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Lighter Footprints calls for higher ambition on climate targets
Lighter Footprints' advert calling for high ambition on climate targets made it into the Progress Leader this month! The quote "no free ride on climate" is from UN Secretary General Kofi Anan.
Pope Francis’ Encyclical re-frames climate debate – David Spratt
Wednesday 24 June 7pm for 7.30pm Guide Hall - Faversham Rd Canterbury David Spratt (co-author Climate Code Red) "After the Encyclical: spreading the word on climate change" Join us for an engaging evening of discussion. Join us for some food and drinks at 7 pm, the...
Places you love – contribute to ACF’s national database
Wednesday 27 May 7pm for 7.30pm Guide Hall - Faversham Rd Canterbury Places you love: What threats do you see to these places and how can you help to protect them Come and join us to discuss your own views on the places you love and how best to protect them....
Canterbury citizens stand up for stronger Australian climate targets at Paris
Local citizens showed overwhelming support for much stronger Australian targets for cutting carbon emissions at our stall at St Paul's Anglican Church Fair in Canterbury on Saturday 9 May. Fair-goers signed letters urging the Prime Minister Tony Abbott and local...
Burwood citizens show strong support for renewable energy and strong emissions cuts
Sunny weather brought families and local citizens to the Burwood Village festival on Saturday 2 May and to our Lighter Footprints stall where they inspected our solar thermal power plant model. They also signed letters in droves to Prime Minister Tony Abbott and...
Strong Lighter Footprint’s presence at Kew Festival
Lighter Footprint's members turned out in force again on Saturday 21 March to run a stall at the Kew Festival. Our model of a solar thermal power station was once again a major highlight, attracting many families to our display where they learnt that heat stored in...
Age letter – Sunday 28 December, 2014
Ripping letter from our Convenor Carolyn Ingvarson on Sunday!
November 2014 Forum wrap-up!
Yes, we did it, And now it is done! And life can go on for those us who've been involved with getting this to happen. So thanks to all of you who did your part. Many of you came, and many told others about it, others delivered flyers - thousands and thousands of them....
Reminder for Forum – Wed November 12, Hawthorn Town Hall
Lighter Footprints public forum: “Does Government Matter? Out of Step or Stepping up on Climate Action” Where: Hawthorn Town Hall, 360 Burwood Rd Hawthorn When: 6:30 for 7:00pm, Wednesday November 12 Speakers: Professor Peter Newman AO – Professor of Sustainability,...
Panel members for our November Forum
1. Professor Peter Newman - Curtin University Peter Newman is the Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University and Director of CUSP. His books include ‘Green Urbanism in Asia’ (2013), ‘Resilient Cities: Responding to Peak Oil and Climate Change’(2009), ‘Green...
Climate politics – Dr Ken Coghill
7pm for 7.30 pm start Guide Hall - Faversham Rd Canterbury Doing Climate Politics: Insights into Political Processes Guest speaker: Dr Ken Coghill Ken will lead a discussion of how politicians and political parties relate to the community on climate...
Conversations with the community
Wed August 27 7 for 7.30 pm Guide Hall - Faversham Rd Canterbury Conversations with our local community. We will be having a discussion with two members of Borderlands about what could be an on-going basis for working with others in our local community, or just...
Community delegation to Canberra: “Don’t drop the ball on the climate laws!”
On June 19, the ACF organised a delegation of community representatives from each of the states to visit Canberra with the petition to hold onto the climate laws which had been signed by 235,000 people. We met with several politicians and left information related to...
Australian Climate Action Summit – Brisbane 19 -21 September
Please consider the following information about the upcoming summit in Brisbane. It's time for climate solutions.... It’s getting to that time of year again when we come together and inspire the climate movement to keep pushing for progress! They say that the hour is...
Age cartoons – 16 June, 2014
Obama makes a strong stance on climate change; Why is the Bonn meeting important?
Two useful pieces of information: 1. A summary of the US stance on climate change as announced by Obama.This has been put together by the Climate Institute. 2. Laura Kelly from CANA adds some commentary about the Bonn meeting in June. Both of these issues need to be...
Bringing renewable energy online – Peter Dreher
Wednesday 28th May 7 for 7.30 pm Guide Hall - Faversham Rd Canterbury Peter Dreher - Bringing Renewable Energy Online : Facts and Fiction. Peter is a corporate and projects partner at HWL Ebsworth with a specialisation in energy. We are fortunate to have someone who...
Lighter Footprints at Burwood Festival 2014
Fighting for more clean energy investment, rooftop solar, jobs and lower electricity bills at Burwood Festival Lighter Footprints continued its fight at the Burwood Festival on Saturday 3 May to protect and increase the amount of clean energy in Australia's power...
Walking more lightly on the earth – Dr Peter Seligman
Members of the public are warmly invited to join us at our next monthly meeting to find out what more each of us can do to contribute to a clean healthy future and to better manage climate change risk. Distinguished electrical engineer and renewable energy enthusiast...
Defending renewable energy at Kew Festival
Lighter Footprints was out in force at Kew Festival on 29 March gathering support for a stronger Renewable Energy Target and exhibiting our model of a solar thermal plant, which proved immensely popular with families Solar thermal power plants can operate at night as...
The bad guys are winning on climate change – Age op-ed by Gay Alcorn
Age opinion writer Gay Alcorn has written another excellent piece on climate change today called "Climate change bad guys apply heat to Labor" (14/3/14). Following on from the observations of Climate Change Authority head Bernie Fraser that the good guys on climate...
Defending Renewable Energy at Ashburton Festival
Several of us were able to attend the Ashburton Festival on Sunday and demonstrate the BZE model of the Spanish solar thermal power station. It attracted much interest! We also had letters available for signing to our local Federal MP about supporting the Renewable...
What standstill? In case you need some recent evidence
Read this from a very conservative and respected body, and jump on anyone who thinks there has been a standstill. "What standstill" they say? "The coldest year since 2001 is warmer than any year before 1998!" This is a frightening on-going trend. The head of the World...
Here comes 2014!
What have we planned for Feb 2014? You might think that February would be a quiet month but we are starting the year with a bang! Here are our proposed events: 1. Saturday 15 Feb - Sustainable Festival in Boroondara - 8am to 1 pm - Auburn Rd, Hawthorn We have been...
Beat the Heat – national day of climate action
SUNDAY RALLY- NOVEMBER 17, 11 am Treasury Place Melb. In 2011 Australia faced a turning point. Climate scientists warned it was the beginning of the critical decade for climate change and stronger action was needed if we were to avoid the catastrophic effects of...