News and Events: Browse by Category.

July 2009

30 July 2009 – 2:49 pm
Posted in health and housing & building and news & events and transport and urban design

Seminar Series – Urbanisation and Health

This seminar was held here at the University on Tuesday 18th August 2009 by Susan Friel and Sue Bidrose. Where people live affects their health and chances of leading flourishing lives. Urban settlements are now the dominant mode of living. Addressing the urban environment, therefore, poses a major opportunity through which to have major positive [...]

24 July 2009 – 9:49 am
Posted in climate change and news & events

Tokyo Local Renewables and Climate Change 2009 – Conference

An international Conference on Local renewable Energy and Climate Policy. October 1-2, 2009 International House of Japan Tokyo, Japan. PDF Conference Attachment

22 July 2009 – 10:02 am
Posted in climate change and transport

New Zealand Energy Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2009 released

The Ministry of Economic Development today released the latest edition of the New Zealand Energy Greenhouse Gas Emissions report. It presents statistics on direct greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector and industrial processes, with annual data from 1990 to the end of 2008.

21 July 2009 – 2:18 pm
Posted in climate change and news & events

Low Carbon: High Potential

The British High Commission present A speech on “Low Carbon: High Potential” by Chris Bryant MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs

13 July 2009 – 5:29 pm
Posted in news & events

Bristol PhD studentship opportunities in “transport and society”

The Centre for Transport & Society at the University of the West of England, Bristol, wishes to encourage applications in response to a University-wide initiative for which up to 32 PhD studentships are being made available, following achievements in the recent Research Assessment Exercise.

7 July 2009 – 10:11 am
Posted in NZ policy issues and news & events and urban governance

NZEIR Report on Rates Capping for Local Govt NZ

Local Government New Zealand is pleased with the observation in this report that the internationally accepted best model for making decisions on these kinds of services is via elected representatives undertaking longterm planning in consultation with their citizens.

6 July 2009 – 12:34 pm
Posted in NZ policy issues and climate change

New Zealand’s 2020 Emissions Target

Attached is the brochure concerning the NZ Governments approach to the 2020 Emissions Target including some of the challengers associated with setting the target.  NZ 2020 Emissions Target PDF