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The Politics of Climate Change Video · Sat, 12 Jun 2010

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Climate change has long been stymied in politics but this panel discussion asks our politicians for leadership and action.Former leader of the Federal Opposition Malcolm Turnbull, Labor MP Mark…

 

Innovating the Cities - David Owen Video · Sat, 12 Jun 2010

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Author of Green Metropolis, David Owen reflects on how moving to the country means more cars, why Manhattan has the smallest carbon footprint of any US city and how public transport can work.

 

Innovating the Cities Panel Discussion Video · Sat, 12 Jun 2010

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Our cities should be the key to green lifestyles, but while they hold 50% of the world’s population they use 70% of our energy.Our panel including Professor Rob Adams from the City of Melbourne, Sue …

 

Got a question for today's Innovating... Dailies · Sat, 12 Jun 2010

Leave your question for our Innovating the Cities panel of David Owen, Melinda Dodson, Sue Holliday, Bruce Taper and Rob Adams.We may not get to all questions.Please leave your name so our moderator…

 

The Ethics of Climate Change Panel Discussion Video · Fri, 11 Jun 2010

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Amidst all the political and policy debate, the technical discussions and the controversies surrounding the science vs the sceptics, it is easy to forget the human impacts of the choices we make…

 

The Ethics of Climate Change - Kartikeya Sarabhai Video · Fri, 11 Jun 2010

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Founding Director of the Centre for Environment Education, Kartikeya Sarabhai asks how we can make development sustainable.

 

The Ethics of Climate Change - Peter Singer Video · Fri, 11 Jun 2010

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Author of The Life You Can Save, Peter Singer discusses how individuals can make a collective change that will support our environment.

 

The Ethics of Climate Change - Tim Soutphommasane Video · Fri, 11 Jun 2010

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Author of Reclaiming Patriotism: Nation-Building for Australian Progressives, Tim Soutphommasane looks at how Australia can build a sustainable future.

 

Ask a question for our final Deakins ... Dailies · Fri, 11 Jun 2010

For our final panel discussion we want to hear your thoughts on the politics of climate change. Or join us on twitter at #thedeakins

 

Ask a question for tonight's Deakins ... Dailies · Fri, 11 Jun 2010

Questions will be selected for panel discussion after the interval.Or join us on twitter at #thedeakinsPlease include your name so our moderator can identify your question.Due to volume of interest…

 

Innovation, Energy And Climate Change In The Developing World - Tim Costello Video · Thu, 10 Jun 2010

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Humanity has never faced a problem like this before: a problem with no boundaries, caused by the very dynamics that have led to economic growth and human betterment. So it’s little wonder that as…

 

Innovation, Energy And Climate Change In The Developing World Panel Discussion Video · Thu, 10 Jun 2010

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Humanity has never faced a problem like this before: a problem with no boundaries, caused by the very dynamics that have led to economic growth and human betterment. So it’s little wonder that as…

 

Ask a question for tonight's Deakins ... Dailies · Thu, 10 Jun 2010

Questions will be selected for panel discussion after the interval.Or join us on twitter at #thedeakinsPlease include your name so our moderator can identify your question.Due to volume of interest…

 

Tim Costello Speaks Out Climate Chang... Dailies · Thu, 10 Jun 2010

Climate change is already having a bigger impact on developing nations as rising sea levels create climate change refugees and environmental disasters are on the rise.Few Australian understand the…

 

Ask a question for tomorrow's Deakins... Dailies · Wed, 09 Jun 2010

Questions will be selected for panel discussion after the interval.Or join us on twitter at #thedeakinsPlease include your name so our moderator can identify your question.Due to volume of interest…

 

Prosperity Without Growth - Tim Jackson Video · Wed, 09 Jun 2010

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So much of the analysis of how we respond to climate change assumes that economic growth and emissions reduction are compatible goals. But is this wishful thinking? To question maximising economic…

