A digest of interesting news about climate change from around the world, compiled by us.
Solar Communities
Solar CommunitiesNot waiting for indecisive governments - just getting on with it!
Totally Renewable Yackandandah ( a small town in northern Victoria)Aim: 100% renewable energy in Yackandandah by 2022http://totallyrenewableyack.org.au/
The Sustainable Engineering Society
The Sustainable Engineering Society...supporting the profession of environmental engineeringSeminar Events Calendar https://www.seng.org.au/eventFor details of all events, click on Read More
2019 Hydropower Status Report
2019 Hydropower Status Report charts the growth in renewable hydro power.
by the International Hydropower Association, London
https://www.hydropower.org/statusreport
(Download link is at top of that page)
The electrification of transport
The electrification of transport"One of the mega-trends expected to shape our long run operating environment is the electrification of transport."... Dr Huw McKay, Vice President, Market Analysis & Economics at BHP Ltd.https://www.bhp.com/media-and-insights/prospects/2019/05/the-electrification-of-transport-episode-one
Lack of Federal Government action on Climate Change
Troubled by lack of Federal Government action on Climate Change? People are taking a lead... Check out The Cities Power Partnership site.
Superpower of the Zero Emissions Global Economy
Climate & Energy Transition Lecture by Ross Garnaut, University of Melbourne.
Implicatory Denial: The Sociology of Climate Inaction
"Exploring how and why people who believe in climate change choose to ignore it, and how people can be empowered to take climate action."
Growing Greener project launches free online course for sustainable business
from Environmental Change Institute (Oxford University Centre for the Environment)
Torres Strait Islanders to lodge a complaint to U.N.
ClientEarth (London based) are acting on behalf of Torres Strait Islanders to lodge a complaint to the United Nations Human Rights Committee regarding flooding by rising sea levels.
United States Can Lead the Way Toward Climate Recovery Without Economic Hardship
Report by Evolved Energy Research, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, University of San Francisco for Our Children's Trust, who are representing a group of young people legally challenging the U.S. Government over its lack of action on Climate Change.