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50/50 for 2020 - Cnr Tony Allen, Bega Valley Shire Council Mayor addressing the packed Bega RSL hall on Monday 21st August 2006.
The meeting resolved to reduce energy use by 50 percent and generate 50 percent clean renewable energy by the year 2020.
The resolution also requested the Bega Valley Shire Council to commit to working with the community to meet these targets and to establish a working group with the aim of reversing greenhouse emissions within the shire.
The slogan for the Clean Energy for Eternity campaign is :
50/50 for 2020
Read the speech by our Member for Bega -Andrew Constance - click here
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What's Happening around the Shires?
In Cooma
"Wind Energy Forum" Cooma Ex Services Club, 106 Vale Street, Cooma on 25th August 2006.
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Nott's climate change campaign continues
Bega District News - Friday, 23 June 2006
SUNDAY, June 11, was the worst day of the year at Jindabyne, according to Bega Valley campaigner against climate change, Dr Matthew Nott.
That was the day he and fellow Tathra campaigner, Mr Grant Prowse, swam six kilometres in Lake Jindabyne to draw attention to the dramatic changes being wrought by our overuse of fossil fuels to create energy.
"The water temperature was 8 degrees, and the air temperature was 1 degree," Dr Nott said.
"There was a southerly gale blowing and there was snow falling.
"We were advised to abandon the swim because the weather was so bad but the idea was to draw attention to climate change so we went ahead," he said.
Dr Nott and Mr Prowse were joined for half of the swim by 13-year-old Jesse Greenwood of Batemans Bay and by Ms Julie Mayo-Ramsey, an environmental lawyer from the Eurobodalla.
"They retired after three kilometres because they were unable to go on," Dr Nott said.
"Grant and I would not have been able to continue if it had not been for the practical support of Dr Gabe Khouri and Tathra Surf Club member Ben Ellis in a boat and the moral support of a band of sea kayakers from Tathra.
"We were very close to the end of our tether when we completed the six km swim."
Dr Nott said they had chosen a distance of six km for the swim because "that is the thickness of the biosphere into which we pump seven billion tonnes of carbon each year".
"Parents should be campaigning with passion and a great sense of urgency for clean air.
He said they group he had established since his first action in May of getting some 3,000 people to line up on Tathra Beach to spell out the words "Clean Air for Eternity" was taking its inspiration from Germany which has a renewable energy target of 100 per cent by 2050.
"Currently 30 per cent of their energy nuclear and they are planning to replace that with wind and solar power.
"Australia should be absolutely embarrassed by that example since we have so much better resources," Dr Nott said.
Ends.
Council supports Dr Nott's efforts on global warming
Bega District News - Friday, 23 June 2006
DOCTOR Matthew Nott's efforts to raise community awareness on the climate changes arising from global warming have been formally recognised by Bega Valley Shire Council.
To acknowledge his commitment to the issue, Cr Keith Hughes lodged two notices of motion for consideration at council's June 13 meeting.
The first asked "That council congratulates Dr Matthew Nott for his initiative in providing a focus for community concern about climate change," and the second asked that "Council support Dr Matthew Nott's initiative by encouraging the exploration of demand efficiency measures, alternative renewable sources of energy and industry policies which promote green house
Both motions were passed with only Cr Mike Skitt querying the level of support for global warming claims by the world scientific community on the basis that some scientists still doubted and/or denied the cause was manmade.
A third notice of motion from Cr Hughes asking "that council welcome the decision of the Commonwealth and NSW governments to retain ownership of Snowy-Hydro;" advising that council congratulates those councils, in particular Snowy River Shire Council and Cooma-Monaro Shire Council, for their efforts in opposing the sale of Snowy Hydro;" that in council's opinion any future proposal to change the ownership of Snowy-Hydro be subject to public debate and consideration by the parliaments of the Commonwealth and NSW;" and that Council's decision be conveyed to the Prime Minister, the Premier of NSW, the local representatives in the Commonwealth and State Parliaments and the mayors of Snowy River and Cooma-Monaro Shires," was also passed by Bega Valley Shire Council.
