Category Archives: Climate Action Hobart

Energy conservation: the only game in town

Posted on 30 March 2011 by Peter Boyer

Paper given at Climate Action Hobart forum, “Tasmania’s Energy Future” [Peter Boyer | 30 March 2011] Half a century ago, a seminar about Tasmania’s energy future would have been a pretty predictable affair. Eric Reece [Premier through the 1960s], Alan … Continue reading →

Posted in Beyond Zero Emissions, biological resources, biomass energy, built environment, carbon, carbon sequestration, Climate Action Hobart, climate politics, community action, consumption, economic activity, education, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, fossil fuels, growth, hydro, marine organisms, nuclear, organisations and events, peak oil, psychology, social and personal issues, social mindsets, solar, Tasmanian politics, wind | Tagged Alan Knight, Aurora Energy, Australia, Barry Brook, Basslink, Beyond Zero Emissions, biological resources, biomass energy, built environment, carbon, carbon sequestration, Climate Action Hobart, climate change, climate politics, community action, consumption, Dr Helen Caldicott, economic activity, education, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, Eric Reece, ERM Power, fossil fuels, global warming, growth, Harry Saunders, hydro, Hydro Tasmania, Hyrdo-Electric Commission, Jevons Paradox, Jim Bacon, marine organisms, National Broadband Network, National Electricity Market, nuclear, organisations and events, peak oil, psychology, rebound effect, social and personal issues, social mindsets, solar, Steve Sorrell, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, Transend, University of Sussex, William Stanley Jevons, wind | Comments Off

Climate: How the parties shape up

Posted on 16 March 2010 by Peter Boyer

Tasmanian politicians are still trying to come to grips with how to tackle climate change. Four party representatives have shown that that we might be able to find common cause and start to act coherently — if only party hacks … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, built environment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, cars, changes to climate, Climate Action Hobart, climate politics, climate system, coal-fired, community action, contrarians, economic activity, education, energy, energy conservation, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, land use, leadership, local economy, organisations and events, public opinion, road - public transport, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmanian politics, Transition, transport | Tagged agriculture and farming, Australia, built environment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, cars, Cassy O'Connor, changes to climate, Climate Action Hobart, climate change, climate system, coal-fired, community action, contrarians, economic activity, education, energy, energy conservation, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, Gemma Tillack, global warming, Labor Party, land use, leadership, Liberal Party, Lisa Singh, local economy, Mel Barnes, organisations and events, Peter Boyer, Phil Harrington, public opinion, Richard Wilson, road - public transport, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Socialist Alliance, Tasmania, Tasmanian Greens, Tasmanian politics, Transition, transport, Vanessa Goodwin | Comments Off

The politics of climate in Tasmania

Posted on 20 February 2010 by Peter Boyer

Concerned Hobart citizens have drafted an achievable set of strategies that would be an excellent basis for government policy for Tasmania. A campaign by Climate Action Hobart will seek to bring climate policy to the fore in the coming Tasmanian … Continue reading →

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Energy conservation: the only game in town

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