Monday, August 28, 2006



Climate Change: the Policy Challenges

VUW's Institute of Policy Studies is holding a one-day symposium on climate change policy in early October. Speakers will include Bert Metz (co-chair of the IPCC's Working Group 3 on mitigation), CSIRO's Steve Hatfield-Dodds (who gave a particularly interesting talk at the Climate Change and Governance conference), Dr Adrien Macey (New Zealand's newly appointed climate change ambassador), David Parker, and various officials from MfE, MAF, NIWA, and the Business Council for Sustainable Development. It looks quite interesting (and its a wireless hotspot, so I might be able to blog it).

When: Friday, October 6th
Where: Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town Hall
How Much: $175 (ouch!), $40 for NGO or unwaged (or only $20 if you register before September 15th). If you can't find an NGO to front for you, you can always get a gmail address and a web page and start one.

A full programme is here, and registration form here.

2 comments:

"If you can't find an NGO to front for you, you can always get a gmail address and a web page and start one."

The $175 is clearly "rich person's tax." Get used to the idea that everyone in NZ is considered rich. It is illegal and unpatriotic to avoid paying your taxes.

The public service expansion program needs you.

Posted by ZenTiger : 8/28/2006 09:44:00 PM

Zen: well, it's actually there to pay for the cost of the event (and these things are expensive). Most of those paying it will be government officials, academics, consultants and corporate representatives - all of whom will charge it to their repsective businesses. They'll be effectively subsidising the students and NGO reps, for which I for one am grateful.

(Note that this is being run by VUW, not a government department)

Posted by Idiot/Savant : 8/28/2006 11:59:00 PM