PROJECTIONS
PROBABILITIES
PEOPLE
PERCEPTIONS
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PANEL
SESSIONS
Where available presentations
by panellists are available in PDF format.
Presentations are listed in program order.
Wednesday 3 October
What are businesses doing in response to projected
climate change?
The business response to climate change was discussed by representatives from three industry sectors in this session.
We also heard about Greenhouse Challenge Plus and how it enables Australian companies to form working partnerships
with the Australian Government to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Ms Robyn Bain, Cement Industry Federation
Presentation
Mr David Carter, Lion Nathan
No presentation available
Mr Warren Brooks, Australian Aluminium Council
Presentation
Ms Kathryn Anthonisz, Greenhouse Challenge Plus
Presentation
Fuelling our society
This session examined three energy alternatives for the future – renewables, fossil fuels and nuclear energy. Our
panellists shared their views on the role that these energy sources have in fuelling our society in a changing climate.
- Ms Susan Jeanes, Renewable Energy Generators of Australia
Presentation
Dr John Carras, CSIRO
No presentation available
Dr Ron Cameron, ANTSO
No presentation available
New
technologies to meet the climate change challenge
Necessity is the mother of invention, and our changing
climate has prompted the development of new technologies to take us into the future. In this session the place of hot
fractured rock geothermal energy, a hydrogen economy, wave energy and desalination in our changing climate will be
explored.
Thursday 4
October
Managing agriculture in a changing climate
This session, sponsored by the Commonwealth Department of
Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, explored options for managing agriculture in a future shaped by climate change.
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Mr Ben Fargher, National Farmers’ Federation
No presentation available
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Dr Michael Robinson, Land & Water Australia
Presentation
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Mr Ian McClelland, Birchip Cropping Group
Presentation
Friday 5 October
Perspectives in communicating climate change
In this session a science communication practitioner, an
academic, a journalist and a scientist will discuss what they see as the key issues in communicating climate change,
with references to the similarities and differences encountered in the UK, USA and Australia.
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Mr Robert Henson, University Corporation for Atmospheric
Research, USA
Presentation
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Ms Maria Taylor, National Centre for Public Awareness of
Science, Australian National University
No presentation available
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Ms Wendy Frew, Sydney Morning Herald
No presentation available
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Mr Kevin Hennessy, CSIRO
No presentation available
What does green mean? How green initiatives are tackling climate change
Consumers are now being offered a range of ‘climate friendly’ initiatives that they can sign up to and play
their part in tackling climate change. But how do these initiatives work? Are we really making a difference by participating? In this session we found out more about
three of these initiatives – Greenfleet, Green Power and the Greenstar program.
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