COMP PASS: Thur/Fri- Taylor, Bowen, Kean, CEOs headline Emissions Summit

Carbon Market Institute

Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit 9-10 December –

Taylor, Bowen, Kean join CEOs & global leaders tackling the transition to net-zero

The region’s biggest business and climate event kicks off Thursday!

Register now for your complimentary media pass to the Carbon Market Institute’s (CMI) 8th annual Australasian Emissions Reduction (AER) Summit, this Thursday 9 – Friday 10 December, virtually or in person at the ICC Sydney, Darling Harbour. (The virtual platform allows pass holders to come in and out as time allows.)

Please note: complimentary tickets are limited, so register now to secure your pass.

The program is final, and our Virtual Attendee Hub is now live!

The Q&A function allows all attendees to ask questions throughout the vast majority of sessions, which will be addressed where possible by the moderator.

This is your exclusive opportunity to hear directly from an unprecedented lineup of global government and business leaders, decision makers and influencers who are shaping the most critical economic transition in generations.

Speaker highlights:

Frank Bainimarama, Prime Minister of Fiji, Chair Pacific Island Forum

Laurence Tubiana, CEO, European Climate Foundation

Marc Vanheukelen, EU Ambassador for Climate Diplomacy

Hon. Angus Taylor MP, Minister for Industry, Energy and Emissions Reduction

Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy

Hon. Matt Kean MP, NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy and Environment

Tim Reed, President, Business Council of Australia

Tennant Reed, Principal National Advisor, Australian Industry Group

Rachel Kyte, Co-Chair, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative

Shayne Elliot, CEO, ANZ

Michele O’Neil, President, Australian Council of Trade Unions

Fiona Wild, Vice President, Sustainability & Climate Change, BHP

Frédéric Baudry, Senior VP Fuels & Low Carbon Solutions, Asia Pacific, BP

Hon. Clover Moore, Lord Mayor, City of Sydney

Dean Yibarbuk, Director, Indigenous Carbon Industry Network

Plus senior executives from the Clean Energy Regulator, Reputex, CBA, Woodside, Shell and others.

Sessions include:

  • COP26 Takeaways with Global Climate Leaders

  • The Decisive Decade for Urgent Climate Action

  • Aligning Transition Strategies & Evolving Carbon Markets

  • To 2030 & Beyond: Scaling Regional Carbon Markets

  • Technology and Markets Keynote

  • Risks & Opportunities in Decarbonising International Trade

  • Ministerial keynote with Angus Taylor

  • Policy Conversation with Chris Bowen

  • Outcomes-Driven Investment in Nature

  • Boardroom Masterclass – Strategy-Setting for Climate Risk, Resilience & Opportunity

  • Net-zero keynote

  • Investor Perspectives: 2030 Challenges & Opportunities

  • Destination Zero & Beyond for Australasia

CMI CEO John Connor said, “This year’s Summit will be our largest yet, and comes at a critical time as Australia looks ahead to a crucial decade in climate action at a time of unprecedented investor, international and community scrutiny.”

“Following the conclusion of COP26 and with a looming Federal election in Australia, the event is designed to include a special focus on more ambitious 2030 scenarios and the extra policies needed en route to net-zero emissions by or before 2050,” he said.

Registration here

Summit website here

Full list of speakers here

Latest program here

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