Category Archives: Climate change risks

FIREWOOD DISCUSSION PAPER

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Climate Tasmania

Air Quality and Climate Change Impacts of Firewood UseA Climate Tasmania Discussion Paper Note: To advance the pages please hover over the PDF below and click the turn page arrow lower left. Or you can download the PDF file by … Continue reading →

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Our Submission regarding the proposed new Tasmanian Climate Act

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Climate Tasmania

Note: This is a 4 page submission, please click follow-on arrow at bottom of document to progress pages. Please click here for Climate Tasmania media release.

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THE CLIMATE CHANGE & COVID PANDEMICS

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Climate Tasmania

Why the Tasmanian government’s recovery plans must deal with both together. The Tasmanian Government’s covid-19 recovery process (PESRAC) has issued an interim report and is inviting community submissions. Climate Tasmania has been very concerned that PESRAC appears to have sidelined … 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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CLIMATE GRIEF – Sostalgia

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Chris Harries

Climate Tasmania has previously engaged with the arts community in the interest of climate education. Here is an interesting recent interview with singer songwriter, Missy Higgins on this connection. Enjoy!

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Beefing up Tasmania’s climate legislation

Posted on February 20, 2019 by Climate Tasmania

This Summer’s weather and bushfire calamities along with the marine heatwave that is debilitating marine habitats and affecting our commercial fisheries have brought to the fore once again Tasmania’s acute vulnerability to climate change and the need for our state … Continue reading →

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Geo-engineering forum at UTAS

Posted on October 18, 2018 by Climate Tasmania

Geoengineering technologies are proposals to counteract climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere, or by reflecting sunlight away from the earth. This forum brings together scientists, philosophers, international lawyers and members of civil society to discuss the potential role … Continue reading →

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An Inconvenient Sequel – now showing

Posted on August 17, 2017 by Climate Tasmania

A decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change into the heart of popular culture now comes the follow-up film: An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power (2017). Amongst other things it shows what has elapsed in the past ten … Continue reading →

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Local Government Forum: May 11

Posted on April 22, 2017 by Climate Tasmania

Local councils are expected to play an increasing role in both climate change mitigation and adaptation. To bring greater understanding to this, Climate Tasmania and the Local Government Association (LGAT) hosted an important forum on May 11. In recent years … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and Health

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Chris Harries

An emerging issue that has come out of the climate change debate in recent times is the range of consequences it may impose on on human health. Continue reading →

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