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Why forests? Why now? The science, economics, and politics of tropical forests and climate change »
Tropical forests are an undervalued asset in meeting the greatest global challenges of our time—averting climate change and promoting sustainable development. Despite their importance, tropical forests and their ecosystems are being destroyed at a high and even increasing rate in most forest-rich countries.
Mobilising Civil Society: Can the Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Achieve Transformational Social Change? »
The divestment movement is at the forefront of civil society initiatives to raise public consciousness about climate change.
Creativity and Climate Change Action Workshop »
How do we effectively and creatively share calls for environmental stewardship and justice in Oceania with diverse global audiences? Students, artists, writers, scholars and policy makers are invited to participate in this workshop with acclaimed spoken word poet and environmental activist Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner.
Climate Cafe: Carbon Farming vs Biodiversity - Can we do both? »
Over the last ten years, there have been various Australian Government programs to support "carbon farming" of trees to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Climate Café: Why is Australia's electricity system in such a mess? »
With power outages occurring in various Australian states, electricity is becoming an increasingly contested issue.
Understanding stakeholder conflict: Lessons from a wind energy dispute in King Island, Tasmania »
In 2012, Hydro Tasmania proposed a large scale, 600 megawatt, wind energy development in King Island, Tasmania.
Climate Change and Ecological Security »
There is increasing engagement with the relationship between climate change and security in international relations thought and practice. Yet the nature of this engagement differs significantly, illustrating radically different conceptions of the nature of the threat posed, to whom and (most importantly) what constitute appropriate policy responses.
Hot, hot, hot: Australia’s future extreme temperatures »
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?
Climate Emergency Declaration »
Climate Emergence Declaration cohosted by Engineers Australia and the ANU Climate Change Institute.
Indigenous Peoples' climate Justice Movements »
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.