UPDATE: Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World
Date and time
Location
Carillo Gantner Theatre, University of Melbourne
761 Swanston St
Parkville, VIC 3052
Australia
Description
UPDATE: Four Degrees of Global Warming: Australia in a Hot World
Edited By Peter Christoff
In 2011, a conference in Melbourne first provided an integrated overview of the likely consequences of rapid global warming for Australia and its region. This symposium and book launch updates what we know now about the key impacts of a Four Degree World on Australia.
Speakers:
Dr Malte Meinshausen, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Germany
Dr Penny Whetton, Principal Research Scientist, Climate, CSIRO
Dr Karl Braganza, Bureau of Meteorology
Prof Lesley Hughes, Ecology, Macquarie University
Dr Mark Howden, Chief Research Scientist (Primary Industries), CSIRO
Prof Emeritus Tony McMichael, Population Health, Australian National University
Prof Robyn Eckersley, Political Science, University of Melbourne
A/Prof Peter Christoff, Climate Policy, University of Melbourne
To purchase the book:
http://www.readings.com.au/products/16528857/four-degrees-of-global-warming-australia-in-a-hot-world
This special event is brought to you by the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, the Melbourne Energy Institute, and the Monash Sustainability Institute.