Sustainable Living Festival (Melbourne, Feb 6-21)

The 2010 Sustainable Living Festival includes 2 programs, the Main Event at Federation Square (19-21 February 2010) and local events (6-21 February 2010). The 2-week format enables individuals and communities across Australia to host and promote their own sustainability event, extending the reach of the sustainability message even further. The Main Event at Federation Square in the heart of Melbourne will continue to celebrate the best examples of ecological and social sustainability.

posted by seamas on December 24, 2009 at 2:50 pm · filed under

Green Build, Design & Technology Show (Sydney, Jan 29-30)

International and Australian experts will present keynote topics in their respective fields related to green building, design and technology.

Fri 29 January 2010 - Sat 30 January 2010 (10am - 6pm)
Bayside Grand Hall, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Darling Harbour, Sydney

posted by seamas on December 24, 2009 at 2:40 pm · filed under

World sustainability conference for Melbourne in 2011

CSIRO

A major conference to be held in Melbourne in 2011- ‘Earth on the Edge: Science for a Sustainable Planet ‘– will bring together earth science associations from around the world to focus the world’s attention on the broad issues of a sustainable planet. The conference will cover issues affecting our climate and atmosphere, water resources and oceans, volcanoes and polar regions, and earthquakes and tsunamis.

posted by patrick on December 24, 2009 at 12:28 pm · filed under

China pinned for Copenhagen failure

Guardian

Guardian commentator Mark Lynas blames Copenhagen “disaster” on China, the nation he says intentionally “wrecked the talks”. Lynas says media and civil society groups missed China’s deliberate act of sabotage and wrongly blamed western leaders for the failure.

posted by seamas on December 22, 2009 at 8:23 pm · filed under

Australia ranks poorly on climate action index

WWF

The Climate Change Performance Index, published annually by Germanwatch and Climate Action Network Europe, comparing the climate protection performance of 57 industrialised countries and emerging economies, has ranked Australia fourth last on climate change action.

The full report can be viewed at http://www.germanwatch.org/ccpi

posted by patrick on December 18, 2009 at 1:41 pm · filed under

Potential 3 degree temperature rise a reality

ABC Online

A leaked, confidential UN report obtained by the UK’s Guardian newspaper is suggesting that even if a deal is agreed to on the final day of the Copenhagen Climate talks, the emissions cuts offered so far, if implemented, would still lead to mean global average temperature rise of about 3 degrees C by the turn of the century - or as much as 550 parts per million of Greenhouse Gases. A 3 degree rise is well above the scientific consensus of a 2 degrees C cap to avoid catastrophic, or runaway Climate Change, and, according to the 2006 Stern Report, will see 170 million more people suffering from severe flooding and a further 550 million facing severe food crises.

See The Guardian report here.

See the UN Document here.

posted by Vinnie on December 18, 2009 at 11:13 am · filed under

Copenhagen climate talks on brink of collapse

The Age

Led by China, developing nations have reportedly walked out “en masse” to protest against more developed countries’ unwillingness to extend the Kyoto Protocol, which does not oblige the former group to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The suspension of negotiations leaves the Copenhagen summit on the brink of collapse.

posted by seamas on December 15, 2009 at 7:55 am · filed under