Have your say on the Carbon Reduction Scheme - Submissions due 10th September

Minister Wong's Green Paper: Submissions due September 10

On July 16, Minister Wong released her Green Paper that made proposals for a 'Carbon Reduction Scheme' that would cover about 1,000 facilities that are jointly responsible for 75 percent of Australia’s emissions. Submissions on the Green Paper are required by September 10, 2008

Carbon Free Youth Conference

In early July, 9th - 12th, the Australian Association for Environmental Education is holding is biennial conference in Darwin.

An important part of this conference is the Youth conference that is being coordinated by Alicia Curtis through Millennium Kids Inc.

The goal is to have as many young people from the NT participate as possible.

The conference is open to 10-25 year olds and will be the first Carbon Free Youth Conference in Australia

Instead of 100 young people flying to Darwin for the conference, there will be activities in locations across Australia for young people to participate in and then connect in with state youth representatives in Darwin via video link.

For more information, please contact
Alicia Curtis – AAEE MK Youth Conference Coordinator
E: alicia@aliciacurtis.com
M: 0413 565 338


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Launch of carbon calculator / Environment day library display May 31st

The Alice Springs carbon calculator will be launched on Saturday, May 31st at the Alice Springs library. Come along between 9am to 1pm and give it a go.

Representatives from ALEC and Alice Solar City will be there too.

The display celebrates World Environment Day (June 5th).

Sustainability Wiz Online Program

Based on best-practice international research and Gould Group's practical experience with thousands of schools, Sustainability Wiz guides schools through the steps essential to incorporate sustainability in meaningful ways into curricula, operations and culture - and from there into homes.

Using a range of fun online tools and resources, engaging and empowering activities, and through a community of support, Sustainability Wiz provides a one-stop shop for schools and their wider communities.

Importantly Sustainability Wiz allows students from around the world to engage in addressing climate change through actions in their school and the community and tackle issues such as carbon footprint, and water and energy usage to create schools for the future.

Visualising your carbon emissions

Carbon Calculator

A new Australian Carbon Calculator is now available online

http://cc.greenhouse.gov.au/neutral/index.html

It is part of the Australian Government's Carbon Clever promotion

http://cc.greenhouse.gov.au/

Beating the Carbon Cops

Have you been watching the Carbon Cops on ABC TV during the holidays? I bet some of your students have. Now might therefore be a great time to dedicate a couple of lessons to the ways that we use energy and and produce carbon dioxide in our own homes, communities and lifestyles.

Imagine the difference we could make if all households reduced their carbon production by 50%.

Lessons on this may be supported by the Carbon Cops website which includes fact sheets and an emissions calculator. Another great website for this topic would of course be the official website of An Inconvenient Truth. This website includes an Education Guide which you can download. Copies of the DVD have also been sent to all schools.

Please feel free to share your your thoughts on these ideas or any practical examples of when you have studied this topic with your class.