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Climate, Energy and the Environment Candidates Forum
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Climate, Energy and the Environment Candidates Forum
Perth Town Hall601 Hay StPerth,Ahead of the 2021 WA State Election how do the parties and candidates stack up on climate change, energy and the environment?
Come along and hear from candidates presenting their parties plans to tackle climate change, upgrade our energy system and protect the environment at our Q&A forum on February 10.
An overwhelming majority of Western Australians support action on climate change and measures to protect the people, animals and places we love. This is your opportunity to ask questions and hear first hand what all sides of politics are doing to reduce fossil fuel pollution and harness the enormous job opportunities in the clean energy economy emerging worldwide and at home in WA.
RSVP now to book your seat. We will also be broadcasting via Zoom video conferencing for regional WA.
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Western Australia Election 2021 – Energy Debate
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Western Australia Election 2021 – Energy Debate
Parmelia Hilton Hotel14 Mill StPerth,Join the Australian Institute of Energy as Energy Minister, the Hon. Bill Johnston, Dr David Honey, and the Hon. Tim Clifford go head-to-head on State energy policy issues in the lead up to the March 2021 State Election.
The speakers will outline their party's energy policies and the changes they propose to the energy landscape in Western Australia. Key issues for discussion will include electricity retail contestability, the role renewable energy sources can play in supporting our community, and support for emerging energy sectors like the battery and renewable hydrogen industries and adoption of electric vehicles.
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Circular Economy and Sustainability
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Circular Economy and Sustainability
Online EventMany small businesses seek more sustainable practices, but are unsure of how and when to start corporate social responsibility planning. This session will help you to develop responsible policies and plans for a more sustainable business.
While most business owners are committed to reducing waste and having ethical supply chains, developing and implementing corporate social responsibility strategies that promote sustainability can still be a challenge. This session will help you to understand how you, your business and community can use the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals to build your policies and plans. It will also explain the circular economy, and how businesses can commit to reducing waste and reusing resources.
This topic covers:
-An overview of the circular economy;
-Business value in a circular economy and opportunities for new businesses;
-Product lifecycle and longer-life products;
-Remanufacture, recapture value on a product or component level;
-Recycle opportunities and reducing waste.This session is for people:
-With an established business;
-Who have implemented few or no corporate social responsibility strategies;
-With an interest in introducing sustainability practices into their business.Please note: this event is run by the Small Business Development Corporation for small business owners in Western Australia only.
Tickets $20
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To Kid or Not To Kid: Documentary Screening
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To Kid or Not To Kid: Documentary Screening
Bassendean Seniors and Community Centre50 Old Perth RdBassendean,Transition Town Guildford is screening the documentary To Kid or Not To Kid.
To Kid Or Not To Kid bravely plunges into an aspect of reproductive choice often considered too taboo to discuss, asking the question Why can’t we talk about not having kids?
Tired of being made to feel like “a waste of a uterus”, one woman fights back, for her right to decide whether to live a life openly without having kids. To Kid Or Not To Kid bravely plunges into an aspect of reproductive choice often considered too taboo to discuss, asking the question “Why can’t we talk about not having kids?”From the award-winning director of the New York Times Critics’ Pick “Musicwood”, comes the first English feature documentary on the subject — aiming to dispel the myth that living childfree is weird, selfish or somehow wrong.
Preshow starts at 6.50pm.
Movie starts at 7pm.