All of the below vehicles produce some emissions. For more information see Comparison of Transport Fuels Report. Gas conversions If you already own a petrol car:
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Hybrid Plug-in Conversions
If you already own a hybrid car: If you use your car for commuting to work or driving around town, a plug-in hybrid acts as an electric car all the time you are driving. How important is that? Well, let’s put it this way: I am an electric vehicle purist at heart, and to transform the… Continue reading Hybrid Plug-in Conversions
Tips for green motoring
Recycling
Recycling things that you use is an important action you can take to live more sustainably and reduce pollution. However, it is not always easy to find out how and where you can recycle some items. Don’t dump it, recycle it! The following products are often taken by local Council kerbside collections . Check with your… Continue reading Recycling
A new platform for Greenlivingpedia
Work is underway migrating Greenlivingpedia content to this new WordPress platform. Greenlivingpedia was previously available as wiki on the Mediawiki platform but upgrades to that platform were very difficult to implement.
Travel smart maps
TravelSmart maps provide information about traveling by bicycle, public transport and on foot within regions – often based on local government boundaries. Unfortunately there is no central website for accessing these maps across Australia. http://www.travelsmart.gov.au/ is no longer available. Rail Trails Australia Rail Trails Australia has information and maps for cycling or walking Australia’s wonderful rail… Continue reading Travel smart maps
Carbon offsets
Carbon offsets or carbon credits are mechanisms by which greenhouse gas emissions by individuals and/or companies, or even countries, can be “offset” against activities that reduce emissions. Carbon offsets are measured in metric tons of carbon dioxide-equivalent (CO2e) and may represent six primary categories of greenhouse gases. One carbon offset represents the reduction of one metric ton of… Continue reading Carbon offsets
Beetaloo Basin submission
Submission: Oil and gas exploration and production in the Beetaloo Basin From: Peter Campbell Terms of reference: Oil and gas exploration and production in the Beetaloo Basin, with particular reference to the Industry Research and Development (Beetaloo Cooperative Drilling Program) Instrument 2021, which provides public money for oil and gas corporations. While the terms of… Continue reading Beetaloo Basin submission
Paris Climate Change Conference 2015 COP21
The 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is being held in Paris, France from November 30th to December 11th. In 2015 COP21, also known as the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, will, for the first time in over 20 years of UN negotiations, aim to achieve… Continue reading Paris Climate Change Conference 2015 COP21
Peoples Climate Marches November 2015
The Peoples Climate Marches were held during November 2015 across the world just before the Paris Climate Change Conference 2015 COP21 started. There were 2300+ events in 175+ countries involving 785,000+ people. Australia More than 150,000 Australians sent an unambiguous message to politicians and to Paris: do a lot more on climate change, and do it urgently. Peoples Climate… Continue reading Peoples Climate Marches November 2015