Doha talks

Breakfast, Radio National, 7th December, 2012 Hear Mark Dreyfuss, Parliamentary secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, speak about the various moves being made in many countries who are moving ahead, recognising the need to act is urgent: a range of actions being taken in at least  26 countries.  “This is the first year in a…

A strong recommendation to see this exhibition.  A marvellous collection of works, by artists working in very different mediums – a furniture maker, painter, jeweller and object artist – are brought together in a special collaboration that has given the participants freedom to explore new ideas. ” this collection of personal stories and critical reflections catalogues the…

Promoting: BLUE On Tour

BLUE On Tour coming to Hobart! This international film festival and conservation conversation uses the power of film to educate and inspire audiences on ocean issues. Come along to the Stanley Burbury Theatre at the UTAS Sandy Bay Campus to watch some great films and listen to some wonderful speakers. Tickets for the Friday and…

Taking Australia’s Temperature

See Dr Jonica Newby take the pulse of Australia’s weather – from ocean and land temperature to sea level rise and more. As Jonica says:  I’m heading on an investigation that’s all about the simple facts. Real tidal gauges, actual temperature records. And this will be a proper weather report, going round Australia to the…

New research by teams of Australian and US scientists has found there has been a massive reduction in the amount of Antarctic Bottom Water found off the coast of Antarctica. Comparing detailed measurements taken during the Australian Antarctic program’s 2012 Southern Ocean marine science voyage to historical data dating back to 1970, scientists estimate there…

Human Dependence on Nature

Human Dependence on Nature:  How to Help Solve the Environmental Crisis A new publication, by Haydn Washington, author of Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand. “Energy is life, or at least the prerequisite for life. We depend on Nature for the energy that powers the crops in our fields, the animals in our farms and…

STATE OF THE CLIMATE 2012

This State of the Climate is the second paper produced by CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. It provides a summary of observations of Australia’s climate and analysis of the factors that influence it. Follow the sections: Overview Temperature Oceans Greenhouse gases Sources of Carbon Dioxide Understanding global warming Future changes References

Same message, slightly new format, over and over…..

Extract from: Sara Phillips, ABC Environment, 14 Mar 2012: For the message about climate change to be received and understood it needs to arrive in as many different forms as possible. Science, yes. But also climate change as a technological advance; a business opportunity; an economic reformation. Artists need to be recruited to paint climate…

Bookend Trust wins Banksia Award

Banksia Environmental Awards Achieving a Sustainable Australia Recognising and rewarding environmental excellence Promoting best practice principles Contributing to action-learning and education Winner across all non-business catgories for the GPT Group Community Award:   Bookend Trust, TAS

Lynchpin Scholar Profile 2012 – Nick Roden

Watch our Lynchpin Scholar Profile. The scholarship supports work concerned with the chemical changes of seawater around the coast of the Australian Antarctic Territory, particularly in response to human induced ocean acidification caused by carbon pollution. Nick is an accomplished cinematographer and his spectacular Antarctic footage will be used in the arts/science collaboration planned for…