Carbon Footprints

Carbon Planet is very excited to be supporting Earth Ride this year. On 28 March the city of Adelaide will be the scene of one of the largest gatherings of cyclists anywhere in the country. Indeed I doubt there is a better cycling city in Australia than Adelaide.
Earth Ride Adelaide 2010 is a [...]

1st Media Briefing at COP15. Photo by Dave Sag, used with Permission.
I’ve been lucky enough to have the opportunity to write on climate change and other topics for several years now, but I’ve never really thought of myself as a journalist. But the UNFCCC, in their wisdom, thought otherwise, so here I am [...]

Californian Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger sent a message to the COP15 community via YouTube to urge action on climate change and called for more grass-roots action at regional level in the fight against climate change.
While I laud this attitude, community action is not going to restructure the economy fast enough. Strong fuel efficiency [...]

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 [...]

The UK based Campaign against Climate Change group is holding their latest annual conference (PDF) on Climate Change in London Saturday 3 June 2006. And its free to attend.
Plenary Speaker Session: (confirmed speakers)
Caroline Lucas MEP (Green Party),
Norman Baker MP (Senior Lib Dem Environment spokesperson)
Mark Lynas (author and ‘climate’ journalist)
George Marshall (Co-director COIN – Climate [...]

From the Epoch Times in Canada: Hockey Fans Take Action to Save their Game from Climate Change
Hockey fans concerned about the future of outdoor hockey across Canada took to the ice last week to play a game of hockey meant to raise attention about global climate change.
“The ‘Save Hockey, Stop Climate Change Campaign’…is bringing about [...]

A Walk Against Warming will take place on 3 December 2005 in major cities in Australia.
The Walk Against Warming is the Australian part of a globally coordinated set of international demonstrations on climate change on 3 December 2005 organised by the Global Climate Coalition.
So no matter where you are in the world, here’s a chance [...]

A bold new vision for city life will be the topic of a United Nations public lecture on the environment to be held at the University of New South Wales.
The Asia Pacific Regional Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, Surendra Shrestha, will be the keynote speaker at the lecture on sustainable development hosted by [...]