Thanks to Professor Leal. This looks like another good opportunity to remind an audience and policy makers that climate change has been, is, and will continue to be a function of economic growth, given the fossil-fueled global economy. That’s a message that came out loud and clear at the climate change workshop in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />San Francisco last week, where the 800-pound gorilla of economic growth was brought out of hiding and Stephen Schneider noted that “sustainable steady states” are required for long-term climate stability.
Cheers, Brian Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy The CASSE position on economic growth may be e-signed at: http://www.steadystate.org/CASSEPositionOnEG.html . -- "Prof. Walter Leal" <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to inform that a call for papers has been opened and you are now able to submit your abstract to Climate 2009. Building on the success of Climate 2008, this year's event will specifically focus on the economic, social and political aspects of climate change. We would welcome the chance to review a paper from you. Please visit the conference home page at http://www.climate2009.net/ and send in your abstract already today! The deadline for submission of abstracts is 30/3/2009. Also, please note we are also undertaking the "World Climate Change Survey", a study meant to identify the current level of awareness, knowledge and information needs of university students, all over the world, on climate change. The details can be seen at: http://survey.climateonline.net/. Please let university students know about it. Finally, papers are now being welcome to the book "Universities and Climate Change". The book will pursue three aims. Firstly, it will present a review of the approaches and methods to inform, communicate and educate university students and the public on climate change being used by universities around the world. Secondly, it will introduce initiatives, projects and communication strategies undertaken by universities with a view to informing different stakeholders and raising awareness on matters related to climate change. Finally, the book will document, promote and disseminate some of the on-going initiatives today all around the world, with an emphasis on replicable and inspiring projects being undertaken at and by universities, aimed at encouraging a better understanding and a stronger personal involvement in climate change issues and inspiring more works in this field. Schedule 1. Call for papers: 1st October 2008 2. Deadline for submissions of 200 words abstracts: 20th February 2009 3. Selection and commissioning of papers: 1st March 2009 4. Deadline for submissions of papers: 30th June 2009 (no extensions possible!) 5. Publication of book: 29th October 2009 with a launching at the 3rd European Fair on Education for Sustainable Development whose theme is “Renewable Energy and Climate Change: a challenge for European Schools and Universities” Editorial office and further information Research and Transfer Centre „Applications of Life Sciences“ Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Life Sciences Lohbruegger Kirchstraße 65 21033 Hamburg Germany Home page: http://www.haw-hamburg.de/9769.html E-mail: [email protected]
