This webinar will help you understand passive design principles, adopt energy-efficient practices, choose appliance upgrades and utilise smart home technology. We will discuss: - Benefits of passive design: Explore passive design principles using natural energy sources to keep your home cooler in summer, warmer in winter, and more affordable to maintain year-round. Learn how to apply solar passive design for your new build, renovation, retrofit or everyday improvements. - Smart energy-efficient practices: Discover simple yet effective ways to cut down on energy consumption without compromising comfort. - Upgrading appliances: We’ll guide you through the upgrade path to modern, energy-efficient models that save you money in the long run. - A smart home: Explore the world of modern smart home technology - automated systems that help you monitor and control energy use in real-time, reducing waste and boosting efficiency. This information session is part of Northern Beaches Council's Charge Ahead program.

Come join a panel of built environment professionals who have already worked on regenerative projects. We will discuss what it took to deliver them, the challenges they faced, the impact they achieved and what they learnt along the way. There will also be plenty of time to ask questions. There will also be time afterwards to relax and have a casual chat.

Soaring electricity, gas, and petrol prices make every bill feel like a financial punch, disrupting budgets and creating a sense of lost control. For the environmentally conscious, the carbon impact adds another layer of concern. But what if your energy bills became an income stream instead? That’s the power of Home Electrification. Beyond saving money, it can cut your CO₂ emissions to zero. Join My Energy Guide Founder David Washbrook as he shares his electrification journey.

Five Bucks is a fast-growing giving community funding organisations that strengthen social foundations and protect our ecological limits. Our 'Pool' Parties are casual, engaging events where we eat, drink, and explore how collective giving movements can drive real social change (fivebucks.au/what).

Play the Game – How to Create Impact is a dynamic, face-to-face event hosted at UTS Solutions House, designed for leaders, changemakers, and community advocates. How can we build resilience, address climate impacts, and create long-term sustainability? What steps can we take to protect people and the planet while navigating today’s challenges? Join us as we delve into a transformative framework that blends the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the Inner Development Goals (IDGs). In this immersive session, you’ll engage with the 2030 SDGs Game and the En-ROADS simulator—a groundbreaking tool that lets you test cross-sector climate solutions. Explore how policies like electrifying transport, pricing carbon, and refining agricultural practices influence factors such as energy prices, temperature, air quality, and sea level rise. Learn how nurturing inner capacities like resilience, empathy, and critical thinking can drive systemic change and shift us from climate exhaustion to climate empowerment. Participants have praised the event for broadening their perspectives, fostering collaboration, and providing a fun, engaging experience. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain unique insights, network with like-minded individuals, and ignite a movement towards sustainable change. Join us at UTS and play the game to create impact. Book your seat now!

Join us during Climate Action Week for an inspiring panel featuring four founders that are reshaping business for the benefit of the planet. From GreenPay’s profit-sharing model to Verve’s superannuation alternatives portfolio investments and Win for Nature’s planet restoring subscriptions, (plus one more to be announced!), they'll dive into innovative ways they help improve biodiversity, and combat climate change. Hear their insights, learn why they chose their models, and engage in a dynamic Q&A. Don't miss this chance to explore the new an innovative sources of funding for sustainability! Sponsored by Future Group

Two industry experts will explore the influence of advertising, and the content platforms that support it, on shaping societal norms and aspirations. They will challenge you to rethink the creative process, making sustainable choices the default not exception; and explore the reality of embedding this change in the work you do, through real-world examples. A panel will then discuss how to apply this through their own hands-on experience, from advertisers to creatives and media broadcasters. They will share tangible steps you can take to mobilise action through advertising.

Join Circular Design Thinking for an interactive workshop on sustainable material choices in fit-outs and interiors. Explore the climate impact of materials, learn practical tools to implement circular design, and engage in hands-on activities that challenge traditional approaches. Through case studies and collaborative problem-solving, gain actionable strategies to reduce waste and emissions in real projects. Walk away with a toolkit and clear steps to drive climate action in your role.

S&P Global Commodity Insights predicts $53T energy investment opportunities by 2050 across clean energy technologies, power, and transmission globally under a net zero scenario. Over this same period, S&P Global Sustainable1 identifies almost $25 trillion in cumulative financial impacts for the world’s largest companies due to changing climate hazard exposures under this net-zero scenario. This event will provide a discussion on the market outlooks for the energy transition and climate risk.

We're putting together a panel of expert climate tech founders to inspire the next generation. Discussion topics will range from your specific startup journey, to what kind of support made the most impact for you, what to look for in a startup support program, and how to get the most of them. We'll also touch on other important things for success aside from a big cheque, such as grants and partnerships.

This event brings together ocean lovers for an in-water demonstration at Cabbage Tree Bay/Shelly Beach, raising awareness of climate change’s impact on marine ecosystems. The event will start with a short land-based introduction before participants enter the water for a powerful visual demonstration. It aims to engage the public, media, and policymakers, amplifying the voices of the ocean community in support of urgent climate action.

By taking a deep dive into the lives of eight dynamic and visionary people around the world, this beautiful, dramatic and moving film sets out to reveal our profound relationship with water and its role as the nourishing life force for all that lives on this planet.

Give young people the chance to be changemakers and drive real impact! PlanetA.Schools is a teacher-led, curriculum-aligned program that transforms students into sustainability consultants. Their first challenge? Improving their own school through innovative, real-world solutions using design thinking. In this hands-on immersion, you'll experience the program just as students do- equipping you with the tools, confidence, and inspiration to lead meaningful change in your classroom and beyond! 🌏

Hope Givers Foundation will host an interactive event focused on climate justice, sustainable waste management, and adaptation strategies. The event will bring together youth, communities, and policymakers for workshops, discussions, and hands-on activities. Participants will explore practical solutions, share experiences, and develop action plans to drive meaningful climate action at the grassroots level.

