September 2013 - Getting to Sustainability Archive

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September

IPCC Fifth Assessment Report on Climate Change Released

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http://www.climatechange2013.org/[/caption] 27 September 2013: The IPCC Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) Summary for Policymakers following the Twelfth Session of Working Group I (WGI-12) held from 23 to 26 September 2013 in Stockholm, Sweden. The full report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is so long.

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September

Winners of the 2013 Green Globe Awards

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25 September 2013: The NSW Government's Green Globe Awards recognise excellence, leadership and innovation in sustainability. The Minister for the Environment and Minister for Heritage, Hon. Robyn Parker hosted the gala award ceremony at Parliament House on 24 September. "It's exciting to see this year's.

25
September

Communicating climate change is great value for money

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By David Holmes, Monash University Many will be relieved at today’s announcement by board members of the Climate Commission that they will be continuing their work by setting up a community-funded Climate Council. Communicating climate change is a never-ending task. It is made.

24
September

Axed Climate Commission to become Climate Council

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: Professor Tim Flannery

Recently axed Climate Commission head, Professor Tim Flannery says that overwhelming public support has prompted the group to continue its work as a privately funded group to be known as the Read more

23
September

Halving Global CO2 by 2050: Technologies and Costs

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imperial college report halving co2 by 2050

By Emma Critchley, 19 September 2013: A new report from Imperial College London entitled, 'Halving global CO2 by 2050: technologies and costs' looks at what measures are required to reduce CO2 emissions and.

23
September

What is the IPCC and the 5th Assessment Report?

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The IPCC will release its 5th Assessment Report (AR5) on 27 September here but in the meantime, here is some background put together by Neville Nicholls, Monash University The latest climate change assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change,.

22
September

UN, GRI and WBCSD partner on Business Engagement Architecture

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(New York, 20 September 2013) – Over a thousand CEOs and C-suite executives drawn to New York for the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit are expected to endorse an architecture to engage corporations unveiled by the United Nations Secretary-General this morning..

21
September

Australia needs climate change information and policy advice institutions

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By Frank Jotzo The new Australian government is sacking the public service heads who implemented Australia’s carbon pricing scheme, and is closing institutions for climate change information and policy advice. It risks further politicisation of the climate change issue in the public service. Keeping at the very least the Climate Change Authority as an independent.

18
September

New report shows sustainable schools deliver high performance students

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A new report released by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) aims to spark a new conversation about high-performance sustainable schools can deliver high-performance students. The future of Australian education: Sustainable places for learning was launched today by the GBCA as part of Read more

18
September

World Green Building Week in Australia

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Green buildings are creating more prosperous, productive and healthy communities. That’s the message from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), as it gears up for the fourth annual World Green Building Week. This week, green building councils (GBCs) in.

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