 

Tim Jackson on building greener cities Dailies · Wed, 09 Jun 2010

 

Carbon Down on the Farm - Michael Inwood Video · Wed, 09 Jun 2010

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“No Kill Cropping” practitioner Michael Inwood demonstrates the electric ute that pulls the Agroplow AD Hybrid disc drill.This video was part of a Carbon Down on the Farm in Bendigo, which included a…

 

Carbon Down on the Farm Panel Discussion Video · Wed, 09 Jun 2010

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Can we really tackle climate change, enhance agricultural production, generate energy and lock carbon into our soils? Panelists Johannes Lehmann, Andrew Broad, Stephen Joseph and Alan Lauder are…

 

Carbon Down on the Farm - Johannes Lehmann Video · Wed, 09 Jun 2010

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How we manage, exploit and protect our land has always had fundamental implications for our civilisation. In this keynote address, soil scientist Johannes Lehmann looks at sustainable agriculture…

 

Greening Capitalism - David Blood Video · Tue, 08 Jun 2010

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David Blood is Senior Partner of Generation Investment Management, a fund management business dedicated to long-term investment and integrated sustainability research.This keynote was followed by a

 

Greening Capitalism Panel Discussion Video · Tue, 08 Jun 2010

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Climate change discourse isn’t all photos of worried polar bears and winsome children. Even amongst those who accept that we’re facing a time of monumental change, one question niggles about the…

 

Greening Capitalism - James Cameron Video · Tue, 08 Jun 2010

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James Cameron is one of the world’s pre-eminent experts in developing market based policy responses to climate change.This keynote was followed by a panel discussion featuring David Blood, James…

 

Emissions Trading Panel Discussion Video · Tue, 08 Jun 2010

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Wherever the conversation about climate change goes in the year ahead, it’s guaranteed that at the centre of the Australian discussion sits two acronyms: ETS and CPRS. But what do either of them…

 

Emissions Trading - Denny Ellerman Video · Tue, 08 Jun 2010

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Wherever the conversation about climate change goes in the year ahead, it’s guaranteed that at the centre of the Australian discussion sits two acronyms: ETS and CPRS. But what do either of them…

 

Emissions Trading - Richard Folland Video · Tue, 08 Jun 2010

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Wherever the conversation about climate change goes in the year ahead, it’s guaranteed that at the centre of the Australian discussion sits two acronyms: ETS and CPRS. But what do either of them…

 

Ask a question for tonight's Deakins ... Dailies · Tue, 08 Jun 2010

Questions will be selected for panel discussion after the interval.Or join us on twitter at #thedeakinsPlease include your name so our moderator can identify your question.Due to volume of interest…

 

Ask a question for this afternoon's D... Dailies · Tue, 08 Jun 2010

Questions will be selected for panel discussion after the interval.Or join us on twitter at #thedeakinsPlease include your name so our moderator can identify your question. Due to volume of interest…

 

Future Energy Solutions Panel Discussion Video · Mon, 07 Jun 2010

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Wind turbines or solar panels, nuclear power plants or ‘clean coal’ solutions, what does it mean to find renewable, sustainable and green answers to the energy challenge, not only in Australia, but f…

 

Future Energy Solutions Panel Discussion Video · Mon, 07 Jun 2010

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Wind turbines or solar panels, nuclear power plants or ‘clean coal’ solutions, what does it mean to find renewable, sustainable and green answers to the energy challenge, not only in Australia, but f…

 

Future Energy Solutions: Grant King Video · Mon, 07 Jun 2010

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Wind turbines or solar panels, nuclear power plants or ‘clean coal’ solutions, what does it mean to find renewable, sustainable and green answers to the energy challenge, not only in Australia, but f…

 

The Deakin Lectures 2010: Future Energy Solutions: Powering a Sustainable Tomorrow Event · Mon, 07 Jun 2010

New world or not, it’s clear that old ways of generating and using energy must change. But if our coal-fired power plants are a thing of the past, what does the future look like? Wind turbines or…

 

Ask a question for Tuesday night's De... Dailies · Mon, 07 Jun 2010

Questions will be selected for panel discussion after the interval. Or join us on twitter at #thedeakins

 

Innovation in a Changing Climate

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Series curator Tim Flannery delivers the opening keynote address for the Alfred Deakins Lectures 2010.

