Climate Tasmania

We lionise people of action, but they don’t always deliver what’s needed. [24 April 2012 | Peter Boyer]
It’s a funny thing that while our waistlines expand along with our aversion to exercise, we seem to be hearing and talking more than ever about the tough guy, the no-fat, no-nonsense, hard-working pioneer who gets things done.
Our [...]

Will Australia’s much-heralded carbon pricing scheme turn out to be an excuse to turn our backs on much-needed complementary measures? [17 April 2012 | Peter Boyer]
Five months ago many Australians, including me, gave qualified applause to the passage of the Gillard government’s carbon pricing legislation, due to enter into force on July 1.
We applauded as [...]

Old habits ensure that the forest divide remains as wide as ever, but it doesn’t have to be like this [3 April 2012 | Peter Boyer]
Dr Martin Moroni is becoming a prominent face of Forestry Tasmania.
Since his appointment as Forestry Tasmania’s forest carbon scientist in late 2009, he’s spoken to some 2000 people at gatherings [...]