* LACK OF INFORMATION MAYBE THE MAIN CAUSE OF RESIDENTS OF BRADFIELD NOT TAKING POSITIVE ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE - 'WHAT SHOULD I DO?' HOW DO I DO IT?'
*Survey research by Ku-ring-gai Council 'Net Zero' Team found that one of the main barriers reported by respondents for NOT taking positive action against climate change is because of a lack of information!
* This is supported by reponses to Electrifying Bradfield's own social survey.
* Some of the biggest energy providers in Australia are our very worst emissions polluters!
* Recent study by CHOICE shows several of our biggest electricity providers are also the biggest polluters!
*You may well be surprised - even those purported to be offering 'green energy' - for a price!
Check it out on the CHOICE website - you can easily get a one-off entry! - or you can join!
* Check to see if you are being supplied by one of the big polluters - then get advice about how easy it is to change!
* We've established that cooking or heating with gas is not the best thing to do for anyone who suffers from any sort of asthma or lung condition - because up to 30% of the gas goes into the room and not into the cooking!
* Well now we've also established a similar impact on our health! Increasing air pollution from burning fossil fuels in motor vehicles!
*11,000 Australians now die every year from diseases attributed to air pollution! This is more than die from skin cancers!
Results from a recent study in California concludes that increasing the number of EVs on our roads might not only be positive for our environment but for our health as well. [see Garcia.E., Johnston.J., and others. 'California's early transition to electric vehicles:Observed health and air quality co-benefits'. Science of the Total Environment, Elvisier, V867, 1 :https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969723003765?via%3Dihub]
* Costs $12000 per household to electrify cars, cooking, households
* Saves $3000 per year
* Introduces jobs into the community that would otherwise be spent on fuels