50,000 People Campaign
Solar by the People
CORENA – Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia Inc.
• 50,000 at People’s Climate March rallies and events across Australia September 21, 2014
How many Australians want climate action?
• 60,000 at National Day of Climate Action rallies and events November 2013
How many Australians want climate action?
• When Climate Commission was scrapped, the Climate Council raised over $1 million in 2 weeks to fund on-going climate education
• 100,821 people signed GetUp’s 2014 Australians for Climate Action petition.
• 750,000 households paid extra on their electricity bills in 2012 to buy GreenPower
How many Australians want climate action?
What being empowered looks like
• The Climate Council circumvented bad government policy.
• A simple transparent donation mechanism enabled ‘the people’ to take power back.
• Citizens were empowered and delighted by collectively achieving what they want.
• And wasn’t it FUN!
What being disempowered looks like
If only...
there were a simple transparent funding mechanism...
enabling Australians who want climate action to
take power back
and achieve tangible climate results themselves!
CORENA’s Big Win Funding ModelCORENA funnels people-power into renewable energy projects – tangible climate results
ALL of your donations go straight to the BIG WIN Projects that you and many others want!
BZE 100% Renewables PlanAccording to the stationary energy plan published by Beyond Zero Emissions, Australia could be using 100% renewable energy within 10 years at a cost of $8/household per week.
720,000 x $8/week for 1 year = $300m• A 50MW solar thermal plant with 3 hours of
molten salt storage costs around $300 million.• If 720,000 people voluntarily chip in $8/week
for just ONE year, ‘the people’ can collectively fund a solar thermal plant themselves.
• With a modular approach, Stage 2 would cost about $100m.• Stage 2 would involve construction of a central 50MW power
block and storage, and the first of five 10MW tower+heliostat modules.
• When Stage 2 starts operation, electricity sales from it would provide an income stream to help fund Stages 3-6.
240,000 x $8/week for 1 year = $100m
Central power block surrounded by 10MW modules (power tower + heliostats)
50,000 people x $100 = $5 million
• Around $5 million is enough for Stage 1 of Australia’s first citizen-owned solar thermal plant with storage.
• Stage 1 will include initial planning, approvals, site acquisition, and construction of 0.5MW auxiliary power to provide on-site power during subsequent construction stages.
• We CAN do this with just 50,000 people!
50,000 People Campaign Aims• Reach 50,000 people who want climate action
• Invite them to be part of funding Australia’s first citizen-owned solar thermal plant
• Raise $5 million over the next few months to fund Stage 1
How you can be part of it
• Be one of the 50,000 yourself and chip in.• Make sure all your climate-concerned friends know
about the 50,000 People Campaign.
50,000 people x $100 (average) = $5million
The ask: $100 or set up small recurring contribution
Have time but short of money? You can achieve just as much, if not more, by spreading the word!Note: Any amount is fine of course.
Strategies for reaching 50,000 people
• Look for the Campaign Asks page on the CORENA website and:– Print the A4 poster or small flyers– Follow #50kpeople on Twitter and tweet/retweet– Like Facebook page and SHARE campaign posts– Download this presentation and give a talk– Just tell people about the campaign!
• Ask your local climate-related group to collaborate with CORENA on the campaign
Note: We want to reach 50,000 people quickly so that the funds already contributed can start to be used asap. So far $30,000* has been contributed.
Just imagine seeing this rise from the ground...
and knowing that YOU helped make it happen!
THIS is what empowerment looks like!
http://corenafund.org.au/50000-people/
