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  • Introduction

  • Edited by Kenneth G. H. Baldwin, Australian National University, Canberra, Mark Howden, Australian National University, Canberra, Michael H. Smith, Australian National University, Canberra, Karen Hussey, University of Queensland, Peter J. Dawson
  • Book:
    Transitioning to a Prosperous, Resilient and Carbon-Free Economy
    Published online:
    08 October 2021
    Print publication:
    28 October 2021, pp 1-6

  • Summary

    The Introduction highlights the opportunities for a healthier and wealthier society following a transition to a low-carbon economy but also notes the serious consequences of inaction. It outlines the aim of the book to help policy-makers with practical guidance and summarises the various sections of the book including: the technologies available, economic projections for a low-carbon Australian economy and comparisons with two emerging giants – Indonesia and India, the sectoral analysis encompassing cities and their precincts, industry and manufacturing, tranportation and regional environments, land use, forestry and agriculture.

  • 19 - Agriculture

  • from Land Use, Forests and Agriculture
  • Edited by Kenneth G. H. Baldwin, Australian National University, Canberra, Mark Howden, Australian National University, Canberra, Michael H. Smith, Australian National University, Canberra, Karen Hussey, University of Queensland, Peter J. Dawson
  • Book:
    Transitioning to a Prosperous, Resilient and Carbon-Free Economy
    Published online:
    08 October 2021
    Print publication:
    28 October 2021, pp 501-526

  • Summary

    Food and agriculture are critical to sustainable and prosperous societies and they need to be a core part of addressing climate change. This reflects both the large contribution that food and agriculture make to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the large-scale vulnerability of these sectors to climate changes, especially in developing countries. High levels of previous exposure to climate variability have provided some adaptive capacity but this is far from complete, with a growing climate adaptation gap often arising. The projected broadly negative climate changes will interact strongly with other expectations, such as: doubling of food production, provision of emissions reduction options and maintenance of biodiversity and ecosystem services, among others. This chapter identifies the key GHG emissions from agriculture and food systems and how they can be reduced in tandem with ongoing adaptation to climate change: the fundamentals of successful low-emissions, adaptive and prosperous agriculture systems. To date, food and agriculture has received far less policy support and research and development focus than other, often smaller and less vulnerable, sectors. Addressing the interactions between climate change and food and agricultural systems is a challenge we can’t afford to fail and an opportunity we can’t afford not to grasp.

Transitioning to a Prosperous, Resilient and Carbon-Free Economy
  • A Guide for Decision-Makers
  • Edited by Kenneth G. H. Baldwin, Mark Howden, Michael H. Smith, Karen Hussey, Peter J. Dawson
  • Published online:
    08 October 2021
    Print publication:
    28 October 2021
  • This book is a comprehensive manual for decision-makers and policy leaders addressing the issues around human caused climate change, which threatens communities with increasing extreme weather events, sea level rise, and declining habitability of some regions due to desertification or inundation. The book looks at both mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and global warming and adaption to changing conditions as the climate changes. It encourages the early adoption of climate change measures, showing that rapid decarbonisation and improved resilience can be achieved while maintaining prosperity. The book takes a sector-by-sector approach, starting with energy and includes cities, industry, natural resources, and agriculture, enabling practitioners to focus on actions relevant to their field. It uses case studies across a range of countries, and various industries, to illustrate the opportunities available. Blending technological insights with economics and policy, the book presents the tools decision-makers need to achieve rapid decarbonisation, whilst unlocking and maintaining productivity, profit, and growth.

  • Drama and Environment: Joining Forces to Engage Children and Young People in Environmental Education

  • David J. Curtis, Mark Howden, Fran Curtis, Ian McColm, Juliet Scrine, Thor Blomfield, Ian Reeve, Tara Ryan
  • Journal:
    Australian Journal of Environmental Education / Volume 29 / Issue 2 / December 2013
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    10 March 2014, pp. 182-201

  • Engaging and exciting students about the environment remains a challenge in contemporary society, even while objective measures show the rapid state of the world's environment declining. To illuminate the integration of drama and environmental education as a means of engaging students in environmental issues, the work of performance companies Evergreen Theatre, Leapfish and Eaton Gorge Theatre Company, the ecological oratorio Plague and the Moonflower, and a school-based trial of play-building were examined through survey data and participant observations. These case studies employed drama in different ways — theatre-in-education, play-building, and large-scale performance event. The four case studies provide quantitative and qualitative evidence for drama-based activities leading to an improvement in knowledge about the environment and understandings about the consequences of one's actions. In observing and participating in these case studies, we reflect that drama is a means of synthesising and presenting scientific research in ways that are creative and multi-layered, and which excite students, helping maintain their attention and facilitating their engagement.