An interdisciplinary workshop was recently conducted at the CCAMLR headquarters in Hobart, Tasmania, to address important issues in measuring, assessing and providing early-warning detection of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and biodiversity, by measuring change in the Southern Ocean. A key focus was to promote national and international collaboration and the aim is to develop a Southern Ocean Sentinel program. It will take ten years to refine, but an action plan was drawn up during the meeting.
Workshop dates: 20-24 April 2009
An interdisciplinary workshop was recently conducted at the CCAMLR headquarters in Hobart, Tasmania, to address important issues in measuring, assessing and providing early-warning detection of climate change impacts on marine ecosystems and biodiversity, by measuring change in the Southern Ocean. A key focus was to promote national and international collaboration and the aim is to develop a Southern Ocean Sentinel program. It will take ten years to refine, but an action plan was drawn up during the meeting.
Workshop dates: 20-24 April 2009
Chinese Climate Experts criticize "wasteful and luxurious" lifestyles of rich nations
The Chinese experts asked a Canberra conference why China should take strong action on global warming when Australia's efforts were "insufficient".
Australia's environmental standards and public transport were described as poor and building and street lighting as not energy efficient. Australia's pledge to cut greenhouse emissions by five to 15 per cent by 2020 was also labelled as "insufficient."
Source: Yahoo (AAP)
Published: 15 April 2009
Chinese Climate Experts criticize "wasteful and luxurious" lifestyles of rich nations
The Chinese experts asked a Canberra conference why China should take strong action on global warming when Australia's efforts were "insufficient".
Australia's environmental standards and public transport were described as poor and building and street lighting as not energy efficient. Australia's pledge to cut greenhouse emissions by five to 15 per cent by 2020 was also labelled as "insufficient."
Source: Yahoo (AAP)
Published: 15 April 2009
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