Category Archives: ~ Mitigation

Carbon Offsets and the ‘Net Emissions’ Fallacy

Posted on May 29, 2026 by Chris Harries

Here Climate Tasmania’s David Hamilton takes a deep dive into some popular misconceptions about carbon offsets, carbon sequestration and ‘carbon-neutral’ claims that we see so often in media and corporate public relations. What claims may be valid? What is convenient … Continue reading →

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State Government’s Emissions Reduction & Resilience Plan

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Chris Harries

Our Submission Climate Tasmania has submitted to the state government’s draft plan. In summary: “If Tasmania is to be a climate leader, then it needs leadership from its government.” We describe Climate Tasmania’s vision of what a strong, detailed and … Continue reading →

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Our Climate Pledge

Posted on April 19, 2024 by Climate Tasmania

For organisations who want to show climate leadership.

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Transport Forum – Aug 2

Posted on June 29, 2023 by Climate Tasmania

Next stop for reducing carbon emissions in lutrawita / Tasmania Transport, Tasmania’s second highest emitting sector at 21%, needs to be decarbonised if we are to reach our net zero by 2030 target. But with electric vehicle ownership at less … Continue reading →

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“Plug it in: Change the world”

Posted on June 3, 2023 by Climate Tasmania

Accelerating electric vehicle uptake in lutruwita / Tasmania Read our report, outlining a transport transition plan for Tasmania, below. “With transport sector emissions reduction plans in development, there’s no better time than now for the Tasmanian Government to put the … Continue reading →

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POLICY PAPER: Climate Change Act

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Climate Tasmania

What do we need in a Tasmanian Climate Change Act? The Climate Tasmania group has been focusing on the need for a new Climate Change Act for several years. There are several articles on this site covering this important and … Continue reading →

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Climate Change Act Review

Posted on March 2, 2021 by Climate Tasmania

Below is information that we provided to the Tasmanian Climate Change Act review, February 2021. Introduction Climate Tasmania is pleased to have been asked to provide information to Jacobs, the consultants tasked with the independent review of the Tasmanian Climate … Continue reading →

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A National Climate Change Act

Posted on March 1, 2021 by Climate Tasmania

For the past five years Climate Tasmania has been fostering the need for comprehensive new climate legislation for Tasmania, to replace the minimalist 2008 Tasmanian Act that now serves little purpose. To that end we have looked with interest at … Continue reading →

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Online Zoom forum

Posted on October 12, 2020 by Climate Tasmania

Please click here to register in advance for this webinar.You will be sent the details by reply email. About the speakers.

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What do we want the Tasmanian Parliament to do?

Posted on November 26, 2019 by Chris Harries

Climate Tasmania wants the Tasmanian Parliament to pass an ambitious, comprehensive, and detailed Climate Change Act. We want the Act to provide: # strong action to minimise climate disruption and # a stable policy framework – both of which are … Continue reading →

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