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Climate change, catastrophic risk and disaster law
We thank the author Rosemary Lister, Professor of Climate and Environmental Law at University of Sydney and The Conversation for permission to publish under creative commons. On 28 March the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its full report on Managing the Risks of Extreme…
Read More | Filed in: External News | 13 April 2012 - Joy -
What is climate change adaptation?
This Q&A is part of the Guardian's ultimate climate change FAQ. It is published here under a Creative Commons licence: This post (The Guardian) / CC BY-ND 2.0 Grantham Research Institute and Duncan Clark guardian.co.uk, Monday 27 February 2012 10.19 GMT There are two main policy responses…
Read More | Filed in: External News Opinion & Commentary | 09 April 2012 - Benjamin -
Coal seam gas health effects need more scrutiny
This article by DEA Committee Member Marion Carey was published in Medical Observer 20 March 2012. We thank medical Observer for permission to publish. IMAGINE you are a farmer whose land has been in the family for generations. You’ve nurtured it through the tough times. A coal seam gas (CSG)…
Read More | Filed in: DEA In Publication External News Other News Stories | 26 March 2012 - Marion Carey -
Climate change, an important study “What Australia can learn from the world’s best de-carbonisation
We thank the authors John Wiseman and Jaegan Edwards and The Conversation https://theconversation.edu.au/ for permission to publish under Creative Commons Around the world an increasing number of detailed policy road maps are demonstrating the possibility, necessity and urgency of a rapid transition…
Read More | Filed in: External News Other News Stories | 23 March 2012 - Joy -
The Greening of Medicine
By Ray Moynihan This paper in the British Medical Journal explores early preparations for a low carbon health system The following are excerpts: The depth of the climate crisis has finally forced the spotlight of mainstream environmental scrutiny on medicine, quickly diagnosing the need to dramatically…
Read More | Filed in: External News | 06 March 2012 - Ray Moynihan -
Climate change will shake the Earth
This article from Bill McGuire professor of geophysical and climate hazards at University College London. Summarises his recent book “Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanoes”, published by Oxford University Press A changing climate isn't just…
Read More | Filed in: External News | 28 February 2012 - Bill McGuire -
Population is ‘our biggest challenge’ says government chief scientist Sir John Beddington
DEA has a population policy and we remind DEA members that population growth is one of the main drivers in climate change. This excellent article from The Ecologist will bring you up to date— The next world population milestone of 8 billion will come sooner than we think - perhaps as early…
Read More | Filed in: External News | 24 February 2012 - Joy
