Tag Archives: walking

Wedges of hope, or despair?

Posted on 9 February 2010 by Peter Boyer

Tony Abbott’s climate “policy” and Tasmania’s emissions analysis confirm what we’re up against in our battle to reduce emissions. [9 February 2010 | Peter Boyer] Five years ago, with no climate policies in place, Australia’s challenge to cut carbon emissions seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, built environment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, cars, climate politics, coal-fired, community action, economic activity, education, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, geothermal, growth, land use, leadership, psychology, public opinion, road - cycle, road - public transport, social and personal issues, solar, Tasmanian politics, transport, transport fuel, walking, waste, wind, wood | Tagged agriculture and farming, Australia, Australian politics, built environment, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, cars, climate change, coal-fired, community action, David Bartlett, economic activity, education, emissions trading, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, geothermal, global warming, growth, land use, leadership, Lisa Singh, McLennan Magasanik Associates, Peter Boyer, psychology, public opinion, road - cycle, road - public transport, social and personal issues, solar, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, Tony Abbott, transport, transport fuel, walking, Walter Gerardi, waste, wind, wood | 1 Comment

Why we need climate to be a Tasmanian election issue

Posted on 19 January 2010 by Peter Boyer

Climate change seems to have missed a place on the Tasmanian election agenda. Now a campaign is under way to put it in its rightful place, at the top of Tasmania’s “to do” list. [19 January 2010 | Peter Boyer] Change … Continue reading →

Posted in Antarctic, Arctic, Australian politics, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, changes to climate, Climate Action Hobart, climate politics, climate system, community action, contrarians, cycling, economic activity, education, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, food, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, future climate, health, ice, international politics, land use, leadership, local economy, local government, organisations and events, public opinion, rail, road - public transport, science, social and personal issues, solar, Tasmanian politics, tourism, transport, trees, walking, waste, wind | Tagged Antarctic, Arctic, Australia, Australian politics, biological resources, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, changes to climate, Climate Action Hobart, climate change, climate system, community action, contrarians, cycling, economic activity, education, energy, energy conservation, energy efficiency, food, forests and forestry, fossil fuels, future climate, global warming, health, ice, international politics, land use, leadership, local economy, local government, organisations and events, Peter Boyer, public opinion, rail, road - public transport, science, social and personal issues, solar, Tasmania, Tasmanian politics, tourism, transport, trees, walking, waste, wind | 1 Comment

Lesson from last week: don’t leave it all to the politicians

Posted on 8 December 2009 by Peter Boyer

It’s hard to know whether Tony Abbott’s accession to opposition leadership is a plus or a minus for climate policy, though early signs aren’t promising. One thing’s for certain: we would be foolish to expect our politicians to solve this … Continue reading →

Posted in agriculture and farming, Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, climate politics, community action, contrarians, cycling, economic activity, emissions trading, energy, energy efficiency, forests and forestry, future climate, international politics, land use, leadership, science, social and personal issues, transport, walking | Tagged agriculture and farming, Australia, Australian Greens, Australian politics, carbon, carbon emissions and targets, carbon sequestration, climate change, community action, contrarians, Copenhagen, cycling, economic activity, emissions trading, energy, energy efficiency, forests and forestry, future climate, global warming, Ian Macfarlane, international politics, Kevin Rudd, land use, leadership, Malcolm Turnbull, Nick Xenophon, Peter Boyer, science, social and personal issues, Stephen Fielding, Steve Fielding, Tasmania, Tony Abbott, transport, walking | Comments Off

Tag Archives: walking

Wedges of hope, or despair?

Why we need climate to be a Tasmanian election issue

Lesson from last week: don’t leave it all to the politicians

Recent Posts

Archives