Zero Emission Network

Date: Saturday July 21st, from 12.00pm – 6.00pm

Venue: St Michael’s Convention Center, Rear 120 Collins Street, Melbourne

Register: Visit the Fabian Society WEB Site

With a pivotal federal election looming, understanding the complexities of climate change and achievable solutions is vital. The Australian Fabian Society has organized a half day conference on these issues.

Speakers at this conference are amongst the country’s leading thinkers on the major climate change issues and the policies needed to ensure effective action. Amongst the questions to be considered are-

* Do we have to have a sick environment to have a healthy economy?
* How quickly can renewables be ramped up and what are the implications for gas and coal?
* What can to done to reduce emissions through efficiency measures?
* What key aspects of a carbon trading scheme will ensure effective carbon reduction?

John Krbaleski - An Effective Emissions Trading System
Philip Adams - Cost/Benefit Case to Act
Barry Hooper - Challenge of Clean Coal
Alan Pears - Politics and Reality of Reducing energy demand
Mark Diesendorf - Designing Renewables into the System
Robyn Evans - Transport:The Forgotten Sector

Schedule:

12.00 Registration and lunch

12.30 Welcome and Introduction

12.45 Opening Address

1.00 The Components of an Effective Emissions Trading System John Krbaleski – Acting Director, Energy Sustainability Dept of Infrastructure, Vic

1.30 The Cost/Benefit Case for the Australian Economy to Act on Climate Change Prof Philip Adams - Centre for Policy Studies, Monash University

2.00 The Challenge of Clean Coal Barry Hooper - Manager CO2 Capture Program, CO2 Cooperative Research Centre

2.30 Panel Discussion

3.00 Afternoon Tea

3.30 The Politics and the Realities of Reducing Energy Demand
Alan Pears - Director Sustainable Solutions and Adjunct Professor, RMIT University

4.00 Designing Renewables into the System Dr Mark Diesendorf - Institute of Environmental Studies, UNSW

4.30 Transport: The Forgotten Sector Robyn Evans, Environment Victoria

5.00 Panel - Summary and Closing Discussion