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Petition: Tennis Australia to take climate action and protect tennis!

Are you feeling the bushfire smoke? Tennis is also struggling. Now’s the time to do more on climate change. Let's all ask Tennis Australia’s leadership to speak up for climate action!

Our nation’s political leaders say they’re doing enough, but the bushfire and drought crisis suggests otherwise. The voice of sport, including tennis, is needed now, alongside fire chiefs and health professionals, to demand the Prime Minister do more to address the root causes of extreme weather: pollution from burning coal.

Tennis Australia is a huge institutions with massive political clout and lobbying muscle. They reach and represent millions of Australians from all walks of life.

If we all petition them, we can change the conversation and encourage them to stand up and speak out for climate action to protect people, homes, wildlife and tennis!

Let's ask Tennis Australia to: 

1. Use their powerful voice:

  • Speak up for national action by Australia's government and businesses to cut climate pollution
  • Speak up for action to move Australia to 100% clean energy
  • Rule out accepting sponsorship from coal, oil and gas companies

2. Back in clean energy: 

  • Make a commitment to transition Tennis Australia to use to 100% clean energy
  • Support state & grassroots tennis clubs to go to 100% clean energy

3. Lead the way:

  • Collaborate with tennis governing bodies around Australia and the world, to strengthen plans to make the sports a climate leader 

 


Latest Supporters

I urge Tennis Australia to throw its support behind the demands from countless Australians for stronger climate action by governments and the corporate world.
Anthony 2020-02-01 12:30:26 +1100
Bloody iriots
Meredith 2020-01-30 05:57:39 +1100
Please Tennis Australia, speak up for Climate change and let the Governement know that it matters and that urgent action is needed immediately to protect, not only the sport, but the quality of our lives.
Bridget 2020-01-29 16:53:24 +1100
Penny 2020-01-28 14:17:28 +1100
Pray to ALMIGHTYfir GOD To STOP FIRE!
LydiA 2020-01-26 06:16:59 +1100
Lynn 2020-01-25 11:20:33 +1100
doomsday clock at 100 seconds to midnight. No more business as usual.
ahmo 2020-01-25 08:13:00 +1100
Charles 2020-01-25 07:17:23 +1100
Open your eyes and act now for our childrens’ future
Peter 2020-01-25 06:00:17 +1100
And as well as trying to knock some sense into those buffoons in Canberra, maybe consider holding the the Open in March/April when the weather and air quality are more conducive to playing (and watching) tennis.
Robert 2020-01-25 00:34:11 +1100
Jason 2020-01-24 23:58:46 +1100
Mary 2020-01-24 23:07:19 +1100
Mary-Jo 2020-01-24 22:42:33 +1100
Nicholas 2020-01-24 22:07:40 +1100
Tania 2020-01-24 20:16:46 +1100
Joanna 2020-01-24 18:34:52 +1100
Bernard 2020-01-24 17:41:59 +1100
Please do it for all our childrens future
mike 2020-01-24 13:32:33 +1100
Kimberley 2020-01-24 12:34:04 +1100
There is a straight forward way to take Climate Action and it is to protect the forests we have and to plant more trees. The Federal Government has the chance to step up and take leadership on this critical issue, I demand that it does so and pressure from the likes of Tennis Australia will be a strong voice for action.
Samantha 2020-01-23 20:20:45 +1100
Adrian 2020-01-22 22:40:28 +1100
We’ve been warned for years. We’re losing in straight sets so far. It’s catch-up time. Keep our coal in the ground. Eat less meat.
Michael 2020-01-22 22:16:35 +1100
Tania Tandora
Tania 2020-01-21 20:29:56 +1100
Not only tennis players for all of us.
Mary 2020-01-21 20:13:01 +1100
Bushfire smoke waves are extremely toxic.
Baden 2020-01-21 18:21:06 +1100
We need action, to not just save our planet, but to now save our continent. Chickens coming home to roost
Andrew 2020-01-20 08:49:17 +1100
Tennis Australia: Please speak out for climate action from our government and help prevent future bushfires and disruptions to the Australian Open!
Laurence 2020-01-17 15:14:27 +1100