Beyond Zero Emissions

BZE Activities

June 3rd 2007 - Retreat Hotel Film Festival, Brunswick
Matthew Wright gave a talk on plug-in hybrid technology and renewable energy at the Retreat Hotel Film Festival, which showed Who Killed the Electric Car and Hard Rain (anti-nuclear documentary).

June 3rd 2007 - Launch of Healesville C4 Climate Change Action Group
Beyond Zero Emissions had a stall at the launch, which featured a Toyota Prius and a fully electric retro-fitted car. Matthew Wright gave a talk on renewable energy and the science behind the zero emission goal.

May 25th 2007 - Beyond Zero Emissions Fundraiser at Lentil as Anything
BZE held a fundraising social at Lentils As Anything at the Abbotsford Convent. Adrian Whitehead spoke on avoiding a runaway climate event, Matthew Wright on near zero emissions solutions and Rob Campbell presented the science behind choosing a zero emissions target. The talks were interspersed with musicians and performers, including Benn Bennet who had a show at this year's Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

May 6th 2007 - Geelong Trades Hall Mayday Dinner
Matthew Wright and Adrian Whitehead were the keynote speakers.

April 22nd 2007 - Bayside Sustainable Living Expo
Beyond Zero Emissions had a strong contingent at Sandringham Beach for the Human Sign event which spelt out 'Halt Climate Change Now!'
The group also had a stall at the Bayside Sustainable Living Expo, widening the zero emission message.

April 21st 2007 - Melbourne Social Forum
Beyond Zero Emissions had a stall at the forum at CERES in East Brunswick.
The group also gave a zero emission talk at the event. Philip Sutton of Greenleap Strategic Solution discussed the imminent climate risk of rising carbon levels in the atmosphere. Listen here.
Matthew Wright and Adrian Whitehead also spoke, discussing why we must immediately move to a zero emissions society and solutions to reach this target. Listen here.

April 20th 2007 - Talk at Wesley College, St Kilda Road
Adrian Whitehead and Matthew Wright gave a zero emissions talk to year 10 students at Wesley's senior campus. Listen here.
Book your school in for a talk by emailing paula@beyondzeroemissions.org

March 27th-28th 2007 - Port Phillip Climate Change Community meetings
Philip Sutton, Matthew Wright, Chris Taylor and Adrian Whitehead gave zero emission talks sponsored by the City of Port Phillip over two nights.
Listen to Philip talking about carbon offsets and the science behind why the world must go to zero emissions here.
Listen to Matthew talk about Beyond Zero Emissions and how to achieve a zero emission future here.

January 2007 - February 2007

Talks

  • Weld Conference Tasmania - Guest Climate Speaker
  • John Seed "Climate Change Despair and Empowerment Roadshow" - facilitated events in Victoria on John's behalf
  • Sustainability Emergence Conference - Zero Emission Minus Fast Transition Workshop
  • Sustainable Living Festival, Federation Square - 'Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change - Zero Emission Minus Option' presentation, 'Climate Change for Kids' presentation, 'Climate Change for Secondary Students' presentation

Community Action

  • Organised Warrandyte community climate meeting
  • Ran Yarra Climate Action Group first meeting.

Politics

  • Lobbied groups all around Tasmania with a zero minus and climate and forestry message, including environment groups, TASCOSS, The Greens, and the Tasmanian Council of Churches.





October 2006 - December 2006
Advertising

  • $5000 spent promoting Zero Emissions Minus goal at showings of An Inconvenient Truth

Stalls

  • World Vegan Day
  • Whitehorse Sustainability Expo
  • Ceres Kingfisher Festival

Talks

  • Melbourne Girls Environmental Conference - Climate Talk
  • Earthsharing Challenge - Alcoa Talk
  • Healesville as guest of Climate Revolution and the Bodie tree - Climate Talk
  • Expert Witness for Capital Region Climate Change Forum run by Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney - Radical Action Talk
  • Warrandyte Peninsula Land Care - Climate Talk
  • Wolfgang's Palace NYE Gathering
  • 3CR fortnightly guest on Breakfast Show

Politics

  • Successfully lobbied Australian Greens to introduce a policy clause that overturned the Victorian Greens coal power plant retrofit policy.
  • Vote Climate Website
  • Leafleted parts of Melbourne Electorate during the State Election