Climate Tasmania

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

Climate studies give us the chance to plan ahead

Our climate future is being unfolded before our eyes. We can ignore the implications, or make early planning decisions to deal with them. [12 October 2010 | Peter Boyer]
What’s ahead? Since the year dot, humans have been asking that question. Our history seems to record more stuff-ups than successfully implemented plans, but there’s also plenty of [...]

Fleshing out the climate-health connection

A 2009 Lancet study put climate change at the top of the list of health threats this century, but the finding has yet to resonate with public health authorities. A Tasmanian public health specialist aims to change all that. [21 September 2010 | Peter Boyer]
The frog in the simmering pot is one of the enduring metaphors [...]

The black, flaky miracle that is biochar

An ancient soil enricher is set to be an important tool in the battle to reduce atmospheric carbon, while also helping us grow more food. [6 July 2010 | Peter Boyer]
Every now and again in the big, unfolding saga that is climate change you find yourself heading back to the future, looking at something simple and [...]