Catching up

Hi Climate Vets!

I hope you've all been keeping safe and holding up OK with all the ways that COVID-19 is impacting people everywhere. Those of you not in Australia, we acknowledge that things here aren't nearly as bad as most other places in the world, and we're sending you our support and best wishes.

​I wanted to update you on what I've been up to, climate-wise... I've been doing a lot but haven't taken the time to share with you, so I thought it was about time! I've been putting most of my climate time and energy into Veterinarians for Climate Action (vfca.org.au) and Energy Forever (http://www.pmhsn.org.au/energy-forever/), both of which are making some great progress that I'm really excited about. A lot of this work isn't very share-worthy as much of it is behind the scenes, but here are a few things that listen-able or watchable:

• An interview on ABC's Saturday Extra (Americans, ABC is like PBS) (13 minutes):
  • https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/saturdayextra/the-animal-holocaust/12513678
• An episode of the podcast "Climate Conversations" with Robert McLean (52 minutes):
  • https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/climate-conversations/id1434632693?i=1000491521774
• For the time-poor (and who's not?), an announcement about Energy Forever's Sustainability grants program (45 seconds!):
  • https://player.vimeo.com/video/469398439

I also had the honor of representing VfCA to the Emergency Leaders for Climate Action Bushfire and Climate Summit process, which resulted in a report with 165 recommendations that focused on  climate change and bottom-lined urgently phasing out fossil fuels AND this full-page ad in The Australian newspaper, where VfCA is a proud signatory (top row, third from the right!) alongside some other amazing climate organizations. I'm particularly happy about this ad, because it's not "preaching to the choir" - The Australian is a pretty conservative Murdoch paper, so the message was sent where it needs to be seen.

What have you been up to? Please comment and share, and help inspire your fellow Climate Vets!

Yours, Angela