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The ACT Government's new Climate Strategy: an overview and critique
Tue 08 Oct 2019 17:30 — 19:00
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About this Event
The ACT Government will launch their 2015-2019 Climate Strategy and Living Infrastructure Plan on 16th September.
Come along and hear Shane Rattenbury, ACT Minister for Climate Change and Sustainability, explain the new strategy and discuss future directions for ACT climate policy.
He will be joined by a panel of ANU experts who will each give their perspectives on the plan followed by a Q&A session with the audience. The event will be moderated by Prof Mark Howden, Director, ANU Climate Change Institute.
The panel will include:
- Dr Arnagretta Hunter, ANU Medical School
- Dr Fiona J. Beck, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science
About the speakers
Shane Rattenbury is a Greens MLA and Minister in the ACT Government. Inspired by key environmental issues of the 1980’s and 90’s including ozone depletion, Antarctic protection and logging, Shane became an environmental advocate at a young age. He joined the Greens while studying Economics and Law (Honours) at ANU.
Shane has been a Member of the ACT Legislative Assembly since 2008 when the ACT Greens first gained balance of power, and negotiated for ambitious greenhouse gas reduction targets in their Parliamentary Agreement with the Labor Party. In 2012 Shane negotiated an Agreement that locked in a target of 90% renewable electricity consumption by 2020, which was later increased to the current 100% target. Since November 2016, Shane has held Ministerial responsibility for Climate Change and Sustainability, Justice and Road Safety, Corrections and Mental Health.
Dr Arnagretta Hunter is a cardiologist and physician with an interest in preventative health, public policy, and the health effects of climate change. She works in Canberra and regional NSW and is a senior lecturer at the ANU Medical School.
Dr Fiona J Beck is a senior research fellow and lecturer under the Future Engineering Research Leadership Fellowship in the ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science. Fiona also convenes the Hydrogen Fuels project within the Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific program, an ANU ‘Grand Challenge’ initiative.
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