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Allan Jones
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Energy and Climate Change of the City of Sydney
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Subject Matter Expert
Allan is Chief Development Officer, Energy and Climate Change of the City of Sydney. Allan is also a Board member of the National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility. Prior to his appointment Allan was Chief Executive Officer of the London Climate Change Agency and prior to that Woking Borough Council’s Director of Thameswey Limited. Allan’s role at the City is to deliver its Green Infrastructure Plan and major energy and climate change projects, including trigeneration, renewable energy, advanced waste treatment, automated waste collection and decentralised water.
Adaptation and Mitigation of Climate Change
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An illustration of the concepts of climate mitigation and adaptation and how they relate to one another.
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Obama administration announces $4 billion US clean energy fund
07-03-2014
Ed King
The US government has made $4 billion in clean energy funding available, in support of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.
Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate
03-17-2014
Justin Gillis
Early in his career, a scientist named Mario J. Molina was pulled into seemingly obscure research about strange chemicals being spewed into the atmosphere. Within a year, he had helped discover a global environmental emergency, work that would ultimately win a Nobel Prize.
Climate change poses growing threat of conflict in the Arctic, report finds
05-13-2014
Suzanne Goldenberg
Climate change poses a growing security threat and could cause conflict in the Arctic, a group of retired American generals and admirals said on Tuesday.
Heat Waves and Energy Use in San Diego - Climate Education Partners
How energy use affects our climate and what that means for San Diego
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Water in San Diego - Climate Education Partners
The importance of water in San Diego, and how climate will affect water supplies.
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Annual CCSM4 Global Surface Temperature Anomaly, 1850-2100, RCP8.5 Projection
Global Surface Temperature Anomally from 1850 - 2100
Six ensemble average of the CCSM4 monthly surface temperature anomaly (relative to 1850-1899 average for each month) from Jan 1850 to Dec 2100, from CMIP5 historical + RCP8.5 scenario runs.
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Resilient Cities 01 Video: Last week tonight - Climate Change
John Oliver hosts a mathematically representative climate change debate, with the help of special guest Bill Nye the Science Guy.
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