2023 Climate Futures Summit
(Climate Talks recording at the office of the Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp [right], with [from left] Rebekkah Markey-Towler, Associate Professor Cathy Oke and Greta Robentsone.)
A meeting of like minds will propel a call for just, safe and equitable transformative climate action at Melbourne Climate Futures’ upcoming 2023 Climate Futures Summit on October 10.
Melbourne Climate Futures, led by Melbourne Law School’s Professor Jacqueline Peel, will convene more than 20 speakers from government, industry and research to share and develop solutions for transition to a net zero energy system, society and economy.
The research initiative will host five expert panels who will share thoughts and solutions across five pressing topics including biodiversity, oceans and climate; paying for the climate crisis; the human cost of a warming world; envisioning Australia and the region’s energy future; and leadership, government and climate governance.
Leading speakers include Lord Mayor of Melbourne Sally Capp, entrepreneur and activist Alan Schwartz, Professor and Director of Peter McCullum Centre on Statelessness Michelle Foster and Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science David Karoly, with renowned science communicator Jen Martin acting as master of ceremonies.
Professor Peel said the summit was a way to bring together leaders in their fields to ensure hard discussions help progress net-zero transitions.
“The Climate Futures Summit is our way of bringing University researchers together with our community, governments and industry so that we can have the conversations we need to accelerate our transition to a safe, equitable, healthy net zero society and economy, and transform our future,” said Professor Peel, Professor of Law and Director of Melbourne Climate Futures.
In-person tickets to the summit are sold out, however registration for online attendance is still available. Registration prior to September 29 is essential.
Registration, the day’s program and a guide to the Summit’s panel speakers can be found at the Climate Futures Summit website.
Melbourne Climate Futures continue to lead calls for a transformed net-zero society with the institute’s Climate Talks podcast, produced in conjunction with Melbourne Centre for Cities, now a global finalist in the audio-centric Signal Awards.
The podcast, hosted by Professor Peel, Associate Professor Cathy Oke and PhD Candidate Rebekkah Markey-Towler and produced by Greta Robenstone, charts the lead up to each annual United Nations Climate Change Conference – or COP.
Season three of Climate Talks leads listeners towards COP28 in Dubai alongside expert guests from policy, industry and research, and is nominated for Signal Awards in two categories: Activism, Public Service and Social Impact, as well as Sustainability and Environment.
The latest episode, Talking Climate Finance,featured Head of Sustainable Finance Hub and Melbourne Climate Futures Research Fellow Dr Arj Dibley, Australian Sustainable Finance Institute lead Purdie Bowden, Investor Group on Climate Change policy director Erwin Jackson.
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