Past events

Past events

28
Feb
2017

Hot, hot, hot: Australia’s future extreme temperatures »

1pm 28 February 2017

In this talk, Sophie Lewis will investigate these human influences on past, present and future extreme climate events in Australia. How have recent hot extremes compared to cold extremes? Will future temperatures be more extreme and how so? Are recent extremes a sign of a new normal?

25
Feb
2017

Climate Emergency Declaration »

1pm 25 February 2017

Climate Emergence Declaration cohosted by Engineers Australia and the ANU Climate Change Institute.

24
Feb
2017

Indigenous Peoples' climate Justice Movements »

12.30pm 24 February 2017

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s effort to block the Dakota Access Pipeline is among the most recent Indigenousled movements connected to climate justice. This seminar seeks to provide an overview of the many different Indigenous-led efforts to achieve climate justice.

21
Feb
2017

Looking beyond surviving to thriving: Oxfam’s emerging vision for a new economy for a challenging 21st century »

12.30pm 21 February 2017

Katherine will talk, from the perspective of an international anti-poverty organisation, about the systemic crisis facing our communities and our planet and how responses to date too often entail tweaking the current system and insufficiently building a new economic paradigm.

07
Feb
2017

Environmental policy analytics and support for environmental decision-making: an agenda for innovation »

9.30pm 7 February 2017

Developing effective environmental policy and management is challenging due to high levels of complexity, uncertainty and conflict inherent in these processes.

07
Feb
2017

Book Launch - Climate Change and the Health of Nations »

5pm 7 February 2017

You are invited to the launch of Tony McMichael’s last book, completed by Alistair Woodward and Cameron Muir, and published by Oxford University Press.

06
Feb
2017

Celebrate an inspirational climate scientist »

6pm 6 February 2017

In 2015 the scientific community lost an inspirational professor and a passionate and courageous defender of our planet, who was a mentor and friend to many.

03
Feb
2017

Achieving Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contributions to climate change mitigation »

9.30am 3 February 2017

Indonesia has pledged to reduce its carbon emissions by 29 per cent in 2030. This looks ambitious, yet manageable since the Paris Agreement has been ratified and Indonesia is committed to realise its target through its political and technical efforts.

27
Jan
2017

The Sixth Mass Extinction - A Dark Entertainment »

8.30pm 27 January 2017

Experience the world premiere of The Sixth Mass Extinction – A Dark Entertainment – a stunning glass performance piece.

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