Reports, Conferences

The UN has released it’s ‘Global Environment Outlook’ or ‘GEO4’ report.

It can be downloaded via the BBC News website. It’s 22MB so you may have a bit of a wait.

Also on the BBC website is the ‘State of the planet, in graphics:’

Globally human populations are growing, trade is increasing, and living standards are rising for many. But, according to the UN’s latest Global Environment Outlook report, long-term problems including climate change, pollution, access to clean water, and the threat of mass extinctions are being met with “a remarkable lack of urgency”.

The Lavoisier Group 2007 workshop was held at the Victoria Hotel, Little Collins Street, Melbourne from 29 – 30 June.

Presentations from the workshop ‘Rehabilitating Carbon Dioxide’ will be added to the Lavoisier.com.au site as they become available and include:

Professor Bob Carter on ‘The Myth of Dangerous Human-
Caused Climate Change’ @ http://www.lavoisier.com.au/papers/Conf2007/Carter2007.pdf

Dr David Evans on ‘My Life with The AGO and Other Reflections’ @ http://www.lavoisier.com.au/papers/Conf2007/D-Evans2007.pdf