Monthly Archives: September 2010

Reflections on public engagement with the issue of peak oil

Posted on 18 September 2010 by Peter Boyer

In the debate about global sustainability, peak oil has been somewhat sidelined. In seeking a greater public engagement with the energy challenge presented by the prospect of a declining oil supply, we have much to learn from how the public … Continue reading →

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The real climate challenge: engaging with ordinary people

Posted on 14 September 2010 by Peter Boyer

Besides being one of the world’s leading climate scientists, Stephen Schneider had deeply-felt humanitarian convictions. His experience of taking his climate concerns to the wider public should alert us to the real climate challenge: getting ordinary people engaged in reducing … Continue reading →

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The vulnerability of natural diversity

Posted on 7 September 2010 by Peter Boyer

The loss of biodiversity is the most potentially devastating outcome of carbon pollution by humans. Australians have lived for two long by the outmoded mindset that says we can manage without other species. We must do more to keep what natural … Continue reading →

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Monthly Archives: September 2010

Reflections on public engagement with the issue of peak oil

The real climate challenge: engaging with ordinary people

The vulnerability of natural diversity

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