Australia: Peter Boyer named Climate Adaptation Champion

The Minister for Climate Change, Nick McKim, today congratulated Tasmanian journalist Peter Boyer on being named among the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility’s (NCCARF) first Climate Adaptation Champions.

Mr McKim said that he was pleased to see the new NCCARF Adaptation Champions program highlight the actions and achievements of individuals, groups, communities and organisations that are demonstrating leadership and innovation in adapting to, and preparing for, the impacts of climate change.

“Climate Change is the major policy problem of our times, and along with actions to mitigate carbon emissions we must learn to adapt to the impacts that already have and will occur,” Mr McKim said.

“We need to show leadership and take concrete steps to change behaviour, use new technologies, and alter business practices and policies to enable us to adapt to an uncertain future.

“I understand that nominations for the awards were sought from networks of climate change adaptation researchers and practitioners in every Australian state and territory.

“This is a highly prestigious award, and congratulations must go to Tasmanian Peter Boyer for becoming one of three individuals to be named a Climate Adaptation Champion.”

Peter Boyer is a freelance writer specialising in climate science who has written a weekly column, Climate Challenge, for The Mercury since September 2007, and has been a member of Al Gore’s Australian Climate Project team of volunteer presenters since November 2006, which has involved speaking to more than 8000 Tasmanians in over 200 groups.