CLIMATE CHANGE: FUTURE TRENDS
Our Future World ... A once-in-a-decade report from CSIRO, Our Future World, identifies seven global megatrends that hold the key to the challenges and opportunities ahead. (CSIRO, Canberra) >
Social and Systemic Change
Operationalising positive tipping points towards global sustainability. 'Transforming towards global sustainability requires a dramatic acceleration of social change. Hence, there is growing interest in finding ‘positive tipping points’ at which small interventions can trigger self-reinforcing feedbacks that accelerate systemic change.' (Global Sustainability, Cambridge University Press) >
CLIMATE CHANGE and PUBLIC OPINION 2022
'This report presents results from an international survey, conducted in partnership with Data for Good at Meta, investigating public climate change knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences, and behavior among Facebook users.' (Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, New Haven, USA) >
Public Participation in Scientific Research
Citizen science across two centuries reveals phenological change among plant species and functional groups in the Northeastern US. 'A rapidly growing body of studies from around the globe demonstrate clear impacts of changing climate conditions on plant and animal phenology.' (Journal of Ecology) >
Australian Energy Emissions Monitor June 2022
'...a bi-monthly publication of the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, providing timely analysis of the most recent trends in energy related greenhouse gas emissions. The publication is intended as a service to Australia’s energy community.' (Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University, Canberra) >
Resilience ... Can Win Through
Quaama village (Bega Valley Shire) holds first seasonal community fair since Black Summer bushfires devastated the district. The resilience of the Quaama community triumphs over the Black Summer bushfire disaster of December 2019 - January 2020 ... Proving it can be done!(Bega District News) >
Wildfires, Flooding, and Hurricanes
Climate Migration: As wildfires, flooding, and hurricanes grow more frequent, climate migration begins. 'More than 1 million disaster-related displacements have occurred each year on average in the U.S. since 2016. Some people never return home.' (Yale Climate Connections, The Yale Centre for Environmental Communication) >
The Earth Systems and Climate Change Hub
'... a partnership of Australia’s leading Earth systems and climate change research institutions.' (National Environmental Science Program ... CSIRO with five universities) >
The Electric Resilience Toolkit
...'an Electric Resilience Toolkit to support policymakers and stakeholders working on issues around electric sector regulation and climate resilience planning.' [while oriented to the American system, it should have useful information for Australia] (Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center for Climate Change Law) >
Sustainability Awards - Architecture & Design
Sustainability Awards - Sponsored by Architecture & Design. '...awards program dedicated to acknowledging and celebrating excellence in sustainable design and architecture' Categories & Information: Architecture & Design >