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On being thankful for small mercies

Posted on 13 November 2012 by Peter Boyer

Sustainability policy is moving at a snail’s pace in Tasmania, but elsewhere things are moving even more slowly. [13 November 2012 | Peter Boyer] There’s a story going round that Tasmania is a basket case. With a near-empty kitty we … Continue reading →

Posted in adaptation, agriculture and farming, Australian politics, bureaucracy, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, coal-fired, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, growth, human behaviour, hydro, international politics, land use, leadership, local government, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Tasmanian politics, wind | Tagged adaptation, agriculture and farming, Australian politics, Barak Obama, bureaucracy, Business Council of Australia, business, investment, employment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, Cassy O'Connor, Climate Action Hobart, climate politics, coal-fired, economic activity, energy, energy conservation, Environment Tasmania, Forestry Tasmania, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, growth, Hobart City Council, human behaviour, hydro, Hydro Tasmania, international politics, John P. Milton, Julia Gillard, land use, Lara Giddings, leadership, local government, Local Government Association of Tasmania, Martin Ferguson, Sinclair-Knight-Merz, social and personal issues, social mindsets, Sustainable Living Tasmania, Tasmanian Climate Action Council, Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, Tasmanian politics, Tony Abbott, wind | Comments Off

Government emissions audit a start – but only a start

Posted on 2 December 2008 by Peter Boyer

The Tasmanian government’s program to deal with carbon emissions has started well with an audit of its operations, but its omission of forestry activities throws some doubt on the accuracy of its findings. Continue reading →

Posted in bureaucracy, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate politics, Crowley, energy, energy conservation, inquiries and reports, Tasmanian politics | Tagged Australia, bureaucracy, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, climate change, Climate Change (State Action) Act 2008, Climate Change Community Grants Program, Climate Futures for Tasmania, Crowley, David Bartlett, Education Department, energy, energy conservation, Forestry Tasmania, global warming, Health and Human Services, Housing Tasmania, Kyoto Protocol, Local Government Association of Tasmania, Pasons Brinckerhoff, Peter Boyer, Tasmania, Tasmanian Climate Action Council, Tasmanian politics | Comments Off

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

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On being thankful for small mercies

Government emissions audit a start – but only a start

Councils need help in facing climate challenge

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