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Australia's Climate Action Summit, 13-15 March 2010

Australian National University, Canberra

Last year the first national Climate Action Summit was a great success. Hundreds of people came from scores of Climate Action Groups across Australia to talk, discuss and share ideas and plan how to campaign for a return to a safe climate. In the year of a federal election - and after Copenhagen - how do we move forward? The second Australian Climate Action Summit will provide much needed space for the climate movement to take a deep breath ……evaluate our wins and losses of 2009, reassess the political landscape and discuss next steps in the fight for climate justice! Climate Action Groups, concerned citizens and organisations will come together as a diverse and powerful movement. The Summit will build on last year by facilitating collaboration on key national campaigns and adopting campaign priorities for 2010.

Over three days, people will take part in workshops, discussion panels, decision making and issues sessions to improve the capacity, community networks and strategic direction of the grassroots climate action movement. Participants will learn important skills for campaigning, lobbying, engaging the media and community, building your local group, taking direct action and more! Our governments are not providing real climate solutions. Whether it is carbon trading or Copenhagen, we deserve better. It’s now up to us. A growing community movement in Australia is building people power for immediate action on climate change.  Together, we can work to make a global transition to a sustainable future. Come to the summit and participate in the discussions and skillsharing! All welcome!   To register now and for more information go to http://www.climatesummit.org.au/ 

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News Stories of interest

Wind Energy Powered Ahead Globally in 2009

The Global Wind Energy Council has announced the world’s wind power capacity grew to 157.9GW in 2009. During last year, 37.5GW of wind turbine capacity was added, representing growth of 31% over 2008.

Australia A Smart Grid World Leader

Australia is now considered to be one of the world leaders in a technology to play a critical role in addressing how the world utilises energy in the future - smart grid development.

Comparing carbon policies made easy

As major debate now envelops Federal Parliament on climate change and how Australia will respond to the threat, a Charles Sturt University expert on climate change policy has developed a simple comparison between the two policies.

03.02.10 

Producing plastic without fossil fuels  

A team of South Korean scientists claim to have succeeded in producing the polymers used for everyday plastics through bioengineering, rather than through the use of fossil fuel-based chemicals. This research, which may now allow for the production of environmentally conscious plastics, is published in two papers in the journal Biotechnology and Bioengineering to mark the journal’s 50th anniversary. Read more here

18.01.10

Effects of Climate Change on Tasmania's Water Availability

Climate change is expected to reduce both rainfall and runoff in Tasmania by 2030, a report into Tasmania’s future water availability has today found. The CSIRO Tasmania Sustainable Yields report - a snapshot of the expected impacts on Tasmania’s water availability into the future – was released today in Hobart by the Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong. he 18-month project, undertaken in partnership with the Tasmanian Government, looked at the impacts of climate variability and expected climate change, catchment development and changing groundwater extraction on the availability and use of water resources in Tasmania. Read more at http://www.climatechange.gov.au/minister/wong/2010/media-releases/January/mr20101018-1410.aspx

Resources

Green Streets

How green is your household? Your street? Your neighbourhood? Log on today to www.greenstreet.net.au to see how you rate, set yourself some targets to reduce your carbon footprint, and share ideas with others who are practicing sustainability in the suburbs.

The "A Climate of Change" toolkit developed by BREAZE climate group in Ballarat, Victoria, contains a range of resources under headings such as advocacy and campaigning, community bulk buy, fund-raising, governance, media, networking, running events, starting a group, strategies and plans, working with volunteers AND MORE! Visit http://breaze.org.au/groups. Another toolkit can be found at http://www.environmentvictoria.org.au/library/check-out-our-climate-action-toolkit .

The Community Climate Network Queensland brings together grassroots climate action groups from across the state to support a strong climate movement.

Safe Climate Australia is a non-government organisation formed and steered by a foundation group of concerned scientists, community and business leaders with a shared understanding of the scientific and moral imperatives for emergency action to restore a safe climate.

Google Groups "Climate Action Queensland" group, the communication list for the Queensland Climate Network. The Queensland Climate Network is, at this stage, a communication network, via this email list, that might facilitate greater communication and collaboration amongst climate/sustainability oriented groups and individuals in Queensland. To post to this group, send email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com.au/group/climate-action-queensland?hl=en-GB?hl=en-GB

Last Updated ( Tuesday, 09 March 2010 18:35 )

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Householders' Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) Inc.