Climate Tasmania

The chances of us getting through the next decade without significant economic damage are zero, says Nicole Foss [27 May 2012 | Peter Boyer]

Everyone, I’m sure, agrees that some big changes lie ahead. Climate and energy are in the mix, as are governments and economies. All very important, but I reckon that your central concern [...]

Government support for the rebuilding of our communities is inadequate, but the Transition movement is stepping into the breach. [7 February 2012 | Peter Boyer]
There are an awful lot of ways we can go about reducing our carbon pollution. We can rely on governments to impose various measures from above, or we can do any [...]

Address to the 15th International Environmental Forum, Hobart, 10 and 11 December 2011. Conference theme: Ethical Responses to Climate Change [11 December 2011 | Peter Boyer]
I’ll start at the beginning. Or about 56 million years ago, when the dinosaurs had only recently been extinguished and mammals were in the early stages of their evolution. There [...]