Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett
Peter Robert Garrett AMis an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 April 1953
CountryAustralia
choices atmosphere behaviour
Humans remain entirely atmosphere dependent, so there is no choice but to respond to extreme climatic behaviour and its many effects.
faith struggle inspiration
The Pro-Life cause is the preeminent cause of our time, and this struggle between the gospel of life and the culture of death will determine the destiny of mankind.
strong issues government
Climate change is such a huge issue that it requires strong, concerted, consistent and enduring action by governments.
wisdom hard-work people
Some people are born with the necessary gift, and some work hard to build on the few gifts they have.
believe movement world
I believe the divine is part of the world, not in a pantheistic way but by way of the movement of the Spirit.
australia wells
And living in Australia I am relatively well off.
everyday levels fortunate
At an everyday level I would reckon myself more than fortunate.
want explaining
You don't want to spend your life explaining yourself.
play people generations
The forces that are in play on climate change essentially revolve around the generation of power, the transportation of goods and services and people, and the sorts of materials that we use to fuel the whole of our civilisation.
may next expected
The Capitol was an occasion where you arrive at a sign in the road that says you have arrived at a place you may not have expected to be, but you know how you got here: Next!
records band environment
There was never going to be a right time for a band that was still recording and had health in its environment, had made a very good record and was playing well.
government details states
Recently though, our State Governments have discussed instigating a carbon trading scheme - the details are still to be decided - and that's an encouraging sign.
issues understanding looks
Once you start to look into the guts of climate change you find that just about every scientific institution in the world is conducting research on the issue.
lying responsibility people
It's absolutely not acceptable for people to argue that, if we are going to do anything about climate change at all, well, the responsibility lies solely with the individual.