Carbon Footprints

The Age of Stupid is a 90-minute film about climate change, set in the future, looking back at just how stupid we have been.
Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite (In The Name of the Father, Brassed Off) stars as a man living alone in the devasted world of 2055, looking back at archive footage from 2007 and [...]

Safe Climate Australia is a non-government organisation formed and steered by a foundation group of concerned scientists, community and business leaders with a shared understanding of the scientific and moral imperatives for emergency action to restore a safe climate.
It’s nothing if not ambitious.
Safe Climate Australia will build on a range of international innovation and [...]

Over at gadget site Gizmodo they are discussing a blog post by Ken Musgrave called “Why We Need a Globally-Recognized Unit of “Green”“, responding that “We May Need A Global Unit Of ‘Green’, But It Won’t Be Easy Or Clear”
Musgrave argues:
The designer had chosen bamboo to provide a suitable look while enhancing sustainability compared to [...]

In further sign of the Australian Government’s intention to make up for lost time, The Australian is reporting “Kevin Rudd signs global climate deal,” saying;
AUSTRALIA has signed off on a global deal to restrain global warming to two degrees which could mean Australia must do more to slash greenhouse gas emissions.
The leaders of 16 [...]

Melbourne’s The Age is asking “Is climate the new asbestos?“, saying “Directors of polluting industries should check their liability insurance.”
climate change litigation is shaping up as an issue that will tie up the judiciary, companies and politics worldwide for years. While other sectors of the global economy are bracing for the negative impact of government [...]

The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research has just released their latest ’synthesis’ report, titled “Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions”.
“We have covered new findings on climate science, climate impacts on society and the environment, and effective tools and approaches to deal with these challenges,” says Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, director of the Potsdam Institute [...]

The National Wildlife Federation is reporting U.S. House Passes Historic Climate Bill.
Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed one of the most critical bills in conservation history.
This legislation–known as the American Clean Energy and Security Act–is an unprecedented plan to address the single greatest threat to our nation’s wildlife and natural resources.
In addition to putting [...]

The Australian Youth Climate Coalition is kicking goal after goal. Their latest project, PowerShift, a national conference for youth concerned about climate change, promises to be a seminal event in the Australian Youth calendar. The event is being held at the University of Western Sydney, Parramatta Campus from Saturday 11 July to Monday 13 [...]

I was lucky enough to get the chance to interview Ben Kalina, Associate Producer of the new documentary film A Sea Change. Carbon Planet has been working with Ben and his team to assess the GHG emissions associated with making the film. A Sea Change is the first major documentary to highlight the [...]

The Global Canopy Programme is covering the discussions in Bonn where the topic of avoiding deforestation is on the table. In a blog post called “Forests & the Future Climate Regime” they cite a speech by Johan Eliasch, the UK Prime Minister’s special representative on deforestation and clean energy, and Frances Seymour, Director-General of [...]