to the community.
Recent forums include:
10 August 2011
A panel discussion on why and how we can live in these changed times.
Three speakers brought different perspectives:
Anna Burke - MP for Chisholm
Alan Pears - RMIT, Sustainable Solutions
Dr Brett Parris - Monash University
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8 June 2011
Can we live well without coal?
Can renewable energy provide continuous, reliable power?
Can we escape our dependence on carbon polluting fossil fuels?
Is it nuclear or nothing?
Three speakers on these issues were:
Matthew Wright, Executive Director of Beyond Zero Emissions
Josh Frydenberg, Federal MP for Kooyong
Lane Crockett, General Manager - Australia/Pacific, for Pacific Hydro
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28 April 2011
The forum discussed how we can create sustainable suburbs and take responsible action on climate change while enhancing our quality of life through a sense of local community.
It was an opportunity to be informed about local council actions and
to engage in conversation about those actions.
to engage in conversation about those actions.
Speakers were:
Rob Gell - Environmental scientist and communicator
Jane Monk - Director of State Planning Services DPCD
Ian Goodes - Manager Engineering & Environmental Services, Whitehorse Council
Adam Hall - Manager Environmental & Sustainable Living, Boroondara Council
Ben Stennett - Mayor of Whitehorse Council
Nick Tragas - Mayor of Boroondara Council
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“Meet the candidates” Community Climate Forum for the Federal election 2010
28 July 2010
Walkley Award winning Age journalist Liz Minchin ran a Q&A session that put the climate change policies of the major parties under the microscope and allowed the public and candidates to quiz one another.
Three candidates for the lower house seat of Kooyong, one Senator and two Senate candidates formed the panel that faced tough questioning from both their host and the audience.
Josh Frydenberg (Liberal candidate for Kooyong), Steve Hurd (ALP candidate), Des Benson (Greens candidate), Scott Ryan (Liberal Senator), Richard Di Natale (Senate candidate for Greens), and Antony Thow (Senate candidate for ALP).
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Rewrite the Future: Climate Communities 2010
18 February 2010
Has the political debate left you unsure about climate change? About your role in responding to it? Do we have the solutions needed? How can we make the necessary changes?
Lighter Footprints held a forum in February 2010 to engage with the community with the aims of: improving climate literacy; enhancing people’s respect for climate science; and encouraging a committment to action on climate change.
Presentations from expert climate scientist Professor David Karoly and safe climate campaigner Victorian McKenzie McHarg were followed by a session of group discussions.
More....
“Meet the candidates” Community Climate Forum for the Federal election 2010
28 July 2010
Walkley Award winning Age journalist Liz Minchin ran a Q&A session that put the climate change policies of the major parties under the microscope and allowed the public and candidates to quiz one another.
Three candidates for the lower house seat of Kooyong, one Senator and two Senate candidates formed the panel that faced tough questioning from both their host and the audience.
Josh Frydenberg (Liberal candidate for Kooyong), Steve Hurd (ALP candidate), Des Benson (Greens candidate), Scott Ryan (Liberal Senator), Richard Di Natale (Senate candidate for Greens), and Antony Thow (Senate candidate for ALP).
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Rewrite the Future: Climate Communities 2010
18 February 2010
Has the political debate left you unsure about climate change? About your role in responding to it? Do we have the solutions needed? How can we make the necessary changes?
Lighter Footprints held a forum in February 2010 to engage with the community with the aims of: improving climate literacy; enhancing people’s respect for climate science; and encouraging a committment to action on climate change.
Presentations from expert climate scientist Professor David Karoly and safe climate campaigner Victorian McKenzie McHarg were followed by a session of group discussions.
More....
