GETTING BUSINESS ON BOARD

For a surprisingly small percentage of the Australian economy, the fossil fuel industry exercises enormous political power. At the same time, few in the business community are showing a full understanding of the existential risks of climate change, and the level of action needed to protect even their own industries. How can the lock-hold of vested interests be broken, and what will it take for capital to step up to the real challenge?

Paul Gilding – Climate Risk Analyst & Business Consultant
Ian Dunlop – Former Chair of the Australian Coal Association
Heidi Lee – Industry Investment Lead, Beyond Zero Emissions
Simon Holmes A Court – Senior Advisor to the Energy Transition Hub at Melbourne University

Moderated by Paddy Manning – Journalist & Writer

GETTING BUSINESS ON BOARD
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For a surprisingly small percentage of the Australian economy, the fossil fuel industry exercises enormous political power. At the same time, few in the business community are showing a full understanding of the existential risks of climate change, and the level of action needed to protect even their own industries. How can the lock-hold of vested interests be broken, and what will it take for capital to step up to the real challenge?
Paul Gilding &ndash;&nbsp;Climate Risk Analyst &amp; Business Consultant Ian Dunlop &ndash;&nbsp;Former Chair of the Australian Coal Association Heidi Lee &ndash;&nbsp;Industry Investment Lead, Beyond Zero Emissions Simon Holmes A Court &ndash;&nbsp;Senior Advisor to the Energy Transition Hub at Melbourne University
Moderated by&nbsp;Paddy Manning&nbsp;&ndash; Journalist &amp; Writer

The events program from the National Climate Emergency Summit 2020 recorded in Melbourne, VIC, Australia on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, on the 14-15th of February.

The events program from the National Climate Emergency Summit 2020 recorded in Melbourne, VIC, Australia on the unceded lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation, on the 14-15th of February.

National Climate Emergency Summit 2020

BUILDING THE BUSINESS COALITION

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