March 2018

Wise Response Presentation to Engineers for Social Responsibility

High Expectations for the Climate Commission; Will Government’s action push us fast enough?   A seminar was presented, outlining the issues behind the push for the establishment of a Climate Change Commission to the Engineers for Social Responsibility Inc.     Speakers included:  – Alan Mark:  Introduction: NZ’s Climate Change Programme  – Dugald MacTavish: Meeting …

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Commonwealth science academies call for action on climate change

On 12 March 2018, Commonwealth academies of science released the following consensus statement on climate change: Commonwealth academies of science consensus statement on climate change (PDF 580kb) The call is part of a Consensus Statement on Climate Change, launched today by 22 national academies and societies of science from around the Commonwealth, ahead of next …

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