Are you concerned about the environment and the effects of climate change, but think it is such a big issue that you can't do anything about it? Think again.
Up2me is about making easy changes in your personal life to live more sustainably, to commit to using fewer resources and to leaving a smaller ecological footprint on the Earth.
It’s also about signing on to become part of the global community that will form a critical mass in helping to change the thinking and behaviour of us all - politicians, business people and ordinary people all over the world. It is only this urgent and broad-ranging change that will help to protect the planet for our grandchildren.
So do your bit for the planet.
As a Tasmanian, you can become part of the global community, help the environment and save costs at home and in your workplace while you’re at it!
If you want to know more about the global situation, check out the United Nations commissioned reports. Click on the first link below and then on Board Statement Downloads: Living Beyond Our Means.
Living Beyond Our Means (2001)
http://www.maweb.org/en/index.aspx
United Nations Environment Program Global Environment Report 2007
http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=519&ArticleID=5688&l=en
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/
TasEco Pty Ltd, wins innovation prize for porous concrete paving which absorbs CO2
http://www.tececo.com/files/newsletters/Newsletter71.php
The Bricolage Design competition offers a prize of $5000 for innovative reuse. More information
To find more about what Tasmania is doing about climate change go to:
http://www.dpiw.tas.gov.au/inter.nsf/ThemeNodes/MCLE-5WV6FF?open
Download your Home Energy Guide
Discover more at http://www.sustainablelivingtasmania.org.au
