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Occupy Movement, climate activism and BZE's plans for 2012

Posted on 24 Jan 2012
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BZE's Nick Carson speaks with Melanie Sluyter from Occupy Wall Street. They discuss the relationship between the Occupy movement and climate change activism. Melanie also talks about the Occupyer's Earth Summit which will run in parallel with the upcoming Rio Earth Summit in June.

In the next part of the program, Vivien Langford speaks to BZE's Pablo Brait, Mark Ogge and Emma Carton about what's going on within Beyond Zero Emissions, and our organisation's plans for 2012.

 

Melanie Sluyter Interview

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BZE in 2012

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The Occupy movement and Senator Richard Di Natale on climate change and health

Posted on 21 Jan 2012
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BZE explores the Occupy movement. Vivien Langford speaks with musician and activist David Rovics and local activists Nick Carson and Samuel Alexander.

Vivien also speaks with Senator Richard Di Natale about public health and climate change.

Occupy program PART1

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Occupy program PART2

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CSG protestors target firm in Brisbane

Posted on 15 Dec 2011
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Nine news reports:

Anti-coal seam gas protesters claim a consultancy firm is sitting on a study into CSG emissions because it doesn't like the conclusions.

A handful of protesters gathered outside energy consultancy WorleyParsons' Brisbane office on Wednesday, chanting "WorleyParsons, QGC, what are you trying to hide from me".

StopCSG Brisbane spokesman Ewan Saunders says the consulting firm has suppressed a report on coal seam gas (CSG) emissions, commissioned by a climate think tank in June, because it has a multimillion dollar contract with CSG company QGC.

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GREEN DEALS: Solar thermal thinkfest

Posted on 23 Sep 2011
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CLIMATE SPECTATOR reports: About 1000 experts from the emerging solar thermal energy industry have gathered in Grenada, Spain, for the IEA-sponsored SolarPACES conference, with several dozen Australians also in attendance. Groups from the Australian Solar Institute, the ANU solar thermal research centre, the CSIRO, the ACT government and technology developers such as Transfield Novasol and Wizard are also in attendance.

Matthew Wright, the head of Beyond Zero Emissions, says two major themes seem to be emerging from discussions – one is a concession that solar PV has won the day in terms of costs of electricity generated, and the other is that the future of solar thermal lies in storage. These themes are being played out in the US, where non-storage thermal projects funded by government loan guarantees are being substituted by solar PV because of costs, but projects with storage are going ahead.

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Beyond Zero Emissions Support Climate Action Rally

Posted on 12 Mar 2011
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LATEST UPDATE (15/3/2011) - The rally for action on climate change had an attendance of around 8000-10,000 people, while the climate change denier rally had only around 200-400.

MELBOURNE—Today, Melbournians will rally to support action on climate change. The show of people power will demonstrate that the Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and his supporters are out of touch not only with climate science but also with public opinion.

Beyond Zero Emissions will stand with the community and allies from Getup, the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, Environment Victoria, and the Union Climate Connectors, to support action on climate change.

Matthew Wright, Beyond Zero Emissions Executive Director and 2010 Environment Minister’s Young Environmentalist of the Year says:

“Beyond Zero Emissions support the public rally for action on climate change. Mr. Abbott, the extremist shock jocks and climate change deniers are out of touch with public opinion. The Australian Government must stand firm against this scare campaign and deliver policies that help build a renewable energy economy.”   

Matthew Wright adds:

“A carbon price combined with a national feed-in tariff for large-scale baseload solar will set Australia on track for a jobs rich and prosperous future. Delaying or preventing action threatens our economy and our climate.”

EVENT DETAILS

When: Saturday March 12, 11:00am

Where: Treasury Place, Melbourne

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Beyond Zero Community: Desert Electricity; Just Transitions Tour; protest blocks Federal Parliament doors

Posted on 23 Nov 2009
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Solel Solar produces and promotes Solar Power from the World's best sites -- the Deserts of the World.
The Just Transition Tour has been travelling around the Hunter Valley, calling for clean energy jobs to be created for coal industry workers.  They were in Canberra during a protest which blocked the main doors of the Australian Parliament, resulting in 130 arrests.

Beyond Zero talks to Solel Solar Systems and the Just transitions Green Jobs tour

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Grow Jobs by Ending Coal

Posted on 12 Sep 2009
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The Latrobe Valley in Victoria is currently partly dependent on coal for its economy, but if it is to survive into the future, it must move away from coal and tap into the renewable energy revolution. For this to happen the first power stations to be switched off should be the dirtiest, at Hazelwood and Morwell.

“The future for the Latrobe Valley lies in manufacturing of renewable energy components, not coal, and what’s missing is State and Federal Government commitment to this essential transition”, Mark Ogge, campaigner for Beyond Zero Emissions said. 

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Pablo Brait - Switch off Hazelwood and Steve Posselt of Kayak4Earth

Posted on 17 Aug 2009
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Beyond Zero talks to Pablo Brait – YCAN community campaigner about the community campain for a phased shutdown of the Hazelwood Power Station and Steve Posselt’s who has kayaked the Goulbourn and the Yarra to bring awareness to water over-allocation drought and the effects of climate change being ignored.

Kayak for the Earth

Beyond Zero interviews Steve Posselt - Pablo Brait

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