Climate change has been a background theme in most of my research and thinking, but it felt like one issue among many: part of these interconnected global struggles to resist authoritarianism, to push back against corporate power, to build solidarity with each other. About three years ago I went on parental leave. My research, which … Continue reading When the house is on fire, but also needs a tidy
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Blueprints for the Future
I went down to Curtin University Sustainability Policy Institute (CUSP)'s Thursday seminar series for the first time today, which was given by Dr. Peter Ellyard from the Preferred Futures Institute. In the broadest outline, I agreed with many of the points that Ellyard was making. He emphasised the need to change the way we behave … Continue reading Blueprints for the Future
Climate change: doing what’s right
One of the arguments that I've been hearing a lot as we approach the Government's release of details about the tax on carbon is: "We shouldn't do anything because it won't make a difference." I've heard it from family members, and it's also a continuing theme in the political debate. The poll cited here shows … Continue reading Climate change: doing what’s right
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