Climate & Energy College

Congratulations to @GlynDavis_PRF in his new position as Secretary of PM&C in the new Australian government. Here some happy moments from our earlier Climate & Energy College days - after we've been founded by him, Dick Strugnell and many others. The times they are a-changin'...

What a fantastic retreat we had with a few @unimelb @ClimateCollege alumni this weekend. They are now active in government, industry and civil society - changing the course of Australia towards net-zero, one step at a time. Let's try to keep the ball in the air!

The launch will start in a little over an hour (5pm AEDT), which is just enough time to grab a hot drink and start reading the report, which is now available at climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/documents/buil…

Starting shortly - not too late to register!

Upcoming seminar: Alan Pears and Rosalinda Bustamante launching the ‘Building and Appliance Energy Efficiency Report: Opportunities for EU-Australian Collaboration’ report. More info here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/launch… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming public seminar: Pourya Salehi from @ICLEI discussing "Digitalization and sustainability: How is digital finance affecting the sustainable development arena?" More info here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/digita… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming public seminar: @EckersleyRobyn and @peterchristoff discussing "National climate policy after the 2022 Australian national election: What might we expect?" More info here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/nation… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Tonight's wrap-up session includes a diverse program, covering health co-benefits of climate action, what Australia can learn from the EU Taxonomy, and next steps for the SPIPA research network. Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Currently hearing from Dr Amanda Cahill from @economy_next, ahead of the launch of our paper on Energy Affordability. Still time to join!

Don't forget to register for tonight's wrap-up event, which includes the launch of our paper on Energy Affordability with @oekoinstitut. You can also get a sneak peek here at @ConversationEDU: theconversation.com/energy-poverty…

This week we are wrapping up the EU-Australia Knowledge Network with a series of three events, covering building efficiency, energy affordability, health, finance, just transitions, and more. More details and registrations here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/eu-aus…

Upcoming public seminar: Dr Brenna Walsh and Dr @cathyoke on the 'Evolution of the Global Research Action Agenda for Cities (GRAA)'. More details here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/evolut… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming public seminar: Matthew Sullivan-Kilgour from @Ironbarksustain on 'Using an Improved Database of City-level Mitigation Actions to Drive Improved Practice'. More details here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/using-… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming public seminar: Alison Fong and Paola Flores Carvajal from @studentenergy on 'Achieving an Equitable & Sustainable Energy Transition'. More details here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/achiev… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming public seminar: @bushjude discussing "Urban Greening and Climate Change". See details here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/urban-… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming public seminar: @NicBadullovich (ANU) and @lindenashcroft (UoM) discussing "Climate change social science: How communication can help us solve climate change". See details here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/climat… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming public seminar: Zoe Whitton and Dr Arj Dibley from Pollination discussing "Beyond Disclosure: Managing Sovereign Climate Risk". See details here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/beyond… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Upcoming public seminar: Dr Kate Dooley (UoM), Kelsey Perlman (FERN) and Bonnie Mappin (UQ) discussing "Forest strategies for climate mitigation in Australia and the EU". See details here: climatecollege.unimelb.edu.au/seminar/forest… Register here: unimelb.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

BREAKING #COP26 2.7C: warming of unconditional, least ambitious NDC 2030 range. 2.2C: Net-zero targets a few weeks ago shave off 0.5C (UNEP Gap report). 1.9C: A dozen new NDCs and INDIA's pledge, *IF* implemented and sufficiently supported Briefing: climate-resource.com/tools/ndcs

How significant is the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use? Not very, if signatories past efforts are any indication... theconversation.com/cop26-global-d…