF, the Queensland Conservation Council and World Wildlife Fund Australia.
Petition demands
We call upon the Queensland Government to:
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Make our climate safe: Slash Queensland's climate pollution by at least half this decade; slash methane emissions from existing coal and gas infrastructure; ban new coal and gas infrastructure
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Protect our nature: Establish an Environmental Protection Authority for Queensland; protect 100 hectares of Queensland forest this decade
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Clean up our exports and create green jobs: Create a renewable-powered exports industry to replace coal and gas exports, with 100,000 climate-positive careers for communities; guarantee jobs for fossil fuel workers
Jobs we can create in climate solutions
Header image: Kerry Trapnell
Latest Supporters
I want Queensland to become a world leading climate and nature champion:
to protect our world-class natural wonders,
to make Queensland a sought-after and prestigious eco-tourism destination,
to create sustainable future-focused industry and jobs, and
to ensure future generations will enjoy Queensland’s natural beauty and a healthy lifestyle.
Please take this petition seriously as a positive sign of community interest and concern.
I want the future for the younger generation to be better with cleaner air and water and the natural environment preserved.
We will have the world’s attention on us during the Olympics in 2032, just ten short years away. Let’s show Queensland as a shining example for the world, rather than a state riding on the profits of unethical mining and without a care for the future of the planet.
The recent bushfires and floods have demonstrated the consequences of failing to take sufficient action to address the impacts of burning fossil fuels. Unless Australia takes more drastic action to address the impacts of climate change, the consequences for our children and grandchildren are likely to be dire.
No nature, no future of all of us
I want Queensland to become a climate action leader because it is essential for the wellbeing of our children and the other species we share this planet with.
We have so much amazing nature here – but it is going fast. We need to become nature champions.
I want Queensland to be a climate and nature champion because I want the children of Australia and the World to have a future and enjoy the benefits that come from nature. I’m hoping that as a community we are slowly realising that there is more to life than money and materialistic items that start to lose their appeal once they’ve be been purchased. Nature is a living entity that needs to be nurtured and protected so it can nurture and protect us.
Don’t destroy the place for monetary gain have a conscience
It is now more urgent than ever that Queensland acts to curb carbon pollution and preserve the natural environment.
Queensland has so much sun, wind and space that it would be financial folly not to use it. We also need to catch up with our efforts to protect the environment. Note that land with solar panels and wind turbines, with a little expert biological advice, can create new (or extended) ecosystems for flora and fauna that coal mines can’t.
I want Queensland to become a world leading climate champion:
to protect our world-class natural wonders,
to make Queensland a sought-after and prestigious eco-tourism destination,
to create sustainable future-focused industry and jobs, and
to ensure future generations will enjoy Queensland’s natural beauty and a healthy lifestyle.
Please take this petition seriously as a positive sign of community interest and concern.
Slashing Queensland’s climate pollution by at least half this decade
Making Queensland a renewable energy superpower and creating 100,000 jobs in climate solutions
Protecting Queensland’s nature to store carbon and establishing an Environmental Protection Authority for Queensland to oversee and investigate environmental decisions