Saturday November 4th was the International Action Day on Climate Change.
A large group of people met at the Nightcliff Jetty at 5.00pm to Walk against Warming. The event coincided with similar action in cities around the country to raise awareness of community concerns about the issue of climate change.
We made a short walk along the foreshore from the Nightcliff jetty to the park outside Nightcliff Pool. So many people attended that the leaders had almost arrived at their destination by the time the tail end of the walkers had left the jetty.
There was a great turnout with many cyclists and families joining the struggle for the reduction of carbon emissions. There was a strong push for the government to take climate change seriously and to make serious commitment to developing alternative power sources rather than resorting to nuclear energy. Those in atendance were unified in their commitment to do something to reduce carbon emmissions at a local and a national level. THe environment centre took on new conscripts, speaches were made and petitions were signed. We were unified in our desire to affect positive environmentaly responsible change in our world.
As we sat under the Casuarina trees on the Nightcliff forshore listening to warnings of global warming I couldn't help but notice the conflicting sounds of agressive drivers blasting along Casuarina Dve while Red-tailed Black Cockatoos squarked and lorikeets screeched in the trees above our heads and a high tide lapped at the white claystone cliffs. There we sat between two worlds. The haste and noise of suburbia just meters away and the relief of the natural environment, (however reduced to the barest fringes) amongst the trees that surrounded and the soil beneath our feet. If the question is asked "How are we to live?" Surely there must be a way for human beings to live comfortably without destroying the very things that make living possible!
Signing the pettition
Marching in the street
Rallying the troops
A musical family
The old debate fires up once again!
A representative from COOL MOB gave some great examples of how we could all make our homes much more energy efficient, reduce our carbon emissions and save money. I am sure there were several people on the day who signed up for a COOL MOB audit.
I have had a COOL MOB energy audit and would personally recommend it to anyone who is serious about tackling climate change at home.
(Another great cartoon about the current state of political leadership in this country!)
1 comment:
It's good to see a global movement growing against climate change - keep up the good work!
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