Investing in change: the path to a decarbonised world

Crawford School of Public Policy | Centre for Climate Economics and Policy

Event details

Forum

Date & time

Wednesday 30 May 2018
1.00pm–2.30pm

Venue

Molonglo Theatre, Level 2, JG Crawford Building 132, Lennox Crossing, ANU

Speaker

Mr Howard Bamsey, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund, and many more.

Which areas is it fair and reasonable for a university to invest in? What does forward-looking and ethical investment mean for an organisation like ANU? How should organisations like ANU structure their investment portfolios in anticipation and support of the low-carbon transition of the world economy?

This public forum will bring together expert panelists to explore these questions.

Opening address: Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC FAA FRS, President and Vice-Chancellor, ANU and 2011 Nobel Laureate Physics.

Moderated by: Professor Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, ANU Crawford School.

Panellists
Mr Howard Bamsey, Executive Director, Green Climate Fund.
Ms Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change.
Professor John Hewson AM, Chair, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, ANU Crawford School.
Ms Bella Himmelreich, ACT Coordinator, Fossil Free Unis Australia

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