A panel discussion with 4 key leaders (including diverse range of speakers) will be invited to talk on the issue including sharing of their experience of climate diplomacy & climate justice agenda. A Question & Answer session will be followed to the panel discussion and at the end of the session a collective action statement will be generated on the basis of discussions for global south actors

Many community spaces, or "third spaces," bring young people together based on shared values and activities. These spaces—whether student societies, hobby groups, or local initiatives—are deeply affected by environmental policy but are rarely considered in its design. Good policy should reflect the values and lived experiences of these communities, ensuring their perspectives shape environmental decision-making. This panel explores how different actors—community organisers, climate activists, and policy and media professionals—can bridge the gap between grassroots experiences and policy outcomes. By recognising the environmental values embedded in these spaces and amplifying their voices, we can develop policies that are both effective and reflective of the communities they impact. Thoughtful engagement with these groups is key to ensuring climate policy is not just driven by institutions, but by the lived realities of the people it affects most.

You may think that living sustainably is too hard and expensive, but that's not the case! If you want to help the planet and change the way you spend your money but don't know where to start, this practical guide by Lottie Dalziel is the answer, showing you that sustainable, low-waste living is possible on a budget. Note: Guests are invited to bring along any ‘hard’ to recycle items to toss into the BRAD mega box. 2kg bag maximum weight per person. About the author Lottie Dalziel is a sustainability guru, journalist, podcaster and founder of education platform Banish, and its recycling initiative, BRAD. She's appeared on ABC TV's War on Waste, Better Homes and Gardens, Channel 10 and Channel 7 as well as in publications such as Women's Health and Better Homes and Gardens. She was the 2023 NSW Young Australian of the Year for her work in sustainability and was named as one of Asia's Forbes 30 Under 30. A North Sydney Council Green event and Writers@Stanton collaboration for Climate Action Week Sydney. Organised in partnership with Constant Reader Bookshop.

This dynamic youth-led session from the OceanEarth Foundation explores how everyday choices in food, fashion, and finance can drive meaningful climate action. These inspiring young people will share how their personal and professional journeys are creating ripples in sustainability, proving that small actions can lead to big change. Young people hold significant power; the choices youth can make through food and food waste, fashion choices, and advocating for change for a healthier planet and future. Young people may be 20% of the population but they are 100% of the future! We all, including young people, can decide what that future is to be. Session Flow: 1. Introduction – Understanding Your Sphere of Influence (5 min) - Brief overview of how individual choices impact climate outcomes. - The power of consumer advocacy and conscious lifestyle shifts in shaping a sustainable future. 2. Ruby Wake, Program Manager, OzHarvest (10 mins) - the connection between food waste and climate change - the importance of reducing food waste at scale 3. UTS – Fashion for the Future (10 min) - The environmental cost of fast fashion and the rise of sustainable alternatives. - How young people can take climate action through their wardrobes 4. Owen Bradstreet - Climate 200 Youth Advisory rep – Making the next election matter (10 min) - How your vote can speed up or slow down action on climate change. 5. Interactive Discussion & Q&A (5 min) - Q and A with the audience in identifying their own sphere of influence. - Practical steps to take immediate action in daily life. 6. Call to Action (5 min) - Encouraging young people to become conscious consumers and changemakers in their communities. - Highlighting ways to continue the conversation and amplify impact. This session is a call to action for young people to recognise the power they hold in shaping a sustainable future—one choice at a time.

Three Ocean Youth Ambassadors had a chance to chat with James Cameron recently about his passion for deep sea exploration, as part of the Australian National Maritime Museum’s ‘Challenging the Deep’ exhibit. James Cameron is a world renowned film and documentary maker, best known for the Avatar series, and his climate series Year of Living Dangerously, which brought together a cast of the world's best known climate scientists with famous politicians and actors to tell the stories of real people from across the planet. For this series Cameron enlisted the talents of Hollywood celebrities like climate change activists Matt Damon, Jessica Albert, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Harrison Ford. Ocean Youth Ambassadors Angelique Greentree, Axel Tkatchew and Isla Campbell were privileged to share a couple of hours with the director in an intimate Q and A session to share intergenerational knowledge and stories about their shared passion for the ocean, and learn about the mystery of the deep sea. Join this engaging session, which will include a Q&A conversation and a chance for you to ask questions with the youth leaders. This will be a premiere event, with thanks to the OceanEarth Foundation and the Australian National Maritime Museum, Sydney. Be Part of the Conversation! This special event will feature an interactive panel discussion where YOU can ask questions, hear firsthand from the youth leaders and leading ocean scientists, and be inspired to take action for our blue planet. Presented by OceanEarth Foundation & the ANMM Panellists: 🔹 Angelique Greentree (16), Axel Tkatchew (16), Isla Campbell (15) – Ocean Youth Ambassadors 🔹 Dr. Emma Camp (UTS) – Marine Scientist & Coral Researcher 🎙️ MC: Liz Courtney – Award-winning filmmaker (Changing Ocean with Dr. Sylvia Earle) Don’t miss this chance to hear from the next generation of ocean defenders!

Title: RealTech Innovation Precinct Tour: Technology for the Future of the Built Environment Summary: Hosted by global technology investor Taronga Group, the RealTech Innovation Precinct at International Towers showcases emerging technologies that are driving sustainability and impact in real estate and infrastructure. We invite you to visit for a curated tour of this immersive showcase space, where you will experience live technology demonstrations and interact with these innovative solutions.