Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett
Peter Robert Garrett AMis an Australian musician, environmentalist, activist and former politician...
NationalityAustralian
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth16 April 1953
CountryAustralia
community climate matter
Climate change is also clearly a matter of huge interest and concern for the scientific community.
issues chosen havens
I haven't chosen to make an issue of faith.
song significant
I guess for me what is more significant than success is the nature of each of the songs and of the words.
believe years voice
I believe that the quantum of our knowledge will increase considerably in the coming years and that scientists will continue to be amongst the brave voices speaking out.
issues choices parent
I don't blame my own parents for the way I grew up, as quite often there is little choice in these issues.
australia challenges world
The challenge that climate change presents to us, both in Australia and around the world, won't be solved by ramping up the nuclear industry.
stars people patterns
In our early period we pretty much survived or perished on our capacity to reach people, and on getting into the pattern of having no money and playing lots of shows.
environment planets wells
It is now well understood that humans ultimately depend on the health of the planet for their wellbeing.
people political arena
The place where the system and people's intentions meet is the political arena.
promise telling-the-truth politician
What generally happens in this county is that our politicians don't serve us well because they don't tell the truth, and they don't keep their promises.
jobs technology challenges
There is job growth in renewables, there is job growth in energy efficiency and there is job growth in developing innovative industries and technologies to successfully meet the challenge of climate change.
motivation mean opportunity
The core strands of my involvement in public life are a belief in the need to strive wherever possible for equality of treatment and opportunity, to ensure all people have the means to a decent livelihood.
beauty country passion
I have always had, as I know many people have, a singular passion for Australia. I do love the sunburnt country, its ancient landscapes, its exhilarating reaches of sand and sea.
thinking media interesting
And given that there's been probably a ten-fold amount of information about terrorism through the media than there has about climate change; I think that's quite an interesting statistic.