Category: Australia

Victorian Green Paper submission by Lighter Footprints

Lighter Footprints

Submission from Lighter Footprints Climate Change Action Group (working draft) Response of Lighter Footprints to the Victorian Government Climate Change Green Paper To:<Address 1><Address 2> From:Lighter Footprints Spokesperson and Administrative Committee memberhttp://www.lighterfootprints.org Lighter Footprints is a community climate change action group with over 300 supporters from the Boroondara area in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne.… Continue reading Victorian Green Paper submission by Lighter Footprints

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Brunswick West house

Front view, Brunswick West house

Stuart McQuire’s home in West Brunswick was the first in Victoria and the second in Australia to feed energy it created into the state’s power grid. Since 1996 the house has has generated more electricity than it has used. After an outlay of $5000, Stuart hasn’t paid an electricity bill. Owners Stuart McQuire and Wendy… Continue reading Brunswick West house

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Green gardens

Sanci permaculture garden

What is a green garden? Is it one that offers habitat and food to native animals? Is it one that produces food for people? Is it one that uses a minimum of water and other resources – or one that creates a shade to cool the house, and is kept damp to help cool the immediate… Continue reading Green gardens

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Human sign St Kilda 2009

Human Sign St Kilda 17 May 2009

The Human sign event was held on Sunday 17 May at St Kilda Beach in Melbourne, Australia. The message was “Climate change – our future is in your hands”. The catch-cry was devised by Sophie Dickinson, 11, a grade six student at St Michael’s Grammar in St Kilda. 5000 people gathered to form the sign to highlight their… Continue reading Human sign St Kilda 2009

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2009 Victorian bushfires Royal Commission submission

Acheron Way, 2009 Victorian bushfire

The SecretarySubmissions2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal CommissionGPO Box 4358Melbourne VIC 3001AustraliaVia email Author: Peter Campbell Content of this submission was partly sourced from: 2009 Victorian bushfires Armstrong Creek Water Catchment Introduction I welcome the opportunity to provide a submission to this 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. The tragic events associated with the 2009 Victorian bushfires on and… Continue reading 2009 Victorian bushfires Royal Commission submission

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Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

Belchatow power station

The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) is an emissions trading scheme proposed for introduction in Australia in late 2010. Summary of criticisms The structure of the scheme has been widely criticised, including by the Government’s previously appointed climate change policy adviser [Professor Ross Garnaut] [1], for the following reasons: Structure The structure of the CPRS is not yet finalised.… Continue reading Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

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National Climate Emergency Rally Melbourne June 2009

India Jilly, 2009 Climate Emergency Rally Melbourne

National Climate Emergency rallies were held across Australia on Saturday June 13, 2009. Over 4,000 people attended the rally in Melbourne, Australia, which commenced at the State Library in Swanston Street. The rally was called to acknowledge the climate emergency we are now experiencing and the need emergency action, with drought, bush fires, floods and… Continue reading National Climate Emergency Rally Melbourne June 2009

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Joint open letter to Penny Wong by 65 Climate Action Groups

Climate Emergency, 2009 climate summit

2 March 2009 Senator the Hon Penny WongMinister for Climate Change and WaterSenator for South AustraliaDepartment of Climate ChangeGPO Box 854, Canberra ACT 2601 Dear Minister We note commentary in last week’s press over the policy demands of “conservation groups” as being “economically destructive and environmentally irresponsible because they would drive jobs and pollution offshore” [1] .… Continue reading Joint open letter to Penny Wong by 65 Climate Action Groups

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2008 Walk Against Warming

Walk Against Walming, Melbourne

The 2008 Walk Against Warming was held in several Australian cities on November 15, 2008. 15,000 people attended the rally in Melbourne, Australia. Speakers urged the Australian government to take urgent action to tackle the climate emergency we are now faced with. In Sydney, tens of thousands attended the rally at Martin Place in Sydney’s central… Continue reading 2008 Walk Against Warming

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