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Climate change is already affecting communities throughout Australia, with 2020 the joint hottest year ever recorded across the globe. As a result, Australia has also experienced changes in extreme weather, with more frequent and intense heatwaves, storms, flooding and bushfires. As the impacts of climate change become more apparent, new approaches, solutions and pathways for implementing them are becoming increasingly vital to both reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climatic changes.
With over 300 ANU researchers working across the multiple dimensions of climate change, ICEDS will focus on building ANU leadership. This encompasses fundamental climate science and its effects on our biophysical environment through to societal impacts and responses including economic, political, legal and sociological. At this stage the following themes have been identified as priorities for increased action: climate and health, regional revitalization, transformational climate change adaptation and removing atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions (negative emissions) including the ANU Below Zero Initiative.
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The Australian National University is a member of the Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC).
Initiatives
Your guide to the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, with commentary and events from ANU academics and students.
A time bomb is ticking inside the Albanese government’s climate policy. When it explodes, Australia will fall short of its climate targets and leave a gaggle...
ANU student Kayleigh Sleath tells us about her click & collect project for farmers markets, and why increasing access to local produce is critical to...
Australia’s leading engineers and technology experts from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering have called for Australia to get to...
The Paris Agreement, an international treaty with 195 signatories adopted in 2015, covers decarbonisation, resilience to climate impacts, and climate finance....
Too much air conditioning may be harming our health, according to a new study led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU).
Events
Book launch: Rebalancing our Climate - The Future Starts Today »
In Rebalancing Our Climate, Eelco J. Rohling documents a wealth of ways to adjust the trajectory of climate change. He outlines measures to drive massive reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, remove these gases from our atmosphere, and reflect part of the incoming energy from the Sun back into space.
ANU Climate Update 2022 »
ANU Climate Update 2022 will present an overview of how our climate is changing and how we are responding to these changes in Australia and around the world.
The IPCC’s latest assessment of climate impacts and adaptation options: What does it tell us? »
Hear from report authors about the key findings and what they mean for taking forward action on adaptation in this critical decade.
New IPCC Climate Change Mitigation Report: How can we limit global warming? »
Join us at this event to hear directly from several IPCC report authors about its key findings including how they relate to Australia.
Regenerating Australia Film Screening & Panel Discussion »
Join us for a special screening and panel discussion of Regenerating Australia, the new short film from Damon Gameau and the team behind 2040.
Inner Climate »
An interactive theatrical exploration of climate change, and all of the voices telling us what we should and shouldn’t do.
