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Mourning the earth: emotional catalysts, cities, policy and activism
Mourning the earth: emotional catalysts, cities, policy and activism

The climate crisis is here. But is our industry ready? With cities responsible for up to 75 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions, we’re bringing together local and global voices to campaign for urgent and meaningful change across Australia’s built environment sector.

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ARCHITECTS CAN!

ACAN is a network of individuals within architecture and related built environment professions taking action to address the twin crises of climate and ecological breakdown. 

Why?

We are in a state of climate and ecological emergency. There is a compelling body of scientific work indicating our present trajectory will lead to catastrophe if we do not make ambitious and radical changes as a matter of urgency.  

We also acknowledge that the construction industry and the existing built environment are major contributing factors to the crises and as such both require complete and rapid transformation.

The manner in which we produce, operate and renew our built environment continues to curtail biodiversity, pollute ecosystems and encourage unsustainable lifestyles. 

This state of emergency calls for a new kind of professionalism. We can no longer remain secluded within our personal and professional silos. Instead we are harnessing our collective agency; as citizens with a shared professional background and a common goal, mobilising to bring about necessary changes to our industry.

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“Australia’s built environment is responsible for approximately one fifth of our emissions and over 50% of our electricity use.”

—The Planning Institute of Australia, 2023

Read our aims and how we intend to achieve them in our Manifesto.

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