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"On 9 May 2013 The National Sustainability Council presented Sustainable Australia Report 2013 to Minister Burke. The report provides a picture of Australia - what we look like and who we are. It tells the story of how we have changed as a nation over the last 30 years. We have made great progress in many areas. Australians are living longer, our health and levels of educational attainment have improved. We have benefited from a strong economy, with low unemployment and increasing incomes. However, inequality has increased and the health of our natural environment has continued to decline in some key areas. The report provides an evidence base for decision-making and planning about the future. It highlights a number of trends in Australia and the world that are set to have a significant impact on the next generation of Australians. We need to plan for an ageing population, rising health costs, growing cities and changes in traditional work and family roles. The National Sustainability Council intends to use the report, the first of its kind in Australia, as a starting point for a national conversation about our future."

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There are emerging radical technologies that have the potential to change the way we live. This video on Zero Emission Cities is third summary of a series of conversations had at the NETS Annual Foresighting Event on Three Technologies that Will Change the Way We Live. The video is made by RiAUS.

"Australia's natural resources are reaching a crisis point as they struggle to support and sustain our lifestyles. But while degradation of these systems continues, research suggests the level of concern for the environment is falling. So could encouraging some national pride in our natural resources help improve the environment's outlook?"

"Welcome to the Deakins 2010, a place to discuss and discover, to argue and to dig a little deeper, to make sure that you're part of the conversation. Videos of all sessions will be available here within 24 hours with exclusive web content and opportunities to engage with the latest climate change debate."

"For the past three years it's been an occasional pleasure and a frequent privilege to work with the academics who contribute to The Conversation's Environment & Energy section. It's not just the soil jokes and the hilarious profile pictures: it's the opportunity to see a whole bunch of actual evidence about environmental issues. Academic writing is replete with facts. Facts aren't just awesome because they help you win trivia; they can also be the foundation of evidence-based policy. Karl-Ludwig G. Poggemann Click to enlarge Here are some facts I've learned in 2013."

"Bryan Welch, author of Beautiful and Abundant, tells Oliver Balch that the way to engage people on sustainability is to be optimistic, hopeful and joyful"

"One evening in the small village of Ashton Hayes in Cheshire, England, someone started a conversation about climate change and energy at the local pub. It was 2005. Two years later, residents had cut their carbon dioxide emissions and energy costs by 20 percent. Ashton Hayes now aims to be England's first carbon-neutral community."

This Blogspace is a collective of writers and is devoted to conversation about cities as ecological spaces…about the nature of cities.

"Instead of trying to convince climate sceptics they are wrong, why not start a conversation about why people with centre-right views should care about climate change?"

"The Climate Reality Project, the organization Al Gore founded, released its latest Internet activism tool Thursday, Reality Drop. The new site is a gamified experience that rewards users for "dropping" facts about climate change into different online forums and comment fields on hot articles."

"Looking back from 2030 what were the actions that led to a real chance of avoiding catastrophic climate change? And what role did you play in this story?"