For collective action to succeed, we need to influence the influential. Who should we be targeting here, and how do we communicate about climate change in a way that actually makes a difference? We hear inspiring stories of everyday people making big changes through their words, voices and stories, meet friends in the Pacific who’ve been fighting this fight for decades, and work out how we’re going to change course to a heaps better future, together. 

Download the Heaps Better action plan from our website for a step-by-step guide to getting out of your floaties and speaking up to the people in power: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/heapsbetter

Check out the work of the Pacific Climate Warriors and 350.org here: https://world.350.org/pacificwarriors/ 

And the City of Sydney’s citizens jury here: https://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/advisory-panels/sydney-2050-citizens-jury

90% of Australians want action on climate change: https://www.governanceinstitute.com.au/news-media/media-releases/2019/nov/annual-ethics-index-released-today-sends-a-tough-message-to-canberra-on-climate-change/ 

Annie Leonard and the Story of Stuff: https://www.storyofstuff.org/ 

Heaps Better is a podcast made by Ash Berdebes and Jess Hamilton, with Greenpeace Australia Pacific and Audiocraft. Our EP is Kate Montague, mixing engineer is Adam Connelly and the Creative Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific is Ella Colley. Podcast artwork by Lotte Alexis Smith. This episode featured the track Kyoto Krows by HC Clifford. Special thanks to Fenton Lutunatabua, Joe Moeno-Kolio, Jess Scully, Rebecca Huntley and Annie Leonard.

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Is our money financing the climate crisis? Our financial experts explain the influence of those holding the financial puppet-strings, and show us the potential impacts of divesting from fossil fuels like coal. Ash and Jess learn about the power we all have to shift money on a global scale, and how easy it is to make sure your money is clean and green!

Download the Heaps Better action plan from our website for a step-by-step guide to cleaning up your finances: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/heapsbetter

Read more about FEAT, Heidi Lenfer’s first artist-led renewable investment initiative here: https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/feat-j-award-heidi-lenffer-renewable-energy-rally/11729384  

See where your bank stands on Market Forces bank comparison table and get a template to ask them to quit financing fossil fuels here: https://www.marketforces.org.au/info/compare-bank-table/

You can find the Responsible Returns tool that Ash and Jess used to find clean and ethical bank and super options here: http://responsiblereturns.org/ 

Australia could fund 100% renewables by 2030 with 7.7% of super savings: https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-could-fund-100-renewables-by-2030-with-7-7-of-super-savings-62354/ 

Read Jess’s how to guide when she switched her banking and super: https://medium.com/@jjhamilton/how-to-make-your-banking-super-count-in-the-climate-crisis-eaef80089a2e

Heaps Better is a podcast made by Ash Berdebes and Jess Hamilton, with Greenpeace Australia Pacific and Audiocraft. Our EP is Kate Montague, mixing engineer is Adam Connelly and the Creative Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific is Ella Colley. Podcast artwork by Lotte Alexis Smith. This episode featured the track There’s Nothing in the Water We Can’t Fight by Cloud Control. Special thanks to Heidi Lenffer, Katrina Bullock and Munira Chowdhury.

Like what you hear? Please subscribe and rate Heaps Better on your favourite podcast app, and share online with the hashtag #heapsbetter. 

You can sign up for Heaps Better updates on our website: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/heapsbetter.

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Ash and Jess find out about Australia’s potential as a global leader in renewable power, and start to unpack the structures and powers that keep us dependent on fossil fuels. We learn more about what everyday people can do to kick coal out of the system, speed up the renewable energy revolution, and encourage big businesses to do so too!

Download the Heaps Better action plan from our website for a step-by-step guide to getting a slice of the solar pie: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/heapsbetter

See where Australia’s biggest polluting businesses rank and call them out to switch to renewable power through the Re-Energise website: https://reenergise.org/ 

Get your head around residential and commercial solar here: https://www.solarquotes.com.au/solar101.html 

Check out Simon Holmes à Court’s graph comparing the NWS Vales Point burning power station with the emissions from Australia’s entire aviation sector: https://twitter.com/simonahac/status/1284738989430206464 

Watch Greenpeace’s Dirty Power doco: https://act.greenpeace.org.au/dirtypower 

Heaps Better is a podcast made by Ash Berdebes and Jess Hamilton, with Greenpeace Australia Pacific and Audiocraft. Our EP is Kate Montague, mixing engineer is Adam Connelly and the Creative Lead at Greenpeace Australia Pacific is Ella Colley. Podcast artwork by Lotte Alexis Smith. This episode featured the track Kyoto Krows by HC Clifford. Special thanks to Lindsay Satour, Simon Holmes à Court, Jenny Whelan & the Albert Park Kinder, Richard Adamson and the Young Henry's brewery.  

Like what you hear? Please subscribe and rate Heaps Better on your favourite podcast app, and share online with the hashtag #heapsbetter. 

You can sign up for Heaps Better updates on our website: http://www.greenpeace.org.au/heapsbetter.

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