By David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia
This is part two of a three-part series that follows on from the release of the IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report), looking at emerging alternatives to the UN climate agreement process.
Since the climate change problem emerged as a major international issue in.
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09 October 2013 - Credible and consistent carbon pricing must be the cornerstone of government actions to tackle climate change, according to a new OECD report. Releasing the OECD Climate and Carbon report during a Lecture organised jointly with the London School.
8 October 2013: Commenting on a new report on divesting from fossil fuels, published by the University of Oxford's Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, WWF said that the research provided further evidence of the real risks to fossil fuel investments.
The independent research finds.
By Rachel Alembakis for The Sustainability Report, 27 September 2013: The United Nations Statistics Division has developed an experimental ecosystem accounting system to quantify ecosystem services and conditions in physical and monetary terms. Although the proposed accounting system is initially intended for governmental use, accounting professionals say that it could be used to develop accounting.
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GRI has been ranked in the top three most widely used and respected sustainability frameworks, according to a new survey by thought leaders and business executives. GRI’s Guidelines were voted among the most helpful and beneficial reporting frameworks, alongside CDP and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), with 50 per cent of respondents identifying GRI.
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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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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.
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,.
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.
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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
By Frank Jotzo
Australia’s new government is likely to repeal the carbon price, by striking a deal with crossbenchers in the Senate after July 2014, or possibly going to a special election if it looks electorally attractive. Still, carbon pricing remains the logical choice for Australia’s longer term climate policy.
Prime Minister Abbott has made it.
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