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There is no simple single solution to climate change. Luckily there's a range of renewable technologies that can contribute rapidly to reducing our global greenhouse emissions. The examples given below are not comprehensive. Every effort counts.

Solar - world-class research at the Australian National University developed "sliver cells" capable of massively increasing the effectiveness of photovoltaic panels.

Wind - projections suggest that wind could rapidly provide a significant proportion of Australia's electricity. Community-owned windfarms dispel myths and overcome many perceived problems. The Australian Wind Energy Association has compiled recent international quotes on wind energy and global climate change.

Geothermal - Australia has some of the world's best hot dry rock resources and the technology to provide geothermal baseload electricity in many regions. The Centre for International Economics reviewed Australia's geothermal potential in Sept 2006.

Biomass is any kind of organic matter produced by plants and animals. Biomass energy systems convert this matter to fuel for energy. NSW biomass energy industry is researching the production of energy from: methane gas (eg, landfills and sewage treatment plants); wet wastes (eg, abattoirs, feedlots and food processing); dry agricultural byproducts (eg, sugar cane waste); municipal mixed wastes (eg, household garbage and prunings); forestry byproducts (eg, sawmills and forestry operations).

Sustainable Policies

Policy settings are often more important than technology itself in making the rapid changes needed for a carbon-neutral future.

Many countries have set targets for greenhouse gas reductions under the Kyoto Protocol and mandatory renewable energy targets at a level that encourages investment and change. The National Association of Forest Industries has a fact sheet on Australia's MRET.

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Nairobi concluded on Friday, 17 November 2006. This was the second meeting of the Parties to Kyoto Protocol, attended by six thousand participants from one hundred and eighty countries.

 world-class research at the Australian National University developed "sliver cells" capable of massively increasing the effectiveness of photovoltaic panels.