Climate change

Climate Action Network Australia Conference Panel: Can Business Lead on Climate Change?

CPD fellow Ian Dunlop was part of of a panel discussing the role of business in implementing climate change solutions at the 2008 CANA conference held in Sydney on 28 April.

Not all roads lead to Rome: Crisis without collapse

CPD members are invited to join Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon, author of The Upside of Down, and CPD fellow Ian Dunlop in Sydney on August 27th to discuss how we can build our capacity to deal with environmental and economic crises.

Preparing for the long haul on climate change: A one-day roundtable

This roundtable in Brisbane on August 29 will focus on community and business governance in the era of climate change, with keynote speaker Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon, author of The Upside of Down, and CPD fellow Ian Dunlop.

Common Ground: climate change

The Centre for Policy Development brings you a Common Ground discussion on climate change with the topic ‘Australia should lead, not follow’. Join keynote speakers Bob Carr (former Premier, NSW), (NSW Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Environment) followed by a panel of Fiona Wain (Environment Business Australia), Steve Hatfield-Dodds (former CSIRO, now Department of Climate Change) and Imam Afroz Ali (from the ‘Australian Religious Response to Climate Change’ initiative) at Customs House, Sydney on Wednesday 26 November 2008, 5:30pm to 7:30pm.

Limited places! Click through to register your seat online.

Is Australia's Climate Policy Gender Literate?

In this article, Ariel Salleh explores the interrelation of gender and climate change.

Climate Change and Human Rights

HREOC President, the Honourable John von Doussa QC outlines the Commission’s findings on the social and human rights implications of climate change.

A Just Transition

A Just Transition to a clean, renewable energy economy is urgent – and possible, argues Geoff Evans.

Can the Rudd government be climate cleverer?

Mark Connelly suggests an alternative to the 'Climate Clever' campaign which might actually succeed in changing individual behaviour.

Energy efficiency: the smart way to cool the climate

Jane Castle argues that changes to the way Australia's energy market works will make it easier to green our economy.

Climate change litigation: the heat is on

Kellie Tranter explains why Australian governments at all levels are in danger of being sued if they don't act fast on climate change.

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