Professor Tim Flannery, Linda Adams & Dr Jiang Kejun

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September 13, 2011

11.30am - 1.30pm

"Clean energy goes global: critical choices for Australia"

While the Federal Parliament debates the carbon price the climate commission will host eminent international guests to offer a global perspective on Australia's response to climate change.

With representatives from the big players, America, China and India, as well as the World Bank and hosted by Tim Flannery, this is an opportunity to hear the real story about Australia's place in the world.

Professor Tim Flannery

Professor Tim Flannery

Professor Tim Flannery is a leading communicator on climate change and an internationally acclaimed scientist, explorer and conservationist.

Linda Adams

Linda Adams

Former Secretary, California Environmental Protection Agency, United States.

Ms Adams is a seasoned policy advisor, political strategist and public servant. For almost four decades, she has served the State of California as a leading environmental advocate.

Ms Adams, an important architect behind the Californian emissions trading scheme, will give an update on the progress of that scheme, an overview of American climate change initiatives and canvas a range opportunities for collaboration with Australia.

Dr JIANG Kejun - Director, Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, China

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Dr Jiang currently leads energy and environmental policy analysis at the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission (China’s macroeconomic planning agency). The major focus of this work includes energy market analysis, climate change analysis, local environmental policies and international negotiations.

Dr Jiang has worked with the IPCC since 1997 and is a lead author of the IPCC’s 4th Assessment Report. He has also been highly involved in the IPCC Special Report on Emission Scenarios and their 3rd Assessment Report. He is a lead author for the Group on Earth Observations 4th report and holds a doctorate degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology.

Since 1993, Dr Jiang has extensively researched energy policy analysis from a climate change perspective, with a particular focus on assessing energy technology policy, energy supply policy, renewable energy development and energy conservation.

Dr Jiang, a key adviser to the Chinese government on low carbon growth, will discuss the range of regulatory and market-based mechanisms fuelling China's clean energy boom and what the opportunities are for Australia