Planet Once

Let’s encourage people to walk instead of drive if that‘s a real option as it so often is… and let’s make sure that efficient public transport is in place if that’s possible. Or maybe we can encourage car pooling or community based transport if public transport is not an option. Let’s drive energy efficiency in our homes and buildings by promoting good design. Let’s make sure that efficient light bulbs and solar water systems are installed everywhere. Let’s set an example in our streets with solar lighting on our poles. Let’s encourage our schools to be hubs of eco-efficiency and centres of knowledge on climate change. And let’s arm our citizens with knowledge about the impacts of a changing climate on them and their family and their neighbours. Let’s extend our programs and our outreach to prepare a community that currently remains disconnected from the magnitude of what is coming from climate change and the enormous difference that they can make as individuals and as communities.

-- Dr Ian McPhail, Australian Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability