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Reviews and Presentations we have done
How to calculate your Carbon Footprint
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Reviews
Our presentations
Carbon footprint
Calculate your carbon footprint: https://climatehero.me/calculate/
Another carbon footprint calculator: https://www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator.aspx
Home Energy
Your house energy systems in 2030 –
Lighter Footprints Seminar 17 April 2024
David Coote Analytical Engines
My Efficient Electric Home Handbook by Tim Forcey and
My Efficient Electric Home (MEEH) Facebook group
Tim Forcey is an engineer and a home efficiency expert. He runs a Facebook group with almost 120,000 members. A group with an enormous wealth how to make your home more energy efficient. His book gives you an idea how to slash your energy bills, protect your health & save the planet
Comparison of a conventional and an electrified home
Rewiring Australia Electric Ideas Webinar 15 August 2024 – Watch the recording here
Is Nuclear a good option for Australia to reduce emissions?
Waste
Plastic Free July – https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/
Plastic Free July® is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you be part of Plastic Free July by pledging to refuse single-use plastics?
Zero Waste + Plastic Free Living Perth, WA Facebook Group – https://www.facebook.com/groups/1759029107661469
Community Gifting Groups: Give your unwanted goodies to somebody else instead to landfill! E.g.
Community Gifting Karrinyup
Tree canopy
Greater canopy = greater cooling effect
Temperature reductions of 1–4°C air temp and 5–20°C surface temp in shaded areas
At least 30% canopy cover in urban areas is commonly cited as a minimum threshold for meaningful Urban Heat Island mitigation.
Bowler, D. E., Buyung-Ali, L., Knight, T. M., & Pullin, A. S. (2010).
Urban greening to cool towns and cities: A systematic review of the empirical evidence.
Landscape and Urban Planning, 97(3), 147–155.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2010.05.006
Norton, B. A., Coutts, A. M., Livesley, S. J., Harris, R. J., Hunter, A. M., & Williams, N. S. G. (2015).
Planning for cooler cities: A framework to prioritise green infrastructure to mitigate high temperatures in urban landscapes.
Landscape and Urban Planning, 134, 127–138.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2014.10.018
