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Preparing a new generation for living sustainably

Posted on 4 October 2016 by Peter Boyer

How schools are stepping in where public discourse has failed In September, carbon dioxide levels in the air are at their annual minimum. For the first time in human history, last month they stayed above 400 parts per million, making it all … Continue reading →

Posted in changes to climate, climate system, coal-fired, coastal management, community action, education, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, forests and forestry, future climate, human behaviour, local economy, science, Uncategorized, waste, wildlife management | Tagged Aby McGuire, changes to climate, Climate Institute, climate system, coal-fired, coastal management, community action, Duncan Brain, education, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, forests and forestry, future climate, human behaviour, Jocelyn Scopes, John Todd, Jon Doole, Katrina Graham, local economy, Margaret Steadman, Maria Clippingdale, Nel Smit, New Town High School, science, Snug Primary School, Sue Hastie, Sue Hickey, Tracey Ozkilnic, Uncategorized, waste, wildlife management | Comments Off

As the government fiddles, the planet burns

Posted on 30 August 2016 by Peter Boyer

The Paris option of a 1.5C warming limit is ambitious beyond words, yet it’s looking more and more like the only sensible objective. Eight months ago Australia supported a global effort to hold global warming to “well below 2C”, and … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, Arctic, atmospheric science, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, disruption, economic activity, economic restructuring, energy, extreme events, forests and forestry, future climate, growth, international politics, investment, land use, renewable energy, science, temperature | Tagged agriculture and farming, Arctic, atmospheric science, Australian politics, biodiversity, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, changes to climate, climate politics, climate sensitivity, climate system, David Karoly, disruption, economic activity, economic restructuring, energy, extreme events, forests and forestry, future climate, Greg Hunt, growth, international politics, investment, Kyoto Protocol, land use, Malcolm Turnbull, Paris Agreement, renewable energy, science, temperature | Comments Off

A battery power revolution in the making

Posted on 16 August 2016 by Peter Boyer

Analysts predict a huge future for batteries in global energy storage. On Tasmania’s Bruny Island we have a chance to see what this might look like. A revolution is brewing in meeting rooms and computer laboratories around Australia, and right now … Continue reading →

Posted in batteries, business, investment, employment, community action, computer science, disruption, economic activity, electricity networks, energy, human behaviour, local economy, social and personal issues, social mindsets, solar | Tagged Australian National University, batteries, business, community action, computer science, disruption, economic activity, electricity networks, employment, energy, human behaviour, investment, local economy, Reposit Power, social and personal issues, social mindsets, solar, TasNetworks, University of Sydney, University of Tasmania | Comments Off

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A battery power revolution in the making

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