Summary from the sold-out Geelong Energy Futures Forum
Category: Recommendation
Electricity rules not keeping pace with technology
“Fix the voltage to 230, reduce emissions with 3 million tonnes of CO2 per year and save money,” suggests electrical engineer Ty Christopher, Strategic Adviser at Ecojoule, in this podcast interview.
THE REGENERATIVE HOUR: The call of the world
Jan Morgan and Graeme Garrett, authors of ‘On the Edge’, teach a practice of attention, responding to the call of the world with an open heart. The energy for change and new ways of being in the world then comes to birth, they say.
To score or not to score
It is as much of a taboo as if we were talking about sex: Who will you be voting for in the election? Some people keep it a secret, and there can be good reasons for that, in particular when you are in business or in an organisation, or in
Climate questions to Geelong candidates
At election time, there are so many scorecards and interest groups coming out to spoon-feed you and tell you who to vote for. The group of volunteers behind the Geelong Community Survey 2020 has produced a candidate survey, which they hope will empower you to make up your own mind.
Climate strikers: “Fund our future – not gas”
Geelong school students and climate activists will mobilise on Friday 25 September 2020 at 11:00am under the banner ‘Fund Our Future – Not Gas’ in the first major protest since lock-down. The online protest rally will be held on Zoom and then live-streamed on Facebook. It will include interactive chanting
Questions to your local election candidates
11 points and 14 questions for Councils to reduce household gas demand
The next few decades are going to feel like falling in love
“The next few decades are going to feel like falling in love, setting aside everything you thought you knew and trusting that you’ll end up in a radically different place you never could have achieved on your own,” says meteorologist and climate reporter Eric Holthaus.
Moving the needle towards a green recovery
The Sustainable Business Hour podcast with clippings from The Tunnel – about #ClimateEmergency, #MillionJobsPlan, #GreenRecovery and Big Oil’s move towards #ZeroCarbon
Promising results from a citizens’ climate convention
Citizens’ Climate Conventions – also known as citizens’ assemblies on climate – are emerging as the new norm for legitimate and quality decision-making in many democratic forums around the world. Is the climate movement paying attention?