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FESTIVAL OF IDEAS - IMAGINE 2033
HOW WE ACHIEVED A JUST, HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE POST-CARBON FUTURE
As part of the University of Melbourne's Festival of Ideas, we invite you to join us for a day of engaging conversation with various top speakers in the area of environmental sustainability. Take a journey to the future to examine what the world would look like if we were able to transition beyond fossil fuels to a clean energy economy. Guests are welcome to register for any and all events. Please click on the booking link below each session.
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9.30 - 11.30am, Carrillo Gantner Theatre, Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Imagine 2033: How we achieved a Healthy and Sustainable Post-carbon World
‘Imagine it is October 2033 and we now live in a world in which the transition to a healthy, just, and sustainable post carbon-future is well underway, so there is now real hope that catastrophic climate change will be avoided. How did this happen? What were the key obstacles and how were they overcome?'
Chair: John Wiseman, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
Speakers: Chris Ryan, Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab, University of Melbourne
Miriam Lyons, Centre for Policy Development
Simon McKeon, The CSIRO, and Macquarie Bank
Anna Rose, Author, Activist and Environmentalist
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1:30pm - 3:00pm, Room 242, Alice Hoy Building, University of Melbourne.
IMAGINE 2033: How we achieved a Healthy and Sustainable Post-carbon Australia
Join us for a lively discussion about options for creating a just and sustainable post-carbon Australia by 2033.
Chair: Prof Kate Auty, Victorian Commissioner for the Environment
Speakers: Prof David Karoly, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne
Kirsten Larsen, Research Fellow, Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab, University of Melbourne
Alex Gartman, CEO, Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal
Samuel Alexander, Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne
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3:30pm - 4:30pm, Room 242, Alice Hoy Building, University of Melbourne.
STUDENT COMPETITION: Finalists present
A Melbourne University-wide student competition has produced some exciting ideas about the possibility of achieving a post-carbon future for Australia. The challenge was to develop a five minute presentation, accompanied by five slides and 500 words of text, responding to the 'Imagine 2033' back-casting question above.
Join us for five short presentations from the competition finalists, followed by the prize-winner announcements.
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