AUSTRALIA DECLARES
SHAPING AUSTRALIA’S
EMERGENCY RESPONSE
14-15 FEBRUARY 2020
BREAKOUT SESSION
Day 1
3:20PM – 4:30PM
YARRA ROOM l LEVEL 2
BELOW ZERO EMISSION COMMUNITIES
LOCALS GETTING ON WITH THE JOB
Despite the lack of national leadership, local communities around the country are gearing up to rapidly decarbonise our cities and communities. Hear from local leaders on how to get ahead of the pack and accelerate the rapid below-zero transition.
Lambros Tapinos – Mayor of Moreland City Council
Taryn Lane – Community Energy Manager, Hepburn Wind
Alison Rowe – CEO of Australian Energy Foundation
Anumitra Mirti – Section Manager Environmental Strategies Central Coast Council
Moderated by Dominique Hes – Principle Researcher Beyond Zero Emissions
SESSION
SPEAKERS
Alison
Rowe
“We have the most opportunity geographically in terms of our space, in terms of our uninhibited land but we could actually be driving the revolution across the world when it comes to energy. We need to do that in a different way than we have been doing.”
SOCIAL CHANGE & ADVOCACY
