Sharing solutions that make the climate safer and our communities more liveable
A revolution is happening under our noses: We’re watching a bright green coalition begin to build a future that makes sense in our lifetime. Wind energy is now cheaper than coal. The only thing standing in the way for a transition to clean energy and a safer climate is political
In the 55th Sustainable Hour on 10 December 2014 we talk with Andrea Pape from The Give Grid about sustainability in the community service sector, and with Sustainability Officer Tim Mordaunt from Geelong Council about the new Greenhouse Gas Strategy review. On 5 December, Geelong mayor Darryn Lyons was spruiking
“I want to do something for Geelong. Its got a great infrastructure. The facilities are all available here, the skilled labour is available. And of course, the cost of setting up something here is much lower than in Melbourne and Sydney. My dream is that I want to see Geelong
Content on this page: 1) Introduction 2) Australian Divestment Quick Guide 3) Clippings from the divestment news stream Momentum is growing for the divestment movement, in Australia as well as globally. The powerful things about divestment is that it is something each and everyone of us can do – and
In the evening on 28 October 2014, Geelong’s Council approved a new Environment Management Strategy. It was a cheerful moment for both the councillors and the local residents who had been following and influencing the process. The paper has been almost three years on the way, because it has been
“Climate change is a powerful tiger to ride. The clever part is how to get off the tiger without being eaten,” wrote Dr Quentin Farmar-Bowers in a letter he sent on 23 October 2014 to the two Australian ministers who are in charge of the country’s agriculture and industry. Both farmers
Are we arriving at a breaking point in September 2014: a sudden release of amazing enthusiasm and energy because millions of people now have entered the conversation about solutions to our energy crisis, or rather: the problems we create with our air pollution? Watch this little video-clip to get an
A board on Tasmania is about to make a big decision. Should they invest in a two-billion-dollar wind farm on King Island? A fossil-fuel funded lobby group has managed to create a major drama around the board’s proposed decision, and the Federal Government is reviewing the country’s Renewable Energy Target
Overall strategy input / brainstorm by Mik Aidt for the workshop “How society can resore safe climate” on 1 July 2015 Elevator summary: We need to invent an exciting and simple ‘virus’ which makes people want to engage and which can kickstart a movement of people who are excited and
The Sustainable Hour on 19 March 2014 looks into our choice between free and clean energy along with a safer climate on one hand, and expensive, polluting burning of carbon combined with catastrophic climate-doom with economic collapse on the other. We also launch a new Renewable Energy Declaration for Geelong,