An echo of failure heard from SAM to Austin, Texas



Melbourne artist, Penny Byrne, explains what
motivated her to created "The Four-Horsemen
 of the Twenty First Century" while Prof
Kate Auty listens on.
 

The failure and seriousness of government hierarchies to grasp and understand the implications of climate change is echoed around the world.

Just last night Melbourne artist Penny Byrne and University of Melbourne Professorial Fellow, Prof Kate Auty, lamented that fact and today it has been reported that the Texan city of Austin has leapt ahead of its State Government to embrace renewable energy.

Penny and Kate were at the Shepparton Art Museum (SAM) to discuss the 2009 four-piece sculpture “The Four Horsemen of the Twenty First Century Apocalypse”.

With the SAM owned four-horsemen silently looking on, Penny talked about what motivated her to create the sculpture and reflected on thoughts from Kate that the governments of the world had responded inadequately to climate change and so the need to act had fell upon the people.

A story published on ClimateProgess headed: “One Texas City Plans To Get Over Half Of Its Power From Renewables By 2025” reflects comments made last night by Penny and Kate that governments from local through to national had failed to respond to the call to action on climate change.

Although, in Austin, Texas, as this story shows, it has been the city’s administrators that have acted to take the metropolis down the path of renewable energy.