Universities Australia

Universities Australia held a climate change forum at Parliament House, Canberra, on Thursday 18 March 2010.

The forum sought to answer these questions:

  • What are the signs of climate change in Australia?
  • How are agriculture, cities, and the environment already changing?
  • What will be the economic impact of responding to climate change? What will be the cost of doing nothing?

In these posts you will find a range of resources relating to the forum including: an overview, audio, slides and biographies.

Details and links are at http://www.scienceinpublic.com/blog/ua/what-happened.

Universities Australia

UA Climate Forum – speakers

Speaking at the forum are the following: Prof. Peter Coaldrake, Dr Blair Trewin, Prof. Roger Jones, Dr Marie Keatley, Prof. Snow Barlow, Mr Niall Byrne, Prof. Nathan Bindoff, Prof. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Assoc. Prof. Keith Dear, Dr Michael Raupach, Prof. Kevin Judd, Prof. Ken Baldwin, Ms Anna-Maria Arabia, Dr Anthony Hogan, Prof. Graham Baker, Prof. Amanda Lynch, Ms Jenny McAllister, Prof. John Quiggin and Senator the Hon. Kim Carr.

Universities Australia

UA Climate Forum – agenda

8.45 am: Opening comments
9 am, Session 1: Climate change in Australia today – the evidence
9.45 am, Session 2: Revealing the future of climate change
11 am, Session 3: Responding to climate change: the social and economic impact
12.30 pm, closing comments from Senator the Hon Kim Carr Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

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Universities Australia Chair welcomes climate snapshot

“This important statement from the CSIRO and the Bureau of Meteorology confirms the clear view of top Australian scientists, expert in the field, that Australia’s climate is changing,” said Professor Peter Coaldrake, Chair of Universities Australia and Vice-Chancellor of Queensland University of Technology.

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