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Think global but act local
Kelly Robinson
20 February 2008
NORTHERN beaches residents must think globally and act locally in their battle against rising sea levels, eroding coastlines and erratic weathers says a climate change expert.
Analyst Anna Reynolds says we should also be forcing governments to tackle the problem.
The World Wide Fund for Nature global warming lobbyist recently attended the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali.
She will give a presentation on her experiences tomorrow at a Sustainable Attainable function a group raising awareness of climate change.
The Manly resident said: "Taking action on climate change is quite important and I think you have to understand the process from the global level down to the local level.
"Unless global action is taken, the local stuff seems like a drop in the ocean and we need to put pressure on the world leaders to tackle it head on."
Ms Reynolds said the conference in Bali was important because it established the platform for targets to follow on from the Kyoto Protocol.
"The world leaders came together to decide by the end of 2009 to finalise a new agreement to take over from the Kyoto Protocol," she said. "Unless we have something to follow on from Kyoto, all the drive from the local to the national will evaporate.
"It (Kyoto) provides the drive for national governments to set targets and provide clear goals.
"For governments, the challenge is to take action on and dramatically change the way our economy is driven. There is still a lot of work that needs to be done and public pressure needs to be mounted."
The Sustainable Attainable meeting will start at 7.30pm tomorrow at Harbord Diggers.
For more information contact Heidi on 0414 358 882 or Vanessa on 0424 364 248.
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