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Built Environment Meets Parliament 1-2 September 2008
Posted in Events by wynne.ma on August 27th, 2008
This message is from the Green Building Council of Australia
Built Environment Meets Parliament 2008
Showcasing leading industry and professional practice in the built environment
Join the Green Building Council of Australia, Planning Institute of Australia, Australian Institute of Architects, Property Council of Australia, and the Association of Consulting Engineers Australia for Built Environment Meets Parliament “BEMP” 2008 at Parliament House, Canberra.
Taking place from 1-2 September 2008, this is your opportunity to discuss policy priorities for the built environment, including:
- Infrastructure;
- Climate Change;
- Red Tape Reduction;
- Housing Affordability; and
- Innovation
Hear from confirmed keynote speakers such as The Hon. Tanya Pilbersek and The Hon. Peter Garrett and be inspired.
Network with speakers, BEMP (Built Environment Meets Parliament) representatives and fellow delegates at the welcome cocktails and the Gala dinner – which will also feature the presentation of the Australia Award for Urban Design.
Register now online at www.bemp.com.au .
Tags: green builidings, urban planning
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Event – Australia’s Strategic Futures’, a conference being held in Adelaide 1-2 Oct 08
Posted in Events, Movements by wynne.ma on August 15th, 2008
Below is information about the upcoming conference ‘Australia’s Strategic Futures‘. The event is co-sponsored by FIAPI (Flinders International Asia Pacific Institute) and DSTO (Defence Science and Technology Organisation).
Australia’s Strategic Futures
What are the key drivers that will shape Australia’s strategic environment in the first half of the twenty-first centry? How will these drivers impact on the framework within whihc Australia’s future military capabilities and force structures are developed? This conference brings together a range of experts from academia, government, and the private sector to analyse these key questions. Inspired by the scenario building and futures analysis of the US National Intelligence Council and the UK’s Development, Concepts and Doctrine Centre, the conference will discuss a range of global and regional issues and themes that will influence Australia’s strategic environment over the next two three decades and how important these might shape Australia’s capability development.
Date: 1-2 October 2008,
Time: 8.45am – 5.00pm
Location: Adelaide Town Hall, King William Street, Adelaide.
Speakers include: Professor Hugh White, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, ANU; Dr Paul Monk, Director AUSTHINK; Mr Rory Medcalf, Lowy Institute for International Policy; Professor Mark Phythian, University of Leicester.
For information about the conference, including the program, maps to the venue, registration form, and abstracts as they become available, see our website http://fiap.flinders.edu.au/ASF.html.
If you have any enquiries please contact Mary Lyons:
Phone: 8201 5115 or
Email: mary.lyons @flinders.edu.au
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Resource – Freight transport in a carbon constrained economy
Posted in Research by wynne.ma on August 14th, 2008
This abstract is from Australian Policy Online. To read the abstract, visit http://www.apo.org.au/linkboard/results.chtml?filename_num=222961.
Freight transport in a carbon constrained economy
National Transport Commission / Rare Consulting
Posted: 28-07-2008
This report discusses the key issues for addressing growing greenhouse gas emissions from freight transport. The report proposes actions for managing and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from freight transport over the longer term.
The paper has been developed to promote and inform the debate about the future operation of the Australian freight transport sector within a carbon constrained economy by providing:
- a discussion of the relative contribution of freight transport sector emissions to national greenhouse emissions in Australia;
- key issues for future strategies for reducing freight transport;
- the role of governments in climate change policy;
- the impact of the national emissions trading scheme on the freight transport sector;
- identification of some of the current and future measures that could be pursued to reduce emissions from freight transport; and
- a proposed set of actions to develop a national strategy to reduce emissions from the freight sector over the longer term. Feedback from the consultation phase of this discussion paper will be used to help develop this national strategy.
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National Transport Commission
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Event – World Alliance for Decentralised Energy, Canada – deadline for directory 15 August
Posted in Events, Research by wynne.ma on August 13th, 2008
The message below is from WADE (World Alliance for Decentralised Energy) Canada Announcements. For more information regarding events, please visit www.ceri.ca/
2008 Decentralised Energy Conference, September 15-16, Calgary Telus Convention Centre
Please visit our conference website for the latest speaker confirmations including:
- Gary Holden; President and Chief Executive Officer
- ENMAX Corporation
- Dr. Mark Jaccard; Professor, School of Resource and Environmental Management
- Simon Fraser University
- François Nguyen; Senior Policy Advisor
- International Energy Agency
- Joe Van Belleghem; Co-developer
- Dockside Green
There are still some Sponsorship Opportunities for this event. For further details, please contact Deanne Landry at +1 403 289 2344 or Anouk Kendall at +1 514 409 0433.
The conference registration page can be accessed via http://www.ceri.ca/.
The 2008 Canadian Clean Energy Business Directory
URL: http://localpower.org/can_survey1/
DEADLINE APPROACHING – August 15, 2008
The inaugural edition of this Directory will be launched at the conference on Monday, September 15. This Directory has been created to recognise the value of small to medium sized enterprises (SME) in this rapidly emerging industry. To check if you have already entered your company in this directory, go to the survey website http://localpower.org/can_survey1/ and use the search function to find your company name.
If you have any comments or questions regarding WADE (World Alliance for Decentralised Energy) Canada and its current programs and initiatives do not hesitate to contact Anouk Kendall -Country Manager, WADE Canada (akendall @localpower.org).
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