The slides presented by John Wiseman at our Monthly meeting February 24, are now under available under our Header " Forums and Presentations" (you are on Home page)The session gave us an insight into how the outcomes were gained and what the commitments are - and where Australia sits in that. We have very low targets but were perceived not to be the negative force of previous times, indeed to have been helpful in gaining the 1.5 degrees commitment (even if a trade-off was gained!)Overall a positive outcome with 195 countries agreeing to a solid base of targets and a process for funding and to reviewing progress. Still a long way to go to avert serious climate change damage.
Sunday, 28 February 2016
John Wiseman's slides
Wednesday, 17 February 2016
Next Meeting
WED February 24
7 for 7.30
Guide Hall
Faversham Rd
Canterbury
PARIS - Dec 2015.
Two personal takes.
with John Wiseman from MSSI and Fiona Armstrong from CAHA
Hear what being in Paris in Dec 2015 meant to them, what they learnt and where they think climate activists should be headed in light of the outcomes reached.
Professor John Wiseman
John Wiseman is Deputy Director of the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
and Professorial Fellow, Melbourne School
of Global and Population Health. He is also a Fellow at the Centre for
Policy Development and Climate Change Adviser to Sustainability Victoria.
Professor Wiseman has worked in diverse academic and public sector settings
including as Foundation Director of the McCaughey Centre, Melbourne School of
Population Health; Professor of Public Policy, Victoria University; and
Assistant Director, Policy Development and Research, Victorian Department of
Premier and Cabinet.
Professor Wiseman’s major research and policy contributions have been
in the fields of social justice and citizen engagement; strengthening and measuring
community wellbeing; globalization impacts and responses; the development and
implementation of social, economic and environmental policy frameworks; sustainability
transitions; and climate change risks and solutions.
His current research, writing and advocacy work focuses on the social
and political transformations needed to drive a rapid transition to a just and
resilient post carbon society.
Fiona Armstrong
She is
the Founder and Executive Director of the Climate and Health Alliance, a founding director of CLIMARTE: Arts for a Safe
Climate, a Fellow of the Centre for
Policy Development, and an Associate of the Melbourne Sustainable
Societies Institute at the University of Melbourne.
The
Climate and Health Alliance is the Australian affiliate of the international
non-governmental organisation Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) and co-ordinates
the Pacific region of the Global Green and Healthy Hospitals network, a HCWH
project.
Fiona
is the author of a number of seminal publications in the
areas of climate, energy and health, including the 2015 report: Coal and Health in the Hunter: Lessons from One Valley for the World;
producer
of the short film, The Human
Cost of Power, directed
by award
winning
science journalist,
Alexandra de Blas;
lead author of the 2014 Health
and Energy Choices Position Paper and Background Paper; and author of the 2012 report, Our
Uncashed Dividend: The Health Benefits of Climate Action, published by
the Climate and
Health Alliance
and The Climate Institute.
Fiona’s
personal story of how she came to be involved in advocacy for climate action
appears in the 2015 book: Guarding Eden: Champions of
Climate Action by Deborah Hart.
Come to meet people and for some food and drinks at 7 pm, followed by the presentation with questions, and a refreshment break at 8.30 pm.
After the break, a discussion of the outcomes of the Strategic Planning Day and our plans for this year.
Join us for an engaging evening
All welcome.
GOLD COIN DONATION.
Tuesday, 16 February 2016
Monday, 15 February 2016
Boroondara Citizen of the Year - Congratulations to our Convenor!
On Australia Day, Lighter Footprints Convenor, Carolyn Ingvarson, was named Boroondara Citizen of the Year for 2016. We congratulate Carolyn on receiving this honour which recognises her service to the Boroondara community and to the environment.
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