Children’s microclimates and health: Mitigating heat & air pollution through measurement & design

Energy Futures: Whither Australian energy policy over the next 3 years?

Carrillo Gantner Theatre Swanston Street, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Description The re-election of the Morrison Government federally has strengthened its resolve to implement its energy policies. Previously proposed abatement targets, ‘big stick’ legislation and generation underwriting are all being progressed. Only 6 months earlier, however, the Andrews Government was re-elected in Victoria with a very different set of policies. Other states are also progressing... View Article

Seminar – Climate change and international fisheries: Addressing climate change impacts in regional fisheries management organisations.

Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC) 4th Floor, Matthews Building, UNSW, Kensington, NSW, Australia

Presenter: Prof. Rosemary Rayfuse University of New South Wales Host: Climate Change Research Centre Climate change-induced changes in species composition, distribution and abundance pose significant threats to global fish stocks and to global food security. The transformation of ocean ecosystems as a result of climate change and associated ocean acidification also poses significant challenges for... View Article

Land-atmosphere meeting: Malcolm King

Malcolm King (Monash University) The atmospheric dynamics of south-east Australian heatwaves   ZOOM DETAILS Topic: Land-Atmosphere Meeting 24 July 3pm Time: Jul 24, 2019 03:00 PM Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney Join Zoom Meeting https://anu.zoom.us/j/220262404 One tap mobile +61280156011,,220262404# Australia +61871501149,,220262404# Australia Dial by your location +61 2 8015 6011 Australia +61 8 7150 1149 Australia Meeting... View Article

Webinar: Governing Ocean Acidification

Australian German Climate and Energy College Level 1, 187 Grattan St, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Speaker: Ellycia Harrould-Kolieb (Climate Energy College, University of Melbourne) Ocean acidification is increasingly recognized as a potentially devastating threat to marine ecosystems and the goods and services they provide. Despite this, no existing multilateral environmental agreement (MEA) explicitly requires a response to it and the issue remains largely unaddressed in international environmental law and policy.... View Article

A million species at immediate risk of extinction

Malaysia Theatre, Basement Melbourne School of Design Glyn Davis Building, Masson Road, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

A million species at immediate risk of extinction. Should we panic about the IPBES Global Assessment report? During the recent federal election campaign, a new landmark report on the state of global biodiversity was released, but went largely unnoticed in the Australian media. The recent IPBES Global Assessment paints a grim picture of current and anticipated loss... View Article

Victoria’s Regional Forest Agreements: Conservation of Soil and Water Resources

The Royal Society of Victoria 8 Latrobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Join us for the fourth in this series of public lectures, looking at the scientific evidence base informing the modernisation of Victoria's Regional Forest Agreements. The Victorian Government is investing in science and data to better understand the range of forest values in Victoria and the systems and processes which underpin forest management, planning and... View Article

Beer Aquatic – What happens to the oceans during an ice age?

Hobart Brewing Company 16 Evans St, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Ever wonder how the oceans coped with ice ages? What sort of changes might have happened? And how can we study these now? Don you Tassie Tuxedo and come down to the Hobart Brewing Company to explore these chilly topics on a chilly July night with Zanna Chase of IMAS.

BoM Seminar: On the environments and dynamics of nocturnal mesoscale convective systems

Bureau of Meteorology Level 9, Seminar Room, 700 Collins St., Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Stacey Hitchcock (University of Melbourne). On the environments and dynamics of nocturnal mesoscale convective systems. External attendees without a local host should email sts_seminars_admin@bom.gov.au their details (name and affiliation) at least one day prior to arrange entrance.

Scott Power: The benefits and limitations of reducing emissions

Boardoom 107, Monash Boardroom 107, 9 Rainforest Walk, Monash University, Carlton, Victoria, Australia

Scott Power (Bureau of Meteorology).  The rate at which we'll experience unprecedented high temperatures over coming decades: benefits and limitations of reducing emissions