Fresh from training with former US vice-president Al Gore at the Asia Pacific Summit in Indonesia, Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne, Australia, urges action on climate change. Selected from hundreds of applicants to be trained by former US Vice President Al Gore at The Climate Project – Australia Asia Pacific Summit (A-P Summit) in Jakarta, …
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Diving into Action: Empowering Ocean Youths for a Sustainable Future
June 11Photo credit: Shelley Addison-Bell by Shelley Addison-Bell, Communications and Brand Lead, Ocean You …
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Wind farms have minimal visible impact and generate alternative energy essential to combating climate change. Yet opponents across Australia are lobbying hard to prevent planning permission being given to them, reports Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne. A recent announcement by the Australian federal government of a commitment to a price on carbon is certainly great …
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Wind farms have minimal visible impact and generate alternative energy essential to combating climate change. Yet opponents across Australia are lobbying hard to prevent planning permission being given to them, reports Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne. A recent announcement by the Australian federal government of a commitment to a price on carbon is certainly great …
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On 26 March people all around the world will be turning off their lights as part of an international campaign to raise awareness about the environment. Eighteen-year-old student Amanda McClintock from Queensland, Australia, reports. On Saturday 26 March, the world will once again – for the fifth year running – take a stand for our environment …
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On 26 March people all around the world will be turning off their lights as part of an international campaign to raise awareness about the environment. Eighteen-year-old student Amanda McClintock from Queensland, Australia, reports. On Saturday 26 March, the world will once again – for the fifth year running – take a stand for our environment …
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It does not take a disaster to understand that nuclear energy has no future in Australia. Excessive construction and waste disposal costs, as well as a lack of engineering capacity, rule it out, writes Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne. The Fukushima nuclear meltdown has led to a vociferous debate on the role of nuclear power …
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It does not take a disaster to understand that nuclear energy has no future in Australia. Excessive construction and waste disposal costs, as well as a lack of engineering capacity, rule it out, writes Sean O’Rourke, a 26-year-old from Melbourne. The Fukushima nuclear meltdown has led to a vociferous debate on the role of nuclear power …
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Urgent action is needed to combat climate change, the world’s greatest challenge. But in addressing this problem, our first step is to understand it, writes Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Climate change is one of the most talked about environmental issues of the day. Most individuals believe that it …
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Urgent action is needed to combat climate change, the world’s greatest challenge. But in addressing this problem, our first step is to understand it, writes Genitta Pascal, a 19-year-old from the Caribbean island of St Lucia. Climate change is one of the most talked about environmental issues of the day. Most individuals believe that it …
The earthquake and nuclear disaster in Japan has forced us to think again about the viability of nuclear power. ‘Is it time we rejected or recommitted to the energy source?’ asks 18-year-old student Amanda McClintock from Queensland, Australia. Electricity is a vital part of our society and our way of life. However, fossil fuels cannot last …
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