Climate Tasmania

A Tasmanian take on the thorniest global issue since the dinosaurs. Based on Peter Boyer’s newspaper column in the Hobart Mercury.

How poor Latin American countries came to lead the world

Bolivia and Ecuador are leading the way in developing rights for Mother Earth [3 May 2011 | Peter Boyer]
In Hobart in November 2007, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra gave the world-premiere performance of Endling, a work by Sydney composer Andrew Schultz.
In spare, haunting tones rendered by strings, horns and drums, Endling powerfully evoked the sense of [...]

How we can build a sustainable food economy

In tackling climate change we need to get our priorities right. Water and food supply must be given top priority in government policy-making.