Sustainability in the Edge

17-19 February 2012 | Fed Square

Cutting Edge Ideas & Action

Is Growth Our Salvation? Or Is It Destroying The Earth?
Friday, 17 February 2012 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm

Should we be for or against ‘growth’? Just when you thought you had the growth issue pinned down, the Festival’s Great Debate will challenge your assumptions.

The Reef Goes To Court. You Be The Judge
Saturday, 18 February 2012 - 11:00am to 12:30pm

What if the environment had the right to take people to court?

Lower Emissions & Lengthen Your Life
Saturday, 18 February 2012 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm

What do sick cities, mental health, urban transport and green lungs have in common?

Is The Father Of Renewable Energy
Saturday, 18 February 2012 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Hans-Josef Fell, member of German parliament and architect of Germany's renewable energy policy, delivered its 2020 renewable energy targets 10 years ahead of schedule.

Once In A Lifetime
Sunday, 19 February 2012 - 11:00am to 12:30pm

Damaged by years of over-extraction, the time to save the Murray-Darling Basin, the nation’s food bowl, is now.

Live Onstage
Sunday, 19 February 2012 - 1:00pm to 2:30pm

Watch an average Australian house transform into a zero-carbon, low-energy, high-performance home before your eyes!

Ecocity Jam
Sunday, 19 February 2012 - 3:00pm to 5:30pm

He's back and he's banging his eco-drum. For decades, Michael Reynolds has been a powerful proponent for sustainable built environments.

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