Climate Change Authority
Welcome to a new edition of On Good Authority which this fortnight highlights green growth jobs, the benefits of shared energy infrastructure and Guarantee of Origin news. We also take a closer look at the Australian Climate Service’s 3-year strategy(Opens in a new tab/window) and new research linking climate change to stronger, more damaging El Niño events.
Authority news
Our Chair the Hon. Matt Kean and CEO Kath Rowley have been talking all things climate, energy and net zero over the past fortnight:
- 13 October – Matt’s keynote address to the Industrial Net Zero Conference in Sydney framed Australia’s decarbonisation challenge and reflected on the direction of global energy markets and investment.
- 14 October – Kath took part in a panel discussion(Opens in a new tab/window) at the Financial Review Energy & Climate Summit in Sydney. The panel considered how Australia can turn natural advantage into economic advantage.
- 19 October – Matt spoke at Global Citizen NOW in Perth with a focus on the risk of global overshoot on Paris targets and the need for adaptation now.
- 20 October – Kath’s keynote at the Carbon Market Institute’s Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit in Adelaide spoke to where Australia’s climate and carbon landscape currently stands and where it’s heading.
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