Future Earth Australia’s second flagship program—Climate Risk and Equity—commenced in November with a two-day event held in conjunction with Climate-KIC Australia and the Sydney Environment Institute held at the University of Sydney. The theme of the event was Climate Science in Industry: Governance, Standards and Accessibility The event consisted of presentations from speakers Professor Andy Pitman, Director of the ARC Centre for Excellence in Climate Extremes and Dr Nick Wood, ESCC Hub stakeholder group chair. The event also consisted of roundtable discussions on the themes of how is climate science being applied in industry and science and governance: standards, funding and fairness. The day concluded with an invited expert roundtable held under Chatham house rules.
A key outcome of the event was the agreement of all involved that a coalition of representatives from government, business and the research sector would be well placed to contribute to such an initiative. An advisory group will be established in early 2019 to determine the next steps in this important process.
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For more information on our Climate and Equity project, please contact the project lead, Dr Tayanah O’Donnell.
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