Copenhagen: the most likely outcome; what it means for Australia; and for international carbon trading
As the Copenhagen Conference on climate change gets closer, more people are starting to think about what the outcome is likely to be, and what its implications are for future Australian policy, the Australian economy and the reality of international trade in carbon reduction.
Grattan Institute invites you to a discussion with two prominent thinkers in climate change policy and industry; Mr Blair Comley, Deputy Secretary, Commonwealth Department of Climate Change and Mr Alex Wyatt, CEO Climate Bridge, a leading organisation in the funding of greenhouse gas reduction projects in China. Please join us on Monday 30 November, to hear their views about what the likely outcomes of Copenhagen might mean for Australia.
| Date |
Monday 30 November 2009 |
| |
| Time |
5.30pm arrival and registration
6.00pm - 7.00pm seminar |
| |
| Venue |
Treasury Theatre
Ground Level
1 Macarthur Street
Melbourne VIC 3002 |
| |
| Registration |
Please register by Friday 27 November 2009
Registration link |
About the Speakers
 |
Blair Comley is a Deputy Secretary in the Department of Climate Change. Blair has executive oversight for the design and implementation of the emissions trading system and matters related to renewable energy, emissions inventory and projections.
Previously Blair held a range of senior positions in the Treasury including as General Manager of the Business Tax Division, Indirect Tax Division, Macroeconomic Policy Division and the Debt Management Review Team. Blair also represented Australia for three years on economic matters at the OECD and was the Acting Chief Executive Officer the Australian Office of Financial Management with responsibility for managing the Australian Government’s debt and related derivative portfolio. |
 |
Alex Wyatt is the CEO of Climate Bridge. Climate Bridge is one of the largest firms in China involved in organising greenhouse gas emission reduction projects, financed with European-based carbon credits. Alex has an on-the-ground perspective of carbon emission reduction and sustainability in China, and is a regular speaker on the international environmental conference circuit.
Prior to founding Climate Bridge, Alex worked in the Shanghai office of McKinsey and Company, where he worked with state-owned and multi-national companies in the Chinese transportation sector, undertaking a number of different projects to help optimise rail, sea and trucking networks throughout China. Alex has also worked for the Boston Consulting Group and Hearne Scientific Software, where he helped to start and manage a variety of new business ventures.
in 2009, he was included in the Advance Asia 50, recognising him as one of the fifty most influential Australians living in Asia. |
For registration follow this link
|
