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Submit to Climate Act Revision
Tasmania’s Climate Act is now being reviewed. Submissions are invited. The terms of reference for the review have been decided, and a consultant has been selected to undertake this important review. Public consultation on the review will begin soon. What … Continue reading
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FOLLOW-UP TO OUR NOVEMBER FORUM
Our open forum on November was well attended and very well received. This is a follow-up for readers who would like to keep up to date with this important project as it unfolds. Our policy paper What Do We Need in … Continue reading
TASMANIA’S POST-COVID RECOVERY
Online Public consultation is now open. Although multiple scholarly articles and media reports have been explaining how covid-19 and the climate crisis are part of the same battle – and therefore must be dealt with in tandem – there’s a … Continue reading
As the economy heats up again…. what then for climate?
Quite a number of government engagement processes are now under way as all three levels of government gradually shift into post-Covid recovery mode. Climate change policy once again hangs in the balance as our governments, keen to revitalize their economies, … Continue reading
Snapshot of Tas power supply and demand
Below is the latest power generation snapshot facility kindly provided by Nemwatch. By hovering your cursor over the coloured bars you can now see not only how much power is currently being generated in Tasmania from various sources, you can … Continue reading
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The growing human cost of climate change
To illustrate that climate change is happening apace, science has told us a lot about melting glaciers, habitat losses, unseasonable weather all over the globe, rising sea temperatures, Arctic melting… all of this with voluminous supporting data. Yet as we … Continue reading
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Heat wave off Tasmania coast persists
Scientists who have analysed data from September 2015 to May 2016 have produced a report on the damaging East Coast hotspot and conclude that as well as it being the most intense, it was the longest recorded off Tasmania’s east … Continue reading
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Psychology of climate change denial
It’s the 64 million dollar question that climate scientists ask. When presented with stark information on the rate of climate change that is happening why are so many people and governments all over the world so prepared to look the … Continue reading
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Open letter to parliamentary leaders
An open letter has been sent to the three party leaders in the House of Assembly drawing attention to the Tasmanian Parliament’s inability to address the now-urgent issue of climate change. Signatory, Dr Fitzpatrick, is a climate scientist and member … Continue reading
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SLT’s Climate Solutions Project
“A THRIVING TASMANIA THAT MEETS THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE HEAD ON” That’s what the Sustainable Living Tasmania group is proposing through its expert-backed project to show how it can be done. Below is a video clip introduction to the project. Please do take 11 minutes to listen to … Continue reading
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