#eBike4Australia

I’m currently riding my e-bike 4,500km across Australia to promote the importance and benefits of renewable energy, especially for people in the Bush.

Renewable energy is not only important for addressing climate change. It helps to reduce energy poverty and enhances energy security and independence, particularly in regional and remote Australia.

During my journey across Australia, I am having conversations with communities about this.

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Thanks to my friend Fiona Bowring for taking and sharing this photo with me.

In The Media

From Hunger Strike to eBike - The Sustainable Hour Podcast.

Interview with Adam Shirley on ABC Canberra - starts 1hr and 5mins - ABC Radio.

Interview with Sally Bryant on ABC Riverina Breakfast - starts at 2hrs 46mins - ABC Radio

Riding an e-bike around Australia to promote renewable energy - The Riverine Grazier.

Interview with Julie Kimberley on SA Mornings - starts at 30mins - ABC Radio.

Supporting the Collie Men’s Shed with Renewables - Collie River Valley Bulletin.

Canberra Cyclist to ride 4,500km for renewable energy - Pedal Power ACT.

Fundraising for Bush Communities

During my #eBike4Australia journey, I'm fund-raising for schools, Rural Fire Services, CWAs, Aboriginal Medical Services, Domestic Violence Shelters, Men's Sheds and other community organisations in regional and remote Australia that can benefit from energy security and independence through renewable energy systems like roof-top solar and batteries.

If I can raise $100,000 km, that can support ten community organisations in the Bush with much needed renewable energy systems. Please help by making a donation through my Go Fund Me campaign. The Dryandra Lions Club and Collie Men’s Shed are just two projects I want to secure funding for.

Drawing on my experience assessing and delivering climate finance and Australian Aid as an Ambassador for Australia,
I will distribute all the funding I raise to feasible and effective community project proposals received during my journey.

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On The Benefits of Renewable Energy

Even though it might feel pretty cold in your neck of the woods this winter, the science shows the world is hotter than it's been since records began. The urgency of the climate crisis has reached unprecedented levels. Record-breaking heat is already threatening human health, security and prosperity. In Australia, it's exacerbating bushfire risks, affecting farmers incomes, and straining ecosystems. The Great Barrier Reef experienced its worst-ever bleaching this year, and Western Australia's stunning Jarrah Forests have been collapsing. As emissions keep growing, the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events - from hurricanes to heatwaves - is escalating. And scientists warn of tipping points in Earth's climate system, where irreversible changes will accelerate if we don't take urgent action now. My #eBike4Australia initiative aims to raise awareness about the benefits of renewable energy in addressing the climate crisis, but also in easing cost-of-living pressures and increasing energy security.

Renewable energy in Australia is fast and at least half the cost of coal-fired electricity. It is seven times cheaper than nuclear, which would take Australia decades to develop even if we did need it. Renewable energy alleviates energy poverty by providing financial relief to households and businesses that install it. In the Bush in particular, renewables also enhance energy security and independence, by reducing vulnerability to and dependence on expensive diesel generation. Renewable energy also stimulates local jobs and economies. What's good for the weather is clearly good for the wallet and for communities more broadly.

Just as Australians ditched typewriters for laptops and instant coffee for Nespresso machines, renewables are the logical next next step when it comes to the energy that powers our lives. Dirty and expensive fossil fuels have long passed their use-by date. Renewable energy is the way to go.