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Positioning Australia for the Emissions-Constrained Future
Setting the agenda beyond Kyoto

Melbourne Business School
9 September 2003

PROVISIONAL SEMINAR PROGRAM

TIME

SESSION

TOPIC

PRESENTERS

8.30 – 9.00 am  REGISTRATION

9.00am  SESSION 1          OPENING AND SCENE SETTING     Chair:

9.00am

Opening

Welcome and opening remarks

AETF/CRCGA

9.05am

Keynote Presentation

Global and Australian situation (post Kyoto)
- focussing on the status of the greenhouse issue and associated policies in the post-Kyoto period

Roger Beale, Secretary, Environment Australia

9.30am

Q&A/discussion

   

9.40am

Presentation

International political processes for Post Kyoto including timeline
- describing the Kyoto and non-Kyoto processes for establishing the longer term GH policy and trading regime

Chris Langman, Ambassador for the Environment, Dept. Foreign Affairs and Trade

10.00am

Q&A/discussion

   

10.10am

Presentation

How should Australia be preparing for the post-Kyoto policy and business environment?
- a view of what is needed to position Australia for the carbon constrained future

John Buttle, Senior Partner, Financial Services Group, Ernst & Young

10.30am

Q&A/discussion

   

10.40am  Refreshment break

11.00am  SESSION 2        TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY

11.00am

Presentation

Global trading developments
- a review of the likely status and role of international and national emissions trading in the medium to long term

Tony Beck & Malcolm Gray, Coordinators, AETF

11.20am

Q&A/discussion

   

11.30am

Presentation

Greenhouse accounting and sequestration developments
- a review of medium to long term developments in emission accounting and sequestration including land management

Chris Mitchell, CEO, CRC for Greenhouse Accounting

11.50am

Q&A/discussion

   

12.00pm

Presentation

Technology developments and opportunities in the energy sector
- review of prospective emission abatement technologies and energy conservation

Harry Schaap, Assistant Director, Electricity Supply Association of Australia

12.20pm

Q&A/discussion

   

12.30pm  Lunch

1.20pm  SESSION 3           WHAT SHOULD POST-KYOTO LOOK LIKE?

1.20pm

Presentation

Australian options and opportunities (1)
- the way ahead from a strategic perspective

Mike Waller, Director, Heuris Partners

1.45pm

Q&A/discussion

   

1.55pm

Presentation

Australian options and opportunities (2)
- the way ahead from a new business perspective

Tony Wood, General Manager, Origin Energy

2.20pm

Q&A/discussion

   

2.30pm

Presentation

Australian options and opportunities (3)
- the way ahead from an environmental sustainability perspective

Tricia Caswell, Executive Director, Global Sustainability RMIT

2.55pm

Q&A/discussion

   

3.05pm  Refreshment break

3.30pm SESSION 4           PANEL DISCUSSION           Chair:TBA

3.30pm

Panel discussion

Challenges and opportunities - panel discussion

Panel of presenters

4.30pm Seminar end

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