Queensland Climate Movement

This workshop provided a critical and robust perspective on the possibilities and limits of so-called clean coal technology. An excerpt from a paper on the issues of geosequestration is provided here to stimulate further discussion.

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Workshops conducted in the open space at the Queensland Climate Summit are listed here. Where available, links to the proceedings from the workshop are provided.

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This workshop was conducted by Graeme Taylor, based on his book “Evolution’s Edge: The Coming Collapse and Transformation of Our World” (New Society Publishers, 2008). Some of the ideas presented in Graeme’s model for creating a sustainable future are captured in this excerpt.

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This workshop considered the Queensland Water Commission’s recent Target 140 campaign as an exemplar of a social marketing approach to reducing consumption, in this case water. Participants distilled the lessons from the Target 140 campaign for a similar campaign in Queensland to reduce energy demand and consumption.

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This workshop discussed the potential and limits of government intervention in moves towards a safe climate. The potential of new forms of democratic participation were considered, and a rationale for a wider scope for public participation in decision-making was articulated.

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At the end of the summit, the final workshop sought to bring together the findings from the day and develop action plans for progressing the Queensland Climate Movement forward in preparation for the National Summit.
Some of the suggestions from that workshop are provided here.
Co-ordinate and network
We need to generate better mechanisms for linking up [...]

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This workshop discussed the role that could be played by the Queensland Climate Movement in building effective transition pathways for urban sustainability. A series of position statements were developed by the group that could be used to form the basis of an urban sustainability policy platform.

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