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Setting the agenda for the Tasmanian climate policy debate

Posted on 20 October 2009 by Peter Boyer

Tasmanians seeking an effective climate action policy now have something to get their teeth into. A broad-based group has established ten strategies to make the island carbon-neutral by 2050. [20 October 2009 | Peter Boyer] On a sunny Saturday morning a … Continue reading →

Posted in carbon, carbon emissions and targets, Climate Action Hobart, climate politics, consumption, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, food, forests and forestry, gardening, growth, health, land use, leadership, local economy, organisations and events, public opinion, road - cycle, road - public transport, social and personal issues, Tasmanian politics, transport, waste | Tagged 350.org, Australia, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, Climate Action Hobart, climate change, consumption, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, food, forests and forestry, Framework for Action, gardening, global warming, growth, health, International Day of Climate Action, land use, leadership, local economy, Margaret Steadman, organisations and events, Peter Boyer, Phil Harrington, public opinion, road - cycle, road - public transport, social and personal issues, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, transport, waste | Comments Off

Communities that decide they can’t wait

Posted on 8 September 2009 by Peter Boyer

We’ve waited a long time for climate change action. Increasingly, people in communities have decided that it’s time to stop waiting and start doing. [8 September 2009 | Peter Boyer] There’s a play about a couple of blokes, Vladimir and Estragon, … Continue reading →

Posted in built environment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, community action, economic activity, energy, food, gardening, health, psychology, social and personal issues, social mindsets, solar, Tasmanian politics, Transition | Tagged Australia, built environment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, Chris Harries, climate change, community action, economic activity, energy, Estragon, food, gardening, global warming, Greg Clausen, health, Hobart, Kingston Beach, Kingston Bypass, Lilith Waud, Peter Boyer, psychology, Samuel Beckett, social and personal issues, social mindsets, solar, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, Transition, Vladimir, Waiting for Godot, Waterworks Valley | Comments Off

How strong local communities make stronger economies

Posted on 28 July 2009 by Peter Boyer

Boosting local business isn’t just a way of reducing our carbon footprint. It’s also an essential step in making economies everywhere more able to resist downturns. [28 July 2009 | Peter Boyer] For all the talk about how we should consume … Continue reading →

Posted in climate politics, community action, economic activity, food, gardening, health, local economy, local government, social and personal issues | Tagged Australia, Balle, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, Christina Guidici, climate change, community action, David Korten, economic activity, Fimby, food, Food in my Back Yard, gardening, global warming, health, Judy Wicks, Juliet Chapman, Laury Hammel, local economy, local government, Michael Schuman, Peter Boyer, social and personal issues, Tasmania | Comments Off

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