Monthly Archives: November 2008

Councils need help in facing climate challenge

Posted on 11 November 2008 by Peter Boyer

Local action is the real test of our response to climate change. Local government can’t do this on its own — it needs state and national support. Continue reading →

Posted in carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, Crowley, economic activity, economic threat from climate, inquiries and reports, local government | Tagged Australia, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, Christine Materia, climate change, Cradle Coast Authority, Crowley, economic threat from climate, feed-in tariffs, global warming, Kate Crowley, King Island, local government, Local Government Association of Tasmania, Peter Boyer, Southern Midlands, Tasmania, Tasmanian government | Comments Off

We can take heart from California’s experience

Posted on 4 November 2008 by Peter Boyer

We can get long-term benefit from early action on climate change, but we need to start soon. That’s the lesson from California. Continue reading →

Posted in Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, economic activity, economic threat from climate, emissions trading, energy, international politics, solar, wind | Tagged Arnold Schwartzenegger, Australia, Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate change, economic threat from climate, economics, emissions trading, energy, George W. Bush, global warming, international politics, Peter Boyer, Ross Garnaut, Schwartzenegger, solar, Tasmania, United States, University of California, wind | Comments Off

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