2nd Sun Meet: Increase in sea surface temperatures. Let's get real.

2nd Sunday Meeting: Increase in sea surface temperature and disappearance of polar ice

Dear Citizens’ Climate Lobby members and friends!

Yes, it's time for our regular meeting on the second Sunday of the month! You are invited to a meeting of Citizens' Climate Lobby starting 2:30 pm AEST Sunday 10 August 2025. (Please put recurring monthly meeting time second Sunday in your diary.)

All are welcome either in person or online from anywhere in Australia.

Details follow:

FEATURED TOPICS
Increase in sea surface temperature and disappearance of polar ice – David Stewart

Communicating with voters - Sarah Wilson

Other suggestions for topics welcome.

MEETING TIME 2:30 pm AEST 10 August 2025.

ONLINE OPTION Join us live or on Zoom Meeting ID: 847 9565 9897 https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84795659897. Please email Howard, [howard.w@ccl.org.au](mailto:howard.w@ccl.org.au), if you intend to join via Zoom.

PHYSICAL MEETING PLACE Board Room, Oatley RSL, 23 Letitia St Oatley.

MEET BEFOREHAND OPTION from 1:15 pm, all welcome for lunch or refreshments at a table just a few steps down from the foyer. Look for Citizens' Climate Lobby T-shirts.

Please see below for other suggested topics of conversation, tell me which you are interested in, and send new topic suggestions to me at george_carrard@yahoo.com.au.

Hope to see you there, either in the room or on the screen!

George Carrard
Convenor, Southern Suburbs Branch of Citizens' Climate Lobby
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND SUGGESTED TOPICS OF CONVERSATION INCLUDE:

Increase in sea surface temperature and disappearance of polar ice – David Stewart

Communicating with voters - Sarah Wilson - George Carrard

Topics to discuss with your local MP: Battery subsidies (solar/vehicle), Reduction in concrete paved areas in urban areas to reduce local temperatures, Reduction of vehicles in urban areas and more Greenspace, Funding for coastal management measures to better prepare for sea level rise, Reduced HECS for higher education,
Housing policies for younger persons - David Stewart

The CCL Liveable Future Priorities - Peter Todd

Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year - David Stewart

Update on methane from sinkholes in the Arctic https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-program/arctic-sinkholes/2099393603585 – Howard Witt

Australian progress with emissions reduction - Peter Todd

Net Zero Commission https://www.netzerocommission.nsw.gov.au/2024-annual-report - Howard Witt

Climate 200 event screening film No Safe Seat (trailer), with discussion panel comprising Simon Holmes a Court, and candidates Sophie Scamps (re-elected 2025) and Nicolette Boele - George Carrard

Publicising CCL's priceourpollution.com.au with old people (Oatley Flora and Fauna Society); and with young people Australian Youth Climate Coalition and Climate Writers meetings. See also young people in Climate 200 video - George Carrard

Progress with mandating no gas appliances for new building work in the Georges River Council area – George Carrard

Urban forests - George Carrard

The Australia Institute has released a video about the impact of global overheating on insurance premiums. For those wanting detail, the link to the video is https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/fossil-fuelled-insurance-premiums-what-climate-change-means-for-your-premiums-and-property-value/ - George Carrard

Australia's net zero target is being lost in accounting tricks offsets and more gas background - Jim Tippett

Predictor of climate in your suburb - Jim Tippet

End of Drug Dealer Defence of Coal Exports? - Jim Tippett

All welcome to bring a topic that is relevant to the aims of Citizens' Climate Lobby

News item: Sydney Morning Herald 30 July Page 9 “Go big on climate, MPs tell PM Australian Clean Energy Summit 29-30 July 2025. Four Labor MPs called on the government to be as ambitious as practically possible in its next emissions reduction target, due to be set soon for the year 2035. The four were Carina Garland, Mike Freelander, Senator Michelle Ananda-Rajah, and Jerome Laxale, a NSW co-patron of Labor Environment Action Network.
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