 

World Environment Day score card Dailies · Fri, 04 Jun 2010

Saturday June 5th marks the 10th annual World Environment Day, a day when the UN looks at positive actions supporting protection and restoration of the world’s natural heritage.This year’s score…

 

Tim Costello Presenter · Thu, 03 Jun 2010

Tim Costello has long been the voice of social conscience for many Australians, having led debates on issues such as gambling, urban poverty, homelessness, reconciliation and substance abuse.Tim…

 

Flannery Savages Rudd on ETS Dailies · Thu, 03 Jun 2010

Deakin Series curator Tim Flannery has fired another at salvo at Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in the latest issue of the Monthly.Flannery characterises Rudd’s policy move as “a funk in the truest sense …

 

Pacific Looks to Bonn Talks Dailies · Wed, 02 Jun 2010

After the disappointment of Copenhagen, Bonn’s climate change talks have been called “a slow grind” by ABC Online.Beginning on Monday, the Bonn talks are being watched closely by Pacific nations as t…

 

Ian Gibson Presenter · Mon, 31 May 2010

Attunga Capital focuses on short term and long term investment opportunities in various niche asset classes and has assets under management of $200m.Prior to Attunga Capital, Ian consulted to and…

 

John Daley Presenter · Mon, 31 May 2010

He has 20 years’ experience spanning policy, academic, government and corporate roles at the University of Melbourne, the University of Oxford, the Victorian Department of Justice, consulting firm…

 

Mark Dreyfus Presenter · Mon, 31 May 2010

He is a member of the House Climate Change, Water, Environment and the Arts Committee.  He is a Director of ClimateWorks Australia, a not-for-profit partnership between the Myer Foundation and…

 

Grant King Presenter · Mon, 31 May 2010

Grant King was appointed Managing Director of Origin Energy in 2000, following the demerger of the energy and building/construction businesses of Boral Limited, where he had been Managing Director…

 

New tickets for Deakins Keynote Dailies · Mon, 31 May 2010

We’ve just released a limited amount of new seats for the Deakin Lecture series keynote address this Sunday with Tim Flannery.Flannery has long been at the vanguard of Australia’s environmental…

 

Dicovering the Other Black Gold Dailies · Fri, 28 May 2010

One of the great hopes of carbon storage is biochar, because it could be used to generate electricity and fertilise soil. ABC’s Bush Telegraph looked at the substance they’re calling “the other…

 

Flannery's change of heart Dailies · Fri, 28 May 2010

The media buzzed with news that Deakins Series curator Tim Flannery has switched his position on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and on carbon capturing.The Australian reported from Flannery’s speech…

 

Doubters and sceptics on the Deakins Dailies · Thu, 27 May 2010

Not everyone agrees on climate change. Quadrant Online’s Doomed Planet questions global warming publishing Andrew Gilkson’s argument that there is a “widening gulf between scientific observations…

 

Reading the Deakins Dailies · Tue, 25 May 2010

Local readers might be all too familiar with our curator from the wealth of books Tim Flannery has written – most notably his seminal and influential climate change work The Weather Makers. Based o…

 

Michael Williams on Climate Change Fa... Dailies · Tue, 25 May 2010

Working as Head of Programming for the Wheeler Centre has brought its surprises, its challenges and its learning curves, but perhaps none as pronounced as working on the 2010 Alfred Deakin Lecture…

 

