Session 1: Defining 'dangerous climate change'
Chair: Dr Graeme Pearman, AM, FAA, FTSE
Sustainability Science, Monash University |
8.50am |
Welcome
Professor Kurt Lambeck, PresAA, FRS
President, Australian Academy of Science |
9.00am |
Keynote address: The Arctic: Is dangerous climate change upon us?
Dr Neil T M Hamilton
Director, WWF International Arctic Programme |
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 |
10.30am |
The carbon cycle at the climate crossroads
Dr Michael Raupach
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research |
11.00am |
Global sea level: How well can we predict its future?
Dr John Church
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research |
11.30am |
Water/drying and climate change
Professor Neville Nicholls
School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University |
12.00pm |
Stresses on coral reefs: Can they adapt?
Professor Ove Hoegh-Guldberg
Centre for Marine Studies, University of Queensland |
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 |
1.30pm |
A new geological epoch, the Anthropocene
Professor Will Steffen
Director, The Fenner School of Environment and Society |
2.00pm |
Vulnerability of socio-ecological systems to a changing climate
Professor Amanda Lynch
School of Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University |
2.30pm |
The challenge to Australia
Mr Roger Beale
Senior Associate with The Allen Consulting Group
Former Australian Federal Environment Department Secretary |
3.00pm |
Economic perspectives on climate change
Ms Anthea Harris
Australian Government Department of Climate Change |
Session 4: Avoiding dangerous climate change
Chair: Dr Geoff Love
Director of Meteorology, Bureau of Meteorology |
3.30pm |
Can we avoid dangerous climate change?
Dr Graeme Pearman, AM, FAA, FTSE
Sustainability Science, Monash University |
4.00pm |
Closing remarks |
4.05pm |
Close
|
