Proceedings
These presentations are in PDF format. Abstracts where submitted are included below. Click on the link to download the relevant file.
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Opening speech to NTEU National Climate Change Conference, April 28, 2011, Melbourne by Jeannie Rea, National President, NTEU.
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Keynote address: Ged Kearney, President, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU)
(60 KB) - PDF
Keynote address: Ged Kearney
Published: 24 May, 2011____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Professor Carol Adams, Pro Vice Chancellor (Sustainability), La Trobe University
University sustainability performance and stakeholder engagement
(215 KB) - PDF
University sustainability performance and stakeholder engagement
Published: 10 May, 2011
Tags:
pushing the boundaries, climate change, Carol Adams
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Anna-Maria Arabia, Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Australian Scientific and Technological Societies (FASTS)
The Politics of Climate Change
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The Politics of Climate Change
Published: 07 May, 2011Tags: pushing the boundaries, climate change, Anna Maria Arabia, fasts
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John Thwaites, Professorial Fellow, Monash University, and Chair of ClimateWorks Australia and the Monash Sustainability Institute
Monash Sustainability Institute – bringing together research, education and action for sustainability
The MSI is a good example of a university initiative to bring together research, education, and practical initiatives in the real world around sustainability. I will outline the role of MSI and ClimateWorks, as an example of ‘co-production of knowledge’ and the how universities can work with government, business and the broader community to advance sustainability.
(2 MB) - PDF
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Dave Kerin, Project Officer, Eureka’s Futures
Earthworker Social Enterprise Cooperative and Eureka’s Future
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Earthworker Social Enterprise Cooperative and Eureka’s Future
Published: 11 May, 2011____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Nic Maclellan, Journalist and Researcher
Australia and the Pacific: targets, funding and climate displacement
A major component of Australia’s response on climate change is its commitment to provide support for adaptation and mitigation initiatives in neighbouring countries – especially the small island states of the Pacific region. But do the commitments made by successive Australian governments address the core concerns of developing countries in our region?
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Australia and the Pacific: targets, funding and climate displacement
Published: 10 May, 2011Tags: pushing the boundaries, climate change, Nic MacLellan
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Professor Ian Lowe, AO, Emeritus Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Griffith University
and President of the Australian Conservation Foundation
Climate Change, Science and Superstition
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Climate Change, Science and Superstition
Published: 10 May, 2011
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climate change, ian lowe, pushing the boundaries
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Professor Will Steffen, Executive Director, ANU Climate Change Institute
Climate Change: Science, Policy and the Media
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Climate Change: Science, Policy and the Media
Published: 24 May, 2011____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dr Hans Baer, Senior Lecturer, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
The Australian Climate Movement in the Context of the International Climate Movement
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The Australian Climate Movement in the Context of the International Climate Movement
Published: 10 May, 2011
Tags:
pushing the boundaries, climate change
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Dr Michael Borgas, CSIRO Staff Association President
Public Comment from Government Scientists
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Public Comment from Government Scientists
Published: 24 May, 2011___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Tony Maher, National President, Construction, Forestry, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU)
How to sabotage climate change policy, why we’re all to blame
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How to sabotage climate change policy, why we’re all to blame
Published: 24 May, 2011
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Dr Gabrielle Kuiper, Co-Convenor, Labor Environment Action Network (LEAN)
A price and more: LEAN's role in pushing the boundaries
(555 KB) - PDF
A price and more: LEAN's role in pushing the boundaries
Published: 24 May, 2011___________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dr Helen Masterman-Smith, Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Charles Sturt University
Just transitions and low paid workers
(3 MB) - PDF
Just transitions and low paid workers
Published: 24 May, 2011__________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dr Colin Long, NTEU Victorian Division Secretary
A Difficult Union: Trade Unions and Climate Change
(111 KB) - PDF
A Difficult Union: Trade Unions and Climate Change
Published: 24 May, 2011_________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Professor Verity Burgmann, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne
The importance of being extreme: social movement action for climate change mitigation
in historical and political scientific perspective
(485 KB) - PDF
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Dr David King, School of Population Health/ Discipline of General Practice, University of Queensland
Who are we, where are we going, how do we get there?
(665 KB) - PDF
Who are we, where are we going, how do we get there?
Published: 24 May, 2011_________________________________________________________________________________________________________