National Climate Emergency Summit 2020 National Climate Emergency Summit 2020

EMERGENCY POWERS AND THE DECLARATION DEBATE


As the momentum for a climate emergency response grows louder, so too does the fear of authoritarian power and loss of democratic rights. Can we set out to achieve maximum protection from climate change while safeguarding our liberties and creating a more just world? Are these objectives irreconcilable?

Nyadol Nyuon – Lawyer & Human Rights AdvocateTim Costello – Former Chief Advocate & CEO of World Vision AustraliaNicole Rogers – Associate Professor School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross UniversityPhilip Sutton – RSTI, Strategy Analyst, Breakthrough

Moderated by Corinne Grant – Lawyer & Human Rights Advocate
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Frontline Climate Stories From Across Australia


Australia’s first responders and affected communities are confronting  the devastating climate impacts playing out around the country. Hear first-hand accounts from people on the ground as an unprecedented crisis hits home.

Greg Mullins – Former NSW Fire & Rescue CommissionerAnika Molesworth  – Broken Hill Farmer & ScientistMajor Michael Thomas – Defence & Climate Security AnalystMayor Vonda Malone – Mayor of Torres Strait IslandsPaddy Manning – Journalist & Writer

Moderated by Jane Caro – Writer & Social Commentator
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FRAMING EMERGENCY THREAT & RESPONSE


The power of language and the way we frame an issue has the ability to ignite or switch people off. When the way we communicate has a big effect on attitudes and reactions, how do we get the climate message right to successfully mobilise people at the necessary scale and speed of action? How do we effectively communicate the scale and speed of action that is now required? How do we navigate the delicate terrain of facts, fear, courage, identity and reality?

Margaret Klein Salamon – Founding director of The Climate MobilizationRebecca Huntley – Australian social researcher and expert on social trendsRichie Merzian – Director Climate & Energy Program The Australia Institute

Moderated by Adam Morton – Guardian Australia’s Environment Editor
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PART TWO: DRAWDOWN & THE COOLING CONUNDRUM


Our climate is already dangerously hot. Turning this around will take not only the rapid elimination of greenhouse emissions, but will also require drawing a vast amount of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere as fast as humanly possible, starting now. What would the race to rollout negative emissions at national level look like for a below zero Australia?

Biological Systems

Unearthing the potential for biological systems to deliver the drawdown at scale and speed to achieve safe climate conditions

Joe Herbertson – Director of The Crucible Group & Conjoint Professor, University of NewcastleKate Dooley – Research Fellow and Lecturer at Melbourne UniversityPeter MaCreadie – Director of Deakin’s Blue Carbon LabTony Rinaudo – Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Vision

Moderated by Natasha Mitchell – Radio National presenter
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CLIMATE CODE RED: AUSTRALIA’S CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE


The world is staring down the barrel of the biggest, most all-encompassing, multifaceted challenge in human history. We now need to pull off a monumental operation, and time is of the essence. What’s our best chance of success and how will Australia respond across the political, economic and social spectrum? An expert panel takes the hot seat for a not-so-hypothetical plunge into thinking the impossible and making it happen.

Kerryn Phelps – Former Head of the Australian Medical AssociationGreg Mullins – Former NSW Commissioner of Fire & RescueLidia Thorpe – Activist and Former PoliticianOliver Yates – Former CEO, Clean Energy Finance CorporationIan Dunlop – Former Chair of the Australian Coal AssociationCarmen Lawrence – Former WA Premier & Social AcademicPaul Gilding – Climate Risk Analyst & Business ConsultantCheryl Durrant – Former Director of Preparedness and Mobilisation Australian Defence Force

Hosted by Ali Moore – Journalist & Broadcaster.
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WHAT’S THE EMERGENCY?


As catastrophic fires and drought sweep eastern Australia, world-leading scientists warn that climate tipping points are too risky to bet against. What are the likely ecological and social consequences and how does the evidence justify an emergency-level response?

Michael Mann – Director, Earth System Science Center, Pennsylvania State UniversityDavid Spratt – Research Director at Breakthrough – National Centre For Climate Restoration

Moderated by Jo Chandler – Science Writer & Journalist
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