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The Routledge Handbook of Applied Climate Change Ethics - October 2023
Professor Brendan Mackey has co-authored a Chapter - Key Ethical Issues for Climate-Forest Policies - in this publication. The Handbook is a powerful reference source for the identification and exploration of the underlying ethical issues in climate change law and policy. Bridging theory with practice, it takes ethical engagement out of the classroom and into the halls of governance.
Aviation Reimagined 2023 Webinar Series - 4 October 2023
Aviation Reimagined is an annual webinar series featuring industry leaders, policymakers and researchers sharing their insights about a transition to a low-carbon and climate ready future for the aviation sector. Join us in this fourth consecutive year running this successful series, with new speakers and contributors delivering innovative insights from around the world.
Climate Ready Australia National Summit 2023
Now is the time to catalyse climate action in Australia. Our summit will focus on sharing knowledge and building capacity for climate action among Australia's peak bodies, across all levels of government, business and NGOs—with an agenda driven by the industry peak bodies collaborating together for a Climate Ready Australia 2030.
News Interview - Prof Mackey on The Point - Extreme Weather in China and Beyond - 4 August 2023
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region has experienced continuous heavy rainfall! Heat waves are wracking havoc globally. What sparked this extreme weather? Guests: Qi Ye, Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, also Professor at the School of Public Policy & Management at Tsinghua University. Professor Brendan Mackey, Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon at Griffith University.
New Article - In science we trust? Public trust in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change projections and accepting anthropogenic climate change - 17 May 2023
One barrier to action on climate change is public trust in climate science, and projections made by climate scientists. However, climate science projections are rarely measured in public surveys. Assoc Prof Kerrie Foxwell-Norton is a co-author on this article published in the Public Understanding of Science Journal.
Climate Ready Australia 2030 lifts off - 30 March 2023
Climate Ready Australia 2030’s Alliance of Peak bodies is kickstarting national action towards a low carbon and climate resilient future with its Shared Agenda and two new climate action projects..
EcoCommons Australia will transform climate crisis predictions and native species conservation
A world-first data analysis platform launches today which will transform the ability to understand the impacts of the climate crisis on native species.