Climate Tasmania

Anxiety about future energy security is a big factor in the inability of nations to reach agreement on carbon emissions. Peak oil will soon become a big headache for Tasmania. [7 December 2010 | Peter Boyer]

The balmy seaside air of the Mexican resort city of Cancún seems no more conducive to global agreement on climate [...]

Transport is Tasmania’s largest source of carbon emissions, so any idea that promises to reduce car usage is very welcome. The proposal to re-open Hobart’s northern suburbs rail line for commuter transport is now getting the attention it deserves. 9 November 2010 | Peter Boyer]
It is surely impossible to have lived in Tasmania over the past [...]

Keynote address to plenary session 2010 School Conference, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania, Hobart, 2 July 2010. View YouTube video here and here. [3 July 2010 | Peter Boyer]
[Professor] Elaine Stratford [head, School of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania] showed impeccable timing when, a few weeks ago, she asked me [...]