talk
february 2009
11:00am - 11:50am
Turning it around: halving Victoria's greenhouse emissions by 2020
Sun 22nd February 09 | 11:00am - 11:50am
Think tent
hosted by | Environment Victoria
In late 2008 Environment Victoria commissioned the Nous Group to undertake research examining the feasibility of achieving declining greenhouse emissions for Victoria by 2010 and halving the State’s Greenhouse emissions by 2020. This ‘wedges’ research provides a clear picture of how Victoria could halve its emissions by 2020 and details the necessary policies and technologies to achieve such a transformation. This work will be released in November 2008, and then will be used by Environment Victoria to engage with Victorian communities to develop a community plan for slashing greenhouse emissions. In this presentation Mark Wakeham will explain the research findings and map out a process for a community plan to tackle climate change.
Mark Wakeham
Mark Wakeham is the Campaigns Director for Environment Victoria, Victoria’s peak environment NGO. Prior to that he worked as an Energy campaigner for Greenpeace Australia Pacific for three years where he helped build a movement of Australians wanting climate change action and successfully worked for the introduction of renewable energy targets. He has worked in the solar industry, was Coordinator of the Environment Centre of the Northern Territory for 5 years, and has degrees in Economics, Australian History and Adult Education, as well as a large student debt.
Environment Victoria is the peak non-government, not-for-profit environment organisation in Victoria. Our vision is of a sustainable and healthy environment for all Victorians. To us that means working with groups, governments, businesses and communities to meet the urgent environmental challenges facing our society today. Environment Victoria has been helping Victorians reduce their ecological footprint for nearly 40 years. And, as the state’s peak environmental group, we do so with the support of 150 member organisations, representing thousands of Victorians.
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