SCIENCE AT THE SHINE DOME canberra 7 - 9 may 2008
Symposium: Dangerous Climate Change: Is it inevitable?
Convenor: Professor Michael Dopita, FAA
| Friday 9 May 2008 Symposium |
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| Session 1: Defining 'dangerous climate change' Chair: Dr Graeme Pearman, AM, FAA, FTSE Sustainability Science, Monash University |
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| 8.50am | Welcome Professor Kurt Lambeck, PresAA, FRS President, Australian Academy of Science |
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| 9.00am | Keynote address: The Arctic: Is dangerous climate change upon us? Dr Neil T M Hamilton Director, WWF International Arctic Programme |
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| 10.00am | Morning Tea | |||
| Session 2: Earth system challenges to avoid dangerous climate change Chair: Professor Amanda Lynch School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University |
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| 10.30am | The carbon cycle at the climate crossroads Dr Michael Raupach CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research |
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| 11.00am | Global sea level: How well can we predict its future? Dr John Church CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research |
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| 11.30am | Water/drying and climate change Professor Neville Nicholls School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University |
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| 12.00pm | Stresses on coral reefs: Can they adapt? Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland |
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| 12.30pm | Lunch | |||
| Session 3: Institutional challenges to avoid dangerous climate change Chair: Professor Michael Dopita, FAA Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Australian National University |
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| 1.30pm | A new geological epoch, the Anthropocene Professor Will Steffen Director, The Fenner School of Environment and Society |
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| 2.00pm | Vulnerability of socio-ecological systems to a changing climate | Transcript not available Professor Amanda Lynch School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University |
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| 2.30pm | The challenge to Australia Mr Roger Beale Senior Associate with The Allen Consulting Group Former Australian Federal Environment Department Secretary |
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| 3.00pm | The economics of climate change (slides in PDF format) | Transcript not available Mr Blair Comley Australian Government Department of Climate Change |
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| Session 4: Avoiding dangerous climate change Chair: Dr Geoff Love Director of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology |
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| 3.30pm | Can we avoid dangerous climate change? Dr Graeme Pearman, AM, FAA, FTSE Sustainability Science, Monash University |
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| 4.00pm | Closing remarks Professor Michael Dopita, FAA |
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| 4.05pm | Close | |||
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