Liar, liar, we’re not on fire?

Liar, liar, we’re not on fire?

Just launched is this excellent summary of Climate Change from the Australian Academy of Science. It should answer everyone’s doubts or opposition to taking action. Of course it won’t, So why do we have such difficulty in learning what we most need to know...
Climate change leadership

Climate change leadership

Climate change needs political leadership. It’s an obvious requirement but a recent survey from the University of Queensland reveals some startling gaps. Out of 300 Australian federal, state and local government political leaders, 70% agreed with the statement...
Spills, sizes, solar and solutions

Spills, sizes, solar and solutions

If you’ve watched the BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico and the headlines – Biggest in History – you may also have wondered what it means. Just how big is big?One comparison that resonates is, at its peak, it was the size of the US State of Kansas....
Just who collaborates… in the real world?

Just who collaborates… in the real world?

People in many situations collaborate, for example companies setting carbon neutral targets for themselves.But does this see the long term protection of resources? Resources that can be overused by individuals and groups resulting in much less for everyone? Like the...
Collaboration

Collaboration

Humans have to collaborate to address climate change. It’s a self-evident fact and often used as a reason for doing nothing – don’t act until everyone agrees; action, by any one individual, group or country, can be negated by another.Yet many carbon...