Monthly Archives: October 2009

Melbourne Climate Policy Forum

Six Briefings on the Implementation of Effective Climate Policies.
After many years of debate, climate policy has moved squarely into the implementation stage. The next six months will be critical, both in Australia and internationally, in determining what policies will be put in place and how effective they will be in containing global warming. As a [...]

Do you have a Big Green Idea?

Do you have a Big Green Idea? $10,000 funding from British Council Australia

Visit http://www.britishcouncil.org/au.htm for more details.

Climate Change Law: Challenges and Future Directions

The Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law is pleased to invite you to a panel discussion on
Climate Change Law: Challenges and Future Directions
A panel of climate change experts will be giving presentations on international law and climate change; refugee law and climate change and the Garnaut Review, followed by a panel discussion and [...]

Collaborative Approaches to Natural Resource Management

A symposium to be hosted by the Centre for Public Policy at the University of Melbourne
9am – 5pm, Wednesday 25th November 2009
Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton
Environmental issues, from climate change to water catchment management to the devastation wreaked by bushfires, tsunamis and hurricanes, are crucial issues for governments around the world. There is [...]

Pedal Back To 350

24th October 2009 – International Day of Climate Action
‘Pedal back” is a part of the 350.org day of global climate action. This Saturday, YOU and a lot of BIKES will fill the streets and become part of this global movement against climate catastrophe.
THE DETAILS
What: A mass fun-filled bike ride through Melbourne
Meet: This Sat, 10.30am, Melbourne [...]

Spirituality and the earth

1.45 pm, Sunday 25 October 2009 St. Francis’ Monastery Hall, Elizabeth & Lonsdale Streets, Melbourne.
This is the third conversation in our series, Climate change: culture of transition. The series is a follow-up to the publication of Golden Years: Grounds for Hope.
In this seminar, Spirituality and the earth, we continue to explore our response to climate [...]

PhD SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY

RECONSTRUCTING SOUTH-EASTERN AUSTRALIAN CLIMATE VARIABILITY SINCE 1788 USING EARLY INSTRUMENTAL DATA
An opportunity exists at the University of Melbourne for a PhD candidate to consolidate and extend our understanding of Australia’s pre-20th century climate through recovering and rehabilitating early instrumental observations. We are looking for a highly motivated PhD candidate to analyse early instrumental data [...]

Senator Bob Brown to Launch Voluntary Simplicity: The Poetic Alternative to Consumer Culture

The leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Bob Brown, will be launching Samuel Alexander’s new book, Voluntary Simplicity: The Poetic Alternative to Consumer Culture on Tuesday, 13 October, at 4.20pm, in room 920 of the Melbourne Law School building.
Tuesday, 13 October 4.20pm
Room 920 of the Melbourne Law School building. (The Melbourne Law School building [...]

National Ride To Work Day – 14 Oct 2009

National Ride To Work Day is on Wednesday 14 October 2009.
Experience the fun of riding to work and enjoy the many health, financial and environmental benefits.
Workplace Coordinators- receive a free promotional kit
Participant Registration – make your ride count!
Register to host a community breakfast and celebrate the event in your community.
All registrants go in the draw [...]

A Crash Course In Climate Law

Environment Defenders Office:
Training for Community, Climate Action Groups and Individuals
Wednesday 14th October 2009
7.00PM – 9.00PM
Guide Hall 1 Faversham Road, Canterbury

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