ANU Climate Change Institute » Human dimensions of climate change

High level forum on Australia, China and Climate Change

Roz Smith — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:23:38 +0000

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 Nations COP 15 Copenhagen climate change conference in December 2009.

Registration for the forum will open in mid February 2009 via the ANU Climate Change Institute website events page.

Master of Climate Change

Roz Smith — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 02:04:34 +0000

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 learn more about the Master of Climate Change see:

http://cmbe.anu.edu.au/cw/climate/

Photo: ANU students at UNFCCC CoP 13 Climate Change Conference - Bali, Dec 2007.

Welcome to the ANU Climate Change Institute!

Roz Smith — Mon, 11 Dec 2006 23:44:03 +0000

Climate change is rapidly becoming the defining challenge for humanity in the 21^st 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 new types of knowledge. The University’s strength in climate change research is its breadth – from fundamental climate science to economics, governance and law – and the quality and depth in these and other areas.

The CCI’s vision is to build and support a cohesive, interactive community of climate change-related researchers and teachers at the ANU.

Our mission is to contribute to climate change solutions through innovative, interdisciplinary approaches to research and teaching, drawing on the wealth of expertise across the University’s seven colleges, and to connect our work to governments, the private sector and civil society.

On this site you’ll find a who’s who of climate-related research and teaching at the ANU, a description of our core capabilities, accounts of the new and exciting interdisciplinary projects being developed under the auspices of the CCI, the latest news on our activities, the CCI product portfolio, links to related sites in Australia and around the world, and much more.

We hope that you find our website informative and enjoyable. We welcome your comments and suggestions on our work, and on its presentation on this site.

Professor Will Steffen
Executive Director
ANU Climate Change Institute
Photo: Will Steffen August 2008 - rock art, Arnham Land