Beyond Zero Emissions is challenging the excuses for inaction with a new report that makes the case for Australian leadership on climate change. The report:
highlights the true extent of Australia’s influence over global emissions;
demonstrates how the practical, problem-solving approach to sectoral decarbonisation advocated in the BZE Zero Carbon Australia Plans can be leveraged by Australia to achieve major emissions reductions globally while the UN negotiations remain deadlocked; and
outlines a series of domestic and foreign policy initiatives that Australia should implement to steer the world’s trajectory towards a truly clean energy future.
The Plan will be outlined by lead authors Fergus Green and Reuben Finighan. The authors will then participate in a panel discussion featuring Professor Robyn Eckersley (School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne) and Associate Professor Peter Christoff (School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne).
Find out more about the report here: http://beyondzeroemissions.org/laggardtoleader
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About the Authors
Fergus Green is a researcher specialising in climate change law and policy. He is Chairman of the Centre for Sustainability Leadership and a 2012 General Sir John Monash Scholar.
Reuben Finighan has a multidisciplinary background spanning the physical, life and social sciences. He is a 2012 Fullbright Scholar and a 2012 Frank Knox Scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School.
This event is hosted by Beyond Zero Emissions in collaboration with Melbourne Energy Institute, Centre for Sustainability Leadership and Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne.