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Climate Action

Climate emergency declaration

Climate Emergency Declaration: How You Can Take Action

April 15, 2024 by Corena Team

Updated: February 2025 We are in a climate emergency and now governments, councils, businesses across the world are recognising it. What does this mean? We’ll unpack it for you Climate emergency declarations have been made around the world. Declaring an emergency means formally acknowledging the significant impact of carbon emissions on the world’s climate and …

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Not-For-Profits, Charities, Foundations & Social Enterprises: What Is The Difference & How You Can Support Them?

Not-For-Profits, Charities, Foundations & Social Enterprises: What Is The Difference & How You Can Support Them?

March 14, 2024 by Corena Team

With the climate emergency impacting all areas of society and nature, a wide variety of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) are working to provide services to help reduce and build resilience in our communities. As a not-for-profit renewable energy and climate charity ourselves, we at CORENA believe that it’s important to support similar types of charitable organisations.  …

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How Organisations Can Strengthen Their Energy & Climate Resilience

February 7, 2024 by Corena Team

Climate resilience is something individuals, organisations, and societies alike all need to consider in anticipation of current and expected future extreme weather events as well as projected sea level rises that will accompany climate change.  In part resilience involves disaster response, by having systems and processes in place to deal with increasing numbers and severity …

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Decarbonisation: Definition, Why It Is Essential & What Non Profits Can Do

Decarbonisation: Definition, Why It Is Essential & What Non Profits Can Do

January 30, 2024 by Corena Team

With the climate emergency facing us all the concept of decarbonisation has emerged as something essential in order to help avert increasingly severe weather events.  Decarbonisation is a key term used to describe various practices employed by individuals, businesses, organisations, and governments worldwide in order to reduce their carbon footprint and achieve the goal of …

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Community Renewable Energy

Community Renewable Energy: What It Is & How You Can Get Started

January 4, 2024 by Corena Team

Climate action requires the efforts of individuals, organisations, and governments if the world is to achieve its collective goal of net-zero carbon emissions. Fortunately, some communities are literally taking the power into their own hands and are banding together to create community renewable energy projects. These innovative community projects not only produce economies of scale …

Read moreCommunity Renewable Energy: What It Is & How You Can Get Started
The importance of climate & sustainability

How to Communicate The Importance of Climate & Sustainability Effectively

December 7, 2023 by Corena Team

In a world facing a climate emergency, it is more important than ever to educate those around us of the importance of climate action. Whether in your community, workplace, or socially, communicating and emphasising the importance of taking positive actions such as embracing energy efficiency, getting off gas, transitioning to renewable energy sources and switching …

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Fundraising For Climate Action & Renewable Energy Projects

5 Ways To Fundraise For Climate Action & Renewable Energy Projects

September 21, 2023 by Corena Team

Fossil fuels are responsible for greenhouse gas emissions that are driving climate change.  Therefore, taking climate action both on an individual and organisational level is pivotal in order to help tackle the climate emergency and establish sustainable and renewable energy sources as the leading form of power generation in Australia. To address the detrimental effects …

Read more5 Ways To Fundraise For Climate Action & Renewable Energy Projects
Donate to CORENA - a renewable energy and climate charity

7 Reasons To Donate To CORENA – A Renewable Energy & Climate Charity

June 8, 2023 by Corena Team

Climate change is a global challenge that demands local solutions. We need to, decarbonise, shift rapidly to net zero  and support the uptake of renewable energy, energy efficiency, electrification of vehicles, plus opportunities which will see use reduce carbon emissions immediately. Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) is an Australian renewable energy and community …

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Gas emissions from fossil fuels extraction - Top reasons to get off gas and how to do it

Top Reasons To Get Off Gas & How To Do It

November 23, 2022 by Corena Team

In Australia, gas is commonly used as an energy source for cooking, hot water systems and heating. To reduce emissions and tackle the climate emergency, a lot of attention to date has focused on transitioning from coal fired power to more renewable sources of energy such as solar. Both domestic and commercial use of gas has …

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