Zero Emission Network

Unfortunately three clashing events....

1. 6 - 7:30pm - VIC - Free Public Lecture: A Zero Carbon World? Learning from the world's largest living experiment: The 30 year old Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), UK - Peter Harper, Prince Philip Theatre, Architecture, University of Melbourne RSVP essential: fedwards@unimelb.edu.au

2. 5:30pm - VIC - “Energy and Climate Change: science and technology for Australia's future - Renewables” - good range of speakers - BMW Edge, Federation Square.

We have released the April Newsletter.

Features include a review of James Hansen's latest work and the 300 ppm CO2 target and a look at the Garnaut Review including submission advice.

Download newsletter by clicking here. (440 KB PDF)

Here are the submissions to the Garnaut Review I have put together for Friday the 11th deadline.

There is one more opportunity to input in this stage to the report

The final submission topic is carbon trading. I will be putting up a summary of points you can use to write a submission on the 15th.

The final sumbmission is due on Friday the 18th of April.

See the submission page

FOSSIL FOOLS DAY - Canberra
Turn up the heat on those fooling with our climate!
Host: Canberra climate campaigners
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
12:00pm - 1:30pm
12noon @ Union Court, ANU and 12.30pm @ Garema Place, Civic
Canberra, Australia

FOSSIL FOOLS DAY - Melbourne - Steps Parliament House
On April 1, 2008 people from around the world are rising up to show the world that we refuse to fool around with climate change and our future. We will take collective action to turn the tide away from fossil fuel dependence and towards a clean and just energy revolution.

Blair urges binding gas cuts by all countries.

From: The Age March 16

"We have reached the critical moment for the decision on climate change," Blair told a meeting of senior officials from the world's top 20 greenhouse gas emitters in suburban Tokyo.

"Even on the mildest application of precautionary principles, failure to act on climate change now would be deeply and unforgivably irresponsible," he said......

Adrian Whitehead attended the 2 day Corinbank Festival near Canberra to take part in Green space.

A stall was run and two talk were given as part of panel presentation and discussions.

The event was run from Fen 29th to March 2nd and had a great mix of new and traditional music on two sperate stages.

See their website

UNEP Unveils the Climate Neutral Network to Catalyze a Transition to a Low Carbon World

[Article forwarded to us by The Natural Edge Progect]

Are You Going Neutral on Global Warming?-13 Countries, Cities and Companies Say Yes!

10th Special Session of the Governing Council/
Global Ministerial Environment Forum

Recent record melting of the North Pole's summer ice has show that the global emergency of climate change is here now.

See a time sequence of this this sea ice melt if above only shows as a still.

Scientists are now fearing we are passing the tipping point for complete melting of the Arctic summer ice.

A group of protestors hung banners from Loy Yang Power station this morning in protest to highlight the issue of climate change and coal.

"The protest was part of a national day expressing dissent against APEC's disastrous climate policies. We have targeted coal as the worst greenhouse gas polluter."

"Early on this chilly Monday morning, we locked onto the conveyor belts of the dirty brown coal power station called Loy Yang, in Traralgon, Victoria, cutting power generation to half capacity."

Get Up is running a "No Pulp Mill" campaign.

"The proposed Gunns pulp mill in the Tamar Valley represents a major threat to Tasmania’s environment and economy.

Federal Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull still has the power to veto the development of the pulp mill, and enough public outcry will put him under real pressure to do so.

He has already given interim approval to the mill, but is receiving public comment on the decision until FRIDAY, 31ST AUGUST.