Peaks to Points Festival - Communities caring for their Catchments
The Peaks to Points Festival celebrates the diverse natural environment of greater Brisbane’s southern region, from the dramatic heights of Flinders Peak near Ipswich, to the...
Discover why Queenslanders are advocating that over 1.5 million hectares of the state should become Biosphere Reserves
In November 2007 the whole of the Noosa Shire (150,000ha) was listed by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve
The Burnett Mary...
From the sand hills to the suburbs... steps towards a sustainable Australia
Your invitation to hear from the Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts
The Queensland Media Club, representing the Queensland...
The Queensland Water Commission invites feedback on it's draft SEQ Water Strategy .
Queensland Conservation will be preparing our response in due course and will post a link to it here.
Meanwhile you'll find our first impressions here.
A half day forum by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand South East Queensland Division (EIANZ-SEQ)
Environmental practice is fraught with ethical dilemmas in balancing the demands of clients, the expectations of agencies and...
Climate Change affects you
If sea temperatures rise by more than 2°C we will probably lose the Great Barrier Reef. That is one of the devastating realities of climate change. Queensland Conservation has been fighting to save our unique flora and fauna and natural icons for over thirty years. We can wave goodbye to it all if effective action is not taken now. That’s the truth coming from scientists, governments and even the insurance companies. The Queensland Government talks about adapting to change, but how can we adapt to losing the Great Barrier Reef or the Wet Tropics? The Queensland and Federal Governments say the answer is ‘clean coal’ technology, capturing and storing CO2 as coal is burned. It’s expensive, unproven and currently unavailable. The previous Federal Government also threw in the nuclear option. Neither is an answer. ‘Clean coal’ or nuclear energy will have no effect in reducing emissions for at least 20 years, and we need action now. The International Panel on Climate Change tells us if we can reduce our emissions now, we will limit the extent of temperature rise, and reduce the impacts on the environment and our way of life in the future. That means Queensland reducing its emissions by at least 30% by 2020 as part of global action to reduce dangerous Climate Change. The Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change, a group of corporations that include Westpac, Insurance Australia Group and BP, says this is not only necessary, but perfectly possible without any threat to economic prosperity. It’s simply about setting a target, putting a price on carbon dioxide, investing in renewable energy and being more energy efficient. In Queensland Conservation's 'Climate Neutral 2050' postion paper we call for..
Write to your local Federal and State MPs. Tell them you want to Australia and Queensland to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2020.
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Climate Neutral 2050