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I'd build a solar-thermal generator in the industrial areas of Adelaide, Melbourne, Wollongong, Sydney, Newcastle, Brisbane, Darwin, and Perth in Australia.
I would donate substantial capital to the NGO, [i]Climate Foundation[/i]. Oceanic mariculture - just off continental shelves - of seaweed ecosystems includes seeding floating rings of rope, anchored to the seafloor, with edible varieties of kelp and three kinds of molluscs. These create a symbiotic and balanced ecosystem. Seaweeds and fish can be sustainably harvested. It's one of the most effective means of drawing excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and water, and creating more oxygen. As of 2020, a number of commercially successful trials have taken place in Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Tasmania. (Read Tim Flannery's [i]Sunlight and Seaweed[/i] or Paul Hawkin's [i]Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.
I'd start an Australian equivalent of the Sierra Club. There is one already but it's too small and is not yet achieving significant results. I'd aim for it to create a system of linked ecological reserves, so that animal and plant species can retain genetic diversity to help save them from extinction.
I'd set up a number of foundations for remote outback Aborigines and Torres Strait Islander communities. I'd install first nations managers with high integrity and qualifications to run them. Three levels of independent auditing to prevent fraud or misuse. I'd keep an eye on the results. At least 50% of staff to be specialists who were born and raised in the local area.
These foundations would build and maintain:
- Roof-top linked solar voltaic electricity with batteries. Ensure ongoing maintenance.
- Free medical centres which would include doctors, nurses, dentists, mid-wives, obstetrician, surgeon, pediatrician, eye and ear specialist, nutritionist, drug and alcohol specialist and trauma counsellors.
- Free schools which teach traditional tribal culture and language as well as English and the national curriculum. Use a Bridging the Gap strategy to offer maximum choice and opportunity to young people.
- After hours activities and outward bound adventures.
There would be more, but that's enough for now.
I would donate substantial capital to the NGO, [i]Climate Foundation[/i]. Oceanic mariculture - just off continental shelves - of seaweed ecosystems includes seeding floating rings of rope, anchored to the seafloor, with edible varieties of kelp and three kinds of molluscs. These create a symbiotic and balanced ecosystem. Seaweeds and fish can be sustainably harvested. It's one of the most effective means of drawing excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and water, and creating more oxygen. As of 2020, a number of commercially successful trials have taken place in Hawaii, the Philippines, Puerto Rico and Tasmania. (Read Tim Flannery's [i]Sunlight and Seaweed[/i] or Paul Hawkin's [i]Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming.
I'd start an Australian equivalent of the Sierra Club. There is one already but it's too small and is not yet achieving significant results. I'd aim for it to create a system of linked ecological reserves, so that animal and plant species can retain genetic diversity to help save them from extinction.
I'd set up a number of foundations for remote outback Aborigines and Torres Strait Islander communities. I'd install first nations managers with high integrity and qualifications to run them. Three levels of independent auditing to prevent fraud or misuse. I'd keep an eye on the results. At least 50% of staff to be specialists who were born and raised in the local area.
These foundations would build and maintain:
- Roof-top linked solar voltaic electricity with batteries. Ensure ongoing maintenance.
- Free medical centres which would include doctors, nurses, dentists, mid-wives, obstetrician, surgeon, pediatrician, eye and ear specialist, nutritionist, drug and alcohol specialist and trauma counsellors.
- Free schools which teach traditional tribal culture and language as well as English and the national curriculum. Use a Bridging the Gap strategy to offer maximum choice and opportunity to young people.
- After hours activities and outward bound adventures.
There would be more, but that's enough for now.