Climate Tasmania

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

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Climate Reality

The Climate Reality Project (originally named The Climate Project), founded by Al Gore, came to Australia in 2006. There are five Al Gore-trained Climate Reality volunteer presenters in Tasmania. To book a presentation for your school, community or workplace group, email Sustainable Living Tasmania or telephone (03) 62345566. The Climate Reality Project is administered in Australia by the Australian Conservation Foundation.

NCCARF’s Australian Climate Adaptation Champions

From the website of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility (NCCARF), 6 April 2011:
Australia’s climate adaptation champions recognised
A Queensland farmer, a Tasmanian journalist and a council planner from mid-coast NSW have been named among NCCARF’s first Climate Adaptation Champions.
The new NCCARF Adaptation Champions program highlights the actions and achievements of individuals, groups, communities and [...]

On politics, prophets and practicalities

In the face of failing political initiatives on climate, there is much to be gained from some inspiring writing published this month. [18 May 2010 | Peter Boyer]
Professor Tim Flannery’s attack on Kevin Rudd last week for his “breach of faith” with Australians on climate change was as accurate as it was futile. An election is [...]

Developing local resilience in a vulnerable industry

With government action on climate falling away, it’s reassuring to see some local initiative to improve the resilience of the vulnerable tourism sector. [11 May 2010 | Peter Boyer]
One of the few things we can say for certain about our changing climate and future oil supplies is that their affects will be felt very unevenly. Some [...]