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Last updated April 16

Next update will be on June 25

Apologies for the long gap before the next update. I will be away on study leave. Do please try again in June.

Constance

Who we are:
This web site is unique in that it
• Is aimed particularly at all South Australian researchers on climate change
• Is multidisciplinary, furthering collaboration between natural and social scientists
• Is updated weekly (normally).

It provides information on:
• New material in the media and in academic journals
• Reports on events including meetings, conferences and ongoing research.
• Notice of future events including funding opportunities.
• A discussion and correspondence page.
• A bibliography of useful sources, web page addresses etc.

What’s new?

Current Media
Latest update: Carbon capture; Mexican water; mapping wild fires; water for SA; rising seas; emissions trading or carbon tax?
Previous Update: Carbon capture panel; Empire state project; Antarctic collapse; Qld water; green lent; solar water heaters; green collars; carbon capture; Australia not in clean energy;  Antarctic collapse; Murray water; Arctic ice up; virus battery; US ‘pragmatic’; wind debate; Russia to guard Arctic; Spanish sleaze; Monbiot; safe natural carbon storage; Canada’s oil sands; solubility trapping of carbon underground; Arctic meltdown dangers; shrinking lakes and glaciers; cold fusion; coral danger; adaptation; Sage publications – 10 articles in March; China’s electric car.

News:
Current Update: Research institute for carbon capture launched in Canberra. Senate enquiry into emissions trading scheme hears criticisms. Rapid sea-level rise found at the close of the last interglacial period. Previous update: Antarctic Ice shelf in peril as bridge ruptures. Russia plans armed force to guard the Arctic. Carbon gas sequestered underground “would not leak”
Academic News: Adelaide academic urges renewable energy agency to accelerate infrastructure investment. New Climate Change student Group at Flinders. Essential research still needed on desalination.

Future events: Groundwater seminar, Adelaide May 4. Before Copenhagen. Climate law scholarship, QUT. Religion and ecology forum, Finland, May. Alternative energy cars to race across outback in October. EMS Conference September. IceWaRM Water courses, exchange programmes and scholarships. Postgraduate conference, Noosa, May. Young scientist award. Symposium on society and resource management, Vienna, July 5. Journals call for papers (International Journal of Public Health; Antennae). AAG conference on Ageing and environment, April, Broken Hill. 2nd International Summit on Hurricanes and Climate Change. Greece. May 31-June 5, 2009. Honours scholarships for water research.

Government and Community:Cimate Change speech by Greens member Mark Parnell . Greens challenge Rann. Safecom petition on emissions. Xenophon and GetUp achieve $900m more for the Murray. E-news January: Health and climate; farmers adaptation enquiry Greens climate challenge. SAFECOM to prioritise climate change in 2009. Greens call for action; CSIRO first complete report on future Water Availability in the Murray Darling Basin. EPA five yearly State of the Environment Report for South Australia.Coal Communities.

Blog:
Thoughts on the Victorian Bushfires. George Monbiot contrasts some sceptics claims with the facts.

Bibliography: Two more books on climate change policy and on global warming and world trading system