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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.
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 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.
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.
Looking beyond surviving to thriving: Oxfam’s emerging vision for a new economy for a challenging 21st century »
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.
Environmental policy analytics and support for environmental decision-making: an agenda for innovation »
Developing effective environmental policy and management is challenging due to high levels of complexity, uncertainty and conflict inherent in these processes.
Book Launch - Climate Change and the Health of Nations »
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.
Celebrate an inspirational climate scientist »
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.
Achieving Indonesia’s Nationally Determined Contributions to climate change mitigation »
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.