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26 Jun 2009

Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Australian Capital Territory and SE NSW Region (ACT&R) ACT&R Project: an Integrated Biophysical, Policy and Governance Approach

The Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Australian Capital Territory and Region (ACT&R) Project is designed to make a key contribution to climate change adaptation work in the region and contribute to showcasing the ACT&R as a socially, economically and environmentally sustainable region.  The overarching objective of the Project, which is being carried out under the auspices of the new ANU Climate Change Institute, is for the region to …

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20 Jan 2009

High level forum on Australia, China and Climate Change

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A high level public forum on Australia, China and climate change will be held at ANU on Wednesday 15 April 2009. The forum will be hosted by the ANU China Institute, ANU Climate Change Institute, China Economy and Business Program and the East Asia Forum. It will provide an important opportunity for independent dialogue between Chinese and Australian experts on issues leading up to the United …

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20 Jan 2009

What is the cost of not mitigating climate change?

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Is there a technological fix that can solve the problem of climate change? What is the cost of not acting to mitigate climate change? Does climate change represent a threat to national and global security? Join the International Scientific Congress on Climate Change: Global Risks, Challenges & Decisions on 10-12 March 2009. Thousands of experts within various fields of climate research from green technology, transport and energy to …

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10 Nov 2008

Selling the sun to the world

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Picture: Assoc Prof Keith Lovegrove - ANU By Tom Skotnicki - The Canberra Times 9/11/2008 10:19:00 AM A CANBERRA company is in talks with an Indian group to build what would be the largest solar plant in the world at an irrigation development in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Wizard Power, which is marketing technology developed at the Australian National University, is in negotiation for a solar plant five times as large …

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23 Oct 2008

Master of Climate Change

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From 2009 The Fenner School of Environment and the Crawford School of Economics and Government at The Australian National University are drawing on the depth of expertise across the University to offer the Master of Climate Change graduate program. This program offers students unique breadth and diversity in addressing the multiple dimensions of the climate change problem through access to world-leading experts in climate change science and policy. To …

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12 Dec 2006

Welcome to the ANU Climate Change Institute!

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Climate change is rapidly becoming the defining challenge for humanity in the 21st century. Dealing with climate change demands new types of knowledge – every bit as demanding and rigorous as traditional academic knowledge but more integrated and connected, and more closely linked to practitioners searching for solutions to the climate change challenge. The ANU is in an exceptionally strong position to contribute to the generation of these …

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