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Media releaseOpportunities beyond carbon2 July 2009Attend the book launch seminar at Tusculum House, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point, Sydney, on Friday 10 July, to hear some of the 28 authors tell their stories of the opportunities they see for communities, business, investors, nations and the world. Opportunities Beyond Carbon: Looking Forward to a Sustainable World presents climate change as potentially the 'best crisis we ever had'. It maps the many opportunities for communities, businesses and investors large and small, local and international, making the transition to a low carbon economy. The book includes essays by key politicians, investors, business people, activists and academics on how to make the most of the current predicament. This fresh, lucid and practical optimism for the future offers a foundation for an entirely new and proactive attitude to climate change. 9:00am to 12:00 noon, at EBA office, 3 Manning Street, Potts Point, Sydney, on Friday 10 July. All attendees will receive a complimentary copy of the book, retail price is $49.99, included in their registration. Download Registration form. Speakers include: Bill McKibben, Environmental Author (via video) - When words fail - The renowned environmental author discusses the urgency and risks associated with climate change and reasons that climate change activists have chosen to use a number rather than words. Garth Lamb, Editor, WME - Communicating Complexity in the Carbon Aware World - The science is understood and the technology solutions exist, but nothing will happen without the ability to communicate. Dan Atkins, Managing Director, The Shaper Group - The Business Case for going Beyond Carbon - How do businesses across all industry sectors best take advantage of the transition to a lower carbon economy? John O'Brien, Managing Director, Australian CleanTech - The Cleantech Opportunity - A definition of the term will be provided along with the multiple reasons why the sector will be the success story of the next twenty years. Dave Sag, Executive Director, Carbon Planet - Reasons to be Cheerful - Whilst we are pushed by the media to focus on 'climate porn', Dave Sag argues that mankind's ingenuity will not only ensure survival through the worst of climate change but also provide an opportunity to thrive. Lisa Wade, Managing Director, ArkX Fund - The Fund Manager's perspective - An explanation of the drivers for investing in carbon and cleantech and the reasons that these sectors will drive superior returns. Nicholas Taylor, Founder, Outcrop - Coming Into View: Environmental, Social and Governance Sustainability for Institutional Investors - An argument that the 'best interests' of superannuation members must consider long term sustainability as well as short term returns. Mark Schneider, Investec Bank - Riding out along the Clean Energy Efficient Frontier - Investment in clean energy provides a continuum of opportunities each with its own risk-return relationship that can appeal to investors with any level of risk appetite. Stewart Taggart, Desertec-Australia - The Best Crisis we ever had - A grand vision for Australia as a Clean Energy Superpower that would make climate change 'the best crisis we ever had'. Amanda McKenzie, - Australian Youth Climate Coalition - Protecting Today, Promising Tomorrow - Looking through the lenses of self-preservation, ethics and international law, there is an obligation to future generations to provide them with a world that meets their needs. |
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