City Limits

This week on City Limits, we get an update on Transport in Victoria from our regular transport expert John McPherson. We also invite Leigh Ewbank, climate justice campaigner from Friends of the Earth, on the show to discuss a recent announcement from the Andrews Government to repower all of Melbourne's metropolitan trains (and all state schools and hospitals) with solar and wind-generated electricity. We also discuss community resistance to the North-East Link project, and how since the transport sector is our state's 2nd largest (and fastest growing!) source of emissions, FOE is allocating their resources to promote sustainable public transport options in Victoria. FOE's climate-focused campaigns you can get involved in:Sustainable Cities campaign: supporting communities resisting the North-East Link, and making the case for the Melbourne Metro 2 Yes2Renewables campaign: arguing for greater investment in solar and wind, as well as energy storageAct on Climate campaign: calling for the government to set science-based emissions reduction targets, aiming to encourage investment into increased and sustainable public transport, writing a collaborative peoples' climate strategy