08.30
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Welcome by Kevin Rudd MP
Federal Labor Leader
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08.40
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Address by Professor Tony Haymet
Professor Haymet is currently the Director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California. He was previously the Chief of Marine and Atmospheric Research at CSIRO.
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09.00
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Address by Tom Burke
Tom Burke is currently an Environmental Policy Adviser to Rio Tinto and previously advised BP. He is a Visiting Professor at Imperial and University Colleges, London and a member of the London Sustainable Development Commission. From 1999–2005 Tom was the Statutory Adviser to the British Government on Biodiversity.
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09.20
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Impacts of Climate Change
What are the environmental, economic and social impacts of climate change, both now and into the future? What are the costs of action versus the costs of inaction? To what extent do we need to act now?
What do we know about the likely costs and benefits of early action and what more do we need to know?
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MODERATOR:
Sir Rod Eddington
Chair of Labor’s Business Advisory Council
Chairman, JP Morgan, Australia and New Zealand
Former CEO, British Airways
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PANEL MEMBERS:
Professor Peter Doherty AC
Nobel Laureate (Physiology and Medicine)
Laureate Professor, University of Melbourne
Australian of the Year 1997
Dr Graeme Pearman, AM
Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Monash University
Former Director, CSIRO Atmospheric Research
Professor Alan Dupont
Director, Centre for International Security Studies,Sydney University
Non-resident Senior Fellow, Lowy Institute
Mr Christopher Brown
Managing Director, Tourism and Transport Forum Australia
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10.45
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Emissions Trading (National and International)
How do we establish a national emissions trading scheme? What should it look like? Any domestic emissions trading scheme will need to be consistent with any international trading scheme. How do we ensure that it is? What does Australia want an international regime to look like? How do we shape the international agenda?
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MODERATOR:
Greg Bourne
President, World Wildlife Fund
Former President BP Australasia
Former Special Adviser on Energy to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
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PANEL MEMBERS:
Professor Warwick McKibbin
Director, ANU Centre of Applied Macroeconomic Analysis
Professional Fellow, The Lowy Institute
Mr Martijn Wilder
Partner, Baker McKenzie
Ms Lorraine Stephenson
Director, Deloitte
Ms Anthea Harris
Project Leader, National Emissions Taskforce
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12.45
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New Technologies (Clean Coal and Renewable Energy)
What renewable technologies are already in use, and which ones will come on stream in 10 or 20 years time? What are the impediments to clean coal and renewable technologies? What more should Australia do to increase investment in clean coal and renewables? Is the regulatory framework conducive to such investment?
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MODERATOR::
Mr Nick Rowley
Director, Kinesis
Former Adviser to UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
Former Adviser to NSW Premier Bob Carr
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PANEL MEMBERS:
Ms Susan Jeanes
CEO, Renewable Energy Generators of Australia
Former Federal Liberal Member for Kingston
Mr Charlie Lenegan
Managing Director, Rio Tinto Australia
Board Member, Business Council of Australia
Mr Tony Maher
Secretary, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
Dr Adrian Williams
CEO, Geodynamics
Mr Tim Sims
Managing Director, Pacific Equity Partners
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14.15
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Energy Efficiency and Demand Management
Personal, community, corporate and government responsibility – how do we empower individuals, communities and businesses to act to protect the climate, how do we encourage individuals, communities and businesses to invest in energy efficiency? What can governments do – especially as energy efficiency needs to be affordable? Some ideas include hybrid cars, refitting buildings, audits of household/business energy efficiency and smart metering in homes and businesses.
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MODERATOR:
Mr Peter Holmes a Court
Chairman, White Bull Holdings
Executive Chairman, South Sydney Rabbitohs
Board Member, Queensland Rail
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PANEL MEMBERS:
The Hon John Thwaites MP
Deputy Premier of Victoria
Minister for Climate Change, Water and the Environment
Professor Ian Lowe AO
President, Australian Conservation Foundation
Emeritus Professor of Science, Technology and Society, Griffith University
Mr Jonathon Jutsen
Director, Energetics
Director, Environment Business Australia
Mr Paul Gilding
CEO, Easy Being Green
Former Executive Director, Greenpeace International
Mr Alan Pears
Adjunct Professor, Environment and Planning, RMIT
Director, Sustainable Solutions
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15.15
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Concluding Remarks by Kevin Rudd MP
Federal Labor Leader
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15.30
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