WSC Climate Change Advisory Panel In February 2020, the Wingecarribee Shire Council passed the motion to declare a Climate Emergency, and a forum was to be created where the community would be given a voice in the matter. Councillor Larry Whipper has been instrumental in getting this off the ground. Creating the concept of the […]
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For those of us concerned about the environment, it’s been a pretty rough time of late. America’s secession from the Paris Accord, and Australia’s insistence on pursuing a gas led recovery out of the pandemic, for example, are just two decisions where common sense and economics appear to have been sidelined. And yet, there has
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the United Nations body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was created to provide policymakers with regular scientific assessments on climate change, its implications and potential future risks, as well as to put forward adaptation and mitigation options strengthening the global response to
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The Climate Council’s report, ‘Climate Cuts, Cover-Ups and Censorship’ provides a detailed overview of the Australian government’s approach to climate change since the election of the Liberal-National Coalition government in 2013.
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States and territories are leading the transition to renewable energy in Australia, as the Federal Government not only fails to lead but obstructs progress.
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Wingecarribee Shire Council Declares a Climate Emergency Wingecarribee Shire Councillors have voted to declare a Climate Emergency following Wednesday evening’s meeting of Council. A majority of Councillors supported the Notice of Motion put forward by Councillors Whipper and Markwart. The declaration recognises the latest climate change science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and
How should organizations cope with climate change? How should organizations cope with climate change? As president and executive director of the Woods Hole Research Center, Dr. Philip Duffy has spent much of his career translating climate science for business leaders and policy makers and fostering awareness of how climate change affects society. His colleague, former
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French president Emmanuel Macron has announced France will seek to jump-start the local auto industry decimated by the Coronavirus pandemic with an €8 billion ($A13.2 billion) plan that includes a major boost for electric vehicles. Speaking at a press event in northern France on the site of an auto parts factory, Macron said the French
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The report ‘Primed for Action: A Resilient Recovery for Australia’ is part of a broader campaign that the Climate Council has begun. The report outlines our response to the COVID-19 crisis and shows that as Australia reboots its economy, there is remarkable potential for that economic recovery to occur through climate action. Download the Report
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Climate Wars: How brutal politics derailed climate policy in Australia “What climate policy? I mean, it’s basically a mess. It’s incoherent and has been for a decade.” Former Department Secretary For more than a decade the climate wars have raged in Australian politics. Brutal disputes over how and even if climate change should be tackled