Climate Tasmania

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

Where to now?

Of all the questions thrown up by Election 2010, there’s none bigger than where Australia is heading on climate change and our growing carbon emissions — and the threat posed by peak oil. [24 August 2010 | Peter Boyer]
Sometimes it takes an outsider to see us as we really are. People like visiting American media specialist [...]

Anticipating the impact of rising seas: a Tasmanian success story

Sea levels are likely to rise by around a metre by the end of this century. A Tasmanian mapping project is set to provide timely information for authorities and landowners around Australia’s 50,000 km of coastline. [30 June 2009 | Peter Boyer]
There’s a story from 11th century England that has a very modern ring to it. [...]

For those who need it, some heavyweight support for climate action

Major climate change studies released last week, from the United States Government and International Red Cross, warn that we must cut emissions and help people adapt to inevitable change. [23 June 2009 | Peter Boyer]
I’m overdoing the scary climate scenarios, a reader told me last week. So today I’ll give it a rest and cut to [...]