The future of the environment Dailies · Mon, 24 May 2010

Cold climates dwellers have been smugly thinking global warming will bring sunnier weather. The Guardian's review of Turned Out Nice, Britain will become more like the Mediterranean. London will be…

 

The Grattan Institute report looked a... Dailies · Sat, 22 May 2010

 

US Report Convinces on Emissions Redu... Dailies · Fri, 21 May 2010

Earlier this week, the US National Research Council released three reports on climate change calling for decisive action to limit carbon emissions.Originally commissioned by Congress in 2008, the…

 

Flannery and Rowley on the Deakins Dailies · Fri, 21 May 2010

Both Tim Flannery and Nick Rowley come to the Deakin Lectures as veterans of last year’s Copenhagen Climate Change Summit. After the disappointing outcome of that conference we asked both…

 

US Senate Stalls on Climate Change Dailies · Thu, 20 May 2010

Reuters reports that debate on reducing carbon emissions is in “legislative limbo”. A draft proposal of almost 1000 pages was issued last week, but little has been done to get it on the US Senate’s a…

 

Turnbull's Policy Re-think Dailies · Thu, 20 May 2010

Tony Abbott has done a lot to impress Malcolm Turnbull with his new-found praise for Coalition policy on climate change.Back in December 2009 Turnbull’s blog entry scolded “Mr Abbott apparently…

 

Lizards Feel the Heat Dailies · Tue, 18 May 2010

Science magazine this month features an article on the extinction of lizards, attributing their demise to global warming. Up to a fifth of the world’s lizards could disappear by 2080 with a horrific …

 

Obama Rinsing Oil Stain Dailies · Mon, 17 May 2010

As the cleanup continues in the Gulf of Mexico, reports of underwater “mushroom clouds… [that] portend more dangerous long-term fallout for the Gulf of Mexico’s wildlife and economy". Experts say…

 

Britain's Politics Blows Climate Change Dailies · Mon, 17 May 2010

As Britain meets its new power-sharing leaders, climate change policy is caught in the middle, according to The Independent.Pre-election slogans from the Conservative party to “vote blue, go green&rdquo…

 

Wheeler Weekly by Andrew Weldon Dailies · Fri, 14 May 2010

Andrew Weldon’s cartoon goes head-to-head with Hummers. For the real Flannery check out the Deakin Lecture Series.

 

How healthy is the ETS? Dailies · Mon, 03 May 2010

Over the weekend, Australia’s political commentators gave their diagnosis for the Rudd Government’s policy go slow on climate change.In The Australian, Paul Kelly damned Rudd saying the retreat…

 

Nick Rowley Presenter · Fri, 23 Apr 2010

Previously, Nickhas worked for more thanten years at the centre ofgovernment on sustainability,climate change and broaderpolicy and political strategyin Australia and the UK, as anadvisor to British …

 

Malcolm Turnbull Presenter · Thu, 22 Apr 2010

In this role he was responsible for overseeing, for the first time, the control of interstate waters coming under the responsibility of the national government. He has worked in the law, journalism a…

 

Nick McKim Presenter · Thu, 22 Apr 2010

He was re-elected with increased support in 2010.

 

Baroness Valerie Amos Presenter · Thu, 22 Apr 2010

Prior to this appointment, she was made a British Labour Life Peer and served as Leader of the House of Lords and Lord President of the Council. She was appointed Secretary of State for…

 

Bruce Taper Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

He led the Climate and Environment policy development of the City of Sydney’s Sustainable Sydney 2030 project; was commissioned by the Capital City’s Lord Mayors to examine the greenhouse abatement p…

 

Sue Holliday Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

As former Director General of Planning in NSW, she was responsible for leading, managing and reforming the planning system.

 

Melinda Dodson Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

She has worked as design architect on many award winning projects and in 2009 she was elected National President of the Australian Institute of Architects. Her primary focus is on sustainable cities …

 

David Owen Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

 

Tim Soutphommasane Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

A Research Fellow at Monash University’s National Centre for Australian Studies and a Senior Project Leader at the Per Capita think tank, Tim has written widely for the British and Australian press.

