Category Archives: adaptation

Imagining the world ahead of us

Posted on 4 August 2015 by Peter Boyer

The artist’s vision is an invaluable tool for comprehending what lies ahead [4 August 2015 | Peter Boyer] The 21st century, as one futurist website has it, will bring wondrous advances in medicine and energy but also economic hardship, resource … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, agriculture and farming, biodiversity, biological resources, book reviews, changes to climate, climate system, education, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, future climate, governance, human behaviour, land use, mining, population, psychology, science, social and personal issues, social mindsets | Tagged adaptation, agriculture and farming, biodiversity, biological resources, book reviews, changes to climate, Clade, climate system, education, energy, energy conservation, environmental degradation, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, future climate, governance, human behaviour, James Bradley, land use, Lynley Joyce, mining, Penguin Books, population, psychology, science, social and personal issues, social mindsets, The Hotlands | Comments Off

A new climate group rises from TCAC’s ashes

Posted on 9 December 2014 by Peter Boyer

The Hodgman government seems to want to go it alone on climate policy. That’s not a good idea. [9 December 2014 | Peter Boyer] Coincidentally, on World Environment Day this year Tasmania’s energy minister Matthew Groom introduced legislation to abolish … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, atmospheric science, Australian politics, bureaucracy, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, community action, education, leadership, meteorology, oceanography, planning, public opinion, science, sea level, social and personal issues, Tasmanian politics | Tagged adaptation, atmospheric science, Australian politics, bureaucracy, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, Chris Harries, climate politics, community action, education, James Risbey, Jan McDonald, Jess Fehely, John Hunter, leadership, Lesley Hughes, Margaret Steadman, Matthew Groom, Matthew Pitt, meteorology, Nick Towle, oceanography, Phil Harrington, planning, public opinion, Rob Valentine, science, sea level, social and personal issues, Tasmanian Climate Action Council, Tasmanian politics, TCAC | Comments Off

Climate change is a local matter after all

Posted on 7 October 2014 by Peter Boyer

As higher levels of government have vacated the climate policy space, it’s left to the bottom tier to show the way. [7 October 2014 | Peter Boyer] Public debate over how we should address climate change has tended to fixate … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, Australian politics, bureaucracy, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, community action, economic restructuring, energy, energy efficiency, fossil fuels, local economy, local government, social and personal issues, Tasmanian politics, waste | Tagged adaptation, Anna Reynolds, Australian politics, Bill Harvey, bureaucracy, business, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate system, community action, Corey Peterson, economic restructuring, employment, energy, energy efficiency, fossil fuels, Global Commission on the Economy and Climate, Helen Burnet, investment, local economy, local government, Mike Butta, Noel Carroll, Phillip Cocker, Rachel Andrew, social and personal issues, Sue Hickey, Suzy Cooper, Tasmanian politics, Tim Penny, Tony Abbott, waste | Comments Off

Category Archives: adaptation

Imagining the world ahead of us

A new climate group rises from TCAC’s ashes

Climate change is a local matter after all

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