MEDIA ALERT CLIMATE CHANGE SOLUTION VITAL TO NATION, AUSTRALIAN FIRST REPORT FINDS
Published Thursday, 26 April, 2007 at 07:59 AM
Minister for State Development, Employment and Industrial Relations
The Honourable John Mickel
A staggering 90% of Queenslanders surveyed on climate change rate the issue as vital to the nation’s future suggesting a major shift in public thinking according to an Australian first report to be launched this morning (Thursday 26 April) by Minister for State Development John Mickel.
Mr Mickel will officially launch the significant findings of the Centre for Low Emission Technology’s (cLET) report into public perceptions to climate change, which also found there was a significant lack of public awareness about what coal and other industries were doing to address the issue. cLET’s study of 1800 people throughout the State is one of the most comprehensive to be undertaken in Australia.
cLET is located at CSIRO’s Queensland Centre for Advanced Technology (QCAT) precinct which is the focal point of the State’s clean coal technologies and is designed to boost Queensland’s mining, energy and manufacturing industries.
TIME: 11.20am for an 11.30am start
VENUE: Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT), Bainbridge Drive (off Moggill Road), Pullenvale Once through the gates, CSIRO is to the left. Go to top car park and meet at CSIRO reception.
VISUALS: The Minister will tour QCAT and see a clean coal gasification facility vital to climate change research, the testing of robotic vehicles for the mining and mineral processing sectors and a mini automated submarine.
***Media are advised closed in shoes will be required
Media Contacts: Chris Brown 3224 7349
QCAT Contact: Helen Gray CSIRO 3327 4477 or 0439 745 319
25 April, 2007
Mr Mickel will officially launch the significant findings of the Centre for Low Emission Technology’s (cLET) report into public perceptions to climate change, which also found there was a significant lack of public awareness about what coal and other industries were doing to address the issue. cLET’s study of 1800 people throughout the State is one of the most comprehensive to be undertaken in Australia.
cLET is located at CSIRO’s Queensland Centre for Advanced Technology (QCAT) precinct which is the focal point of the State’s clean coal technologies and is designed to boost Queensland’s mining, energy and manufacturing industries.
TIME: 11.20am for an 11.30am start
VENUE: Queensland Centre for Advanced Technologies (QCAT), Bainbridge Drive (off Moggill Road), Pullenvale Once through the gates, CSIRO is to the left. Go to top car park and meet at CSIRO reception.
VISUALS: The Minister will tour QCAT and see a clean coal gasification facility vital to climate change research, the testing of robotic vehicles for the mining and mineral processing sectors and a mini automated submarine.
***Media are advised closed in shoes will be required
Media Contacts: Chris Brown 3224 7349
QCAT Contact: Helen Gray CSIRO 3327 4477 or 0439 745 319
25 April, 2007