Climate Science Forum
In October 2010, the Association held a panel discussion in conjunction with Allens Arthur Robinson on the Australian Academy of Science Report: ‘The Science of Climate Change: Questions and Answers’.
Guests panellists from the Australian Academy of Science included:
Professor Suzanne Cory AC, PresFAA, FRS, President, Australian Academy of Science; Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Melbourne; Research Professor and former Director, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute.
Dr Ian Allison, Senior Principal Research Scientist and Leader of the Ice, Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate Program, Australian Antarctic Division and the Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC; a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Professor Ian Enting, Professorial Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Mathematics and Statistics of Complex Systems, University of Melbourne.
Professor David Karoly, Professor of Meteorology and Federation Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne; a lead author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
To download a copy of 'The Science of Climate Change: Questions and Answers' please click here.
Climate Justice Seminar
In June 2010, the Association held a seminar, hosted by Allens Arthur Robinson, to address the recent report by the United Nations Non-Government Liaison Service entitled: ‘Climate Justice for a Changing Planet’.
Keynote speaker Professor Robert Hill, UNAA National President, Chairman of the Australian Carbon Trust, former Australian Permanent Representative to the UN (2006-2009) and Federal Environment Minister (1996-2001), addressed UNAA members and members of the general public at the seminar.
The report Climate Justice for a Changing Planet: A Primer for Policy Makers and NGOs addresses the important intersection of equity and justice in the context of the current climate change debate. The book explores climate justice as an emerging concept and as a key to understanding the global debate. The book demonstrates that climate justice is not only an ethical imperative, but also an economic and social one.
To download a copy of the UN-NGLS report 'Climate Justice for a Changing Planet' click here.
