06 Nov 2009

The International Climate Negotiations And The Two-Level Game

In international negotiations domestic politics and international relations are often entangled. The concept of a 'two-level game' can be used to understand when and how domestic politics and international relations interact. It is generally assumed to be a static state of interaction. While this may be a suitable assumption in one-off negotiations, it is unlikely to be so for prolonged

02 Nov 2009

Uncertainty, Ethics, And The Economics Of Climate Change

Climate change is a long-term, complex problem involving fundamental uncertainties. Evaluating climate change policies thus depends critically on links among time preference, risk aversion, and the perceived rights of future generations. Economic models assume high time preference rates and low risk aversion, and support only modest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. This presentation,

30 Oct 2009

Climate Change And Global Health

Climate change raises a number of challenges to human wellbeing, among these is the threat to our health. In combination with climate change, large-scale global environmental changes such as loss of biodiversity, changes in fresh water supplies and stresses on food production systems, have the potential to cause systemic adverse alterations in patterns of health and disease.

These can

30 Oct 2009

APEC VC Climate Change Workshop

This week the ANU Climate Change Institute (CCI) hosted a closed workshop focusing on the implementation of adaptive response strategies to strengthen against climate change impacts in developed and developing economies in the APEC Region.

Sponsors of the workshop were AusAID, the ANU Climate Change Institute, the ANU Exchange and the ANU Korea Institute.  The workshop was co-hoste

10 Oct 2009

Climate Change Adaptation: Voluntary Family Planning

Voluntary access to family planning should be made more easily available to poor communities in least developed countries to assist their ability to adapt to the harmful effects of a changing climate according to a researcher from The Australian National University.

Associate Professor Colin Butler from the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health at ANU has co-auth

10 Oct 2009

Thirsty Work: Edgy Mix Of Humour, Panic and Hysteria

Rod Quantock says, “If climate change doesn’t scare you, then you don’t get the science.” Fortunately Quantock does, and when he gives you his take on the physics, chemistry, biology, geology, palaeontology, cosmology and meteorology of climate science you’ll get it too. And then… you’ll be scared. It’s win-win. Sounds like great fun doesn’t? It’s an edgy mix of panic

30 Sep 2009

Listen To Garnaut: Climate Change Impacts - Australia, China and South-East Asia

Professor Ross Garnaut was interviewed by Tony Jones from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Lateline current affairs program this week.  Speaking from China, after delivering a paper at a conference on the low carbon economy, Ross Garnaut discussed with Tony Jones the implications of climate change impacts on Australia, China and South East Asia.

See the Lateline video record

28 Sep 2009

Observing The Global Hydrological Cycle: Uncertainties And Projections

The global hydrological cycle links precipitation, evaporation, surface waters and atmospheric transports of water vapor.  Its behavior is crucially important to all life on Earth, including (and maybe particularly) human life.  It is generally agreed that global warming related to human-induced changes in atmospheric composition is underway, and that that warming will affect the elements of

25 Sep 2009

Protecting Arnhem Land From Climate Change And Biodiversity Loss

The head of the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at The Australian National University has congratulated two Indigenous communities from northern Australia on the announcement today and tomorrow of new Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) covering 20,000 sq kms of the Arnhem Land Aboriginal Land Trust that are contiguous with World Heritage Kakadu National Park.

Professor J

25 Sep 2009

Communicating Climate Change Through InterANTARCTICA

Dr Caitilin de Berigny Wall (onacloV) returned to The Australian National University this week to showcase her latest interdisciplinary research project, InterANTARCTICA.  Caitilin (onacloV) is an artist, researcher and lecturer at the University of Sydney. She studied Bachelor of Arts (Visual) with Honours at the Australian National University.

InterANTARCTICA is an innovative cross-med