TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE

BIG STEPS

Protect our climate by becoming a Regenerate Australia Champion. Regenerate Australia is the World Wildlife Fund’s bold vision to rehabilitate and restore wildlife and habitats and future-proof Australia against climate disasters. Learn more & become a champion here:

donate.wwf.org.au

Move your superannuation to an ethical fund that invests in climate projects.

Check out this superannuation ratings site:

marketforces.org.au/superfunds/

Join the movement by signing up with Friends of the Earth Australia, who campaign on today's most urgent environmental and social issues. Help preserve our natural environment and create a movement of change that recognises ecological sustainability and social justice are indivisible.

foe.org.au/take_action

Be a workplace climate leader and take the charge to track workplace emissions, reduce where possible and purchase offsets to achieve carbon neutrality.

Learn more & act - climateactive.org.au

SMALLER STEPS

Switch to a 100% GreenPower based electricity plan - purchase renewable energy via your existing power supplier at home, and instantly reduce your household emissions.

Learn more & make the switch: greenpower.gov.au

Reduce food waste and set up a composting system or worm farm (for your courtyard or balcony), or a community compost in your apartment building!

Get your Local Council discount - compostrevolution.com.au

Measure your household carbon footprint and learn practical everyday ways to reduce and offset the impact of your lifestyle to help combat climate change.

Free calculator - carbonpositiveaustralia.org.au/calculate/

Reduce waste, plastics & packaging at home. Could you switch to corn starch garbage bags, or bar soaps & shampoos? Tish King, who represented Seed Mob at Cop26, has lots more suggestions here:

thenewjoneses.com/ep8-tish-king-aoivd-packaging

WHAT WE’RE DOING

Legs On The Wall are on our own journey towards carbon neutrality and environmental best practice:

We’ve converted to a carbon neutral energy supply at our Lilyfield home base.
For THAW, this has meant both freezing our ice and conducting rehearsals from carbon neutral power.
Sydney Opera House, who hosted our world premiere are certified carbon neutral.
For each version of THAW, water used to create the ice sculptures is sourced locally with care, to ensure the melt into local waterways is not impactful.
We seek partnerships with festivals and organisations who are also looking to make a difference.
Legs are embedding sustainability in our future planning, considering unconventional recycling options in set and costume design, as well as considering further works with an environmental message.

We’re not saying we’ve got it all sorted out, but are sincere about evolving our practices and think that things have gotten urgent enough to make a call to action that we don't see ourselves separate from, aware of our own imperfections.

Nelson Arts Festival is committed to taking action to combat climate change.

Accompanying THAW, this year’s Nelson Arts Festival has included projects designed to further the conversation and action on climate change and what we can do now:

ICEBERGS AS DREAMED BY YOU: A COMMUNITY GENERATED ARTWORK where you can make an iceberg collage on a Lightbox from repurposed materials, and

THE CRUCIAL DECADE, a Pukapuka Talk on the urgent need for action on climate change.

Port Nelson’s Environmental Policy note their goal is to undertake present and future activities to minimise the Port’s environmental impact, whilst complying with applicable legislative requirements, and striving for continual improvement in environmental performance.

THINGS YOU CAN DO