City of Darebin Inspired Climate Change Solutions

Authors

Cole Godzinski, Renee LeClaire, Michelle Mestress, Jon Venne

Sponsor

Friends of the Earth Melbourne

Advisors

Fred Looft, Karen Oates

Term

October – December 2017

Abstract

The goal of this project was to assist Act on Climate volunteers with empowering communities in the city of Darebin (Victoria, Australia) to be able to voice their concerns and solutions towards climate change. To achieve this goal, we assessed constituents’ knowledge and perceptions on climate change through the distribution of a climate survey and identified concerns and solutions related to climate change with a separate sorting survey. We generated recommendations for the Friends of the Earth campaign Act on Climate and the Darebin City Council based on the results of both surveys and the effectiveness of the methodology used to conduct and distribute them. These recommendations included methods for improved communication with constituents and improved promotion of the Darebin Climate Emergency Plan.

Final Report

City of Darebin Inspired Climate Change Solutions