 

Peter Singer Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Peter Singer was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1946 and educated at the University of Melbourne and the University of Oxford. He has taught at the University of Oxford, La Trobe University and…

 

Kartikeya Sarabhai Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

He is a member of the Earth Charter International Council and Vice-Chair of the Indian National Commission for the International Union Conservation of Nature. He is also editor of the Journal of…

 

Jon Barnett Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

He is convenor of the National Research Network on the social, and economic dimensions of climate change, and on the Scientific Steering Committee of the Global Environmental Change and Human…

 

Malini Mehra Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

She served as adviser to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan on UNcivil society relations and was the architect of the UK government’s pioneering sustainable development dialogues with China, India…

 

Tim Jackson Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Since 2004 Tim has been Economics Commissioner on the UK Sustainable Development Commission and is the author of their controversial and groundbreaking report, now updated and expanded in the book

 

Alan Lauder Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Alan is a frequent media commentator, has had ongoing interaction with the scientific community and is author of Carbon Grazing.

 

Stephen Joseph Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Dr Joseph is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Energy, a chartered engineer and has been a senior adviser to both commercial, government and non-government organisations, in renewable energy…

 

Michael Inwood Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

The ute will be on display as part of the Carbon Down on the Farm session at the 2010 Deakins.

 

Andrew Broad Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

In 2006 he was one of twelve Australian delegates at the International Federation of Agricultural Producers World Young Farmer Congress in Buenos Aires Argentina.

 

Johannes Lehmann Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

During the past 10 years, he has focused on nanoscale investigations of organic matter and the development of bioenergy systems. Dr Lehmann is Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of the International B…

 

James Cameron Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

He is Vice Chairman of Climate Change Capital, a leading investment-banking group specialising in the commercial opportunities created by a low carbon economy.

 

David Blood Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Previously, David served as co-CEO and CEO of Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

 

Elaine Prior Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

She has previously worked in investment research and funds management and was top-rated BHP analyst for several years.

 

Richard Folland Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

Richard previously worked for the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on environment policy and was an advisor on climate and energy at JP Morgan.

 

Denny Ellerman Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

He spent 13 years as Executive Director of MIT’s Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research and 18 years with the US Government.

 

Martin Parkinson Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

His appointment followed six years as Deputy Secretary in Treasury with responsibility for domestic and international macroeconomic issues and as Deputy Secretary of the Climate Change Group.

 

Prasad Menon Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

He served in various capacities in ICI’s chemicals, pesticides and fertiliser divisions for 20 years and took over as the Managing Director of Tata Chemicals in October 2000.

 

Ben McNeil Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

He is author of The Clean Industrial Revolution: Growing Australian Prosperity in a Greenhouse Age.

 

Michael Bielinski Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

He has 30 years experience in local and international power generation and transmission. Michael is currently responsible for the commercialisation of emerging technologies in the energy sector.

 

Tim Flannery Presenter · Wed, 21 Apr 2010

In 2005 The Weather Makers was published and became an international bestseller. He is a member of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, the National Geographic Society’s Australasian…

 

Solar by Ian McEwan Dailies · Thu, 18 Mar 2010

Ian McEwan’s latest novel Solar, published today, is a look at climate change through the eyes of a fairly unappealing, middle-aged scientist. Solar: Ian McEwan The…

 

Australia opts out of climate op ed Dailies · Mon, 07 Dec 2009

Fifty-six countries around the world publish the same editorial on climate change ahead of the Copenhagen Conference. Australia isn’t one of them.

 

Copenhagen leaders a sorry old bunch Dailies · Mon, 07 Dec 2009

Greenpeace advertisments will greet world leaders as they arrive in Copenhagen for the Climate Change Conference this week, but Barack Obama, Gordon Brown and others may not be thrilled but what…

 

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