Decarbonising the WA economy – 3rd John Glover Sym
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About this event
The Royal Society of Western Australia is please to present the 3rd Annual John Glover Symposium: Decarbonising the WA economy. The symposium showcases Western Australian research into decarbonisation and the transition to a green economy.
Program
Friday 7th October
8.30 Opening and Welcome Kate Chaney MP
1. 8.45 Bill Hare, Climate analytics: Is WA on track towards net zero by 2050?
2. 9.30 Chris Lund, Mudoch Univ.: Decarbonology
3. 10.00 Klaus Regenauer-Lieb, Curtin Univ.: The role of Western Australia in the emerging hydrogen future
10.30 Morning coffee
4. 11.00 Furat Dawood, Murdoch Univ.: Hydrogen
5. 11.30 Rosie Johnston, GeoVault and Full Circle Carbon: Carbon capture and storage in WA – where, how and why?
6. 12.00 Thomas Braunl, UWA: Electric Vehicles and Decarbonisation
12.30 Lunch & Poster session, open for all students undertaking projects concerning any aspect of science relevant to Western Australia
7. 13.30 Hui Tong Chua, UWA: Direct-use of geothermal energy in Perth
8. 14.00 Judy Fisher, Fisher Research Pty Ltd and UWA: Decarbonising the economy while looking after our biodiversity
9. 14.30 Hugh Wolgamot, UWA: Wave energy
15.00 Afternoon tea & Poster session, open for all students undertaking projects concerning any aspect of science relevant to Western Australia
Session exclusively for early-career researchers and brief OGM
10. Brief presentations by recipients of John Glover Awards 2022.
11. Brief OGM
12. Poster Presentations.
Nibbles and drinks till 18.00
Saturday 7th October
13. 8.45 David Pannell, Professor UWA: Mitigating climate change in agriculture: Policy options and policy challenges
14. 9.30 Caitlin Moore, UWA How can changes in agricultural practices contribute to mitigating global warming?
15. 10.00 Richard Harper, Murdoch Univ.: Carbon-capture and storage: planting trees
10.30 Morning coffee
16. 11.00 Nanthi Bolan, UWA: Carbon-capture and storage: soil carbon and biochar
17. 11.30 Lewis Walden, Curtin Univ.: Soil carbon in Western Australia
18. 12.00 Rachel Standish, Murdoch Univ.: How to avoid a conflict between decarbonisation and biodiversity
12.30 Lunch & Poster session, open for all students undertaking projects concerning any aspect of science relevant to Western Australia
19. 13.30 Catherine Patterson, Carbon-Positive Australia: Can smaller businesses and individuals help with decarbonising the WA economy
20. 14.00 Anna Kaksonen, CSIRO: Bio-based solutions for decarbonisation
14.30 Announcement of the winners of the Poster Prizes, followed by afternoon tea & Poster session, open for all students undertaking projects concerning any aspect of science relevant to Western Australia
21. Eric May, UWA: The importance of carbon-capture and storage
22. 16.00 Paul Lavery, ECU: Blue Carbon – its potential role in carbon abatement strategies – agreed (on the condition he is available that day)
16.30 Closing Remarks
Thought of becoming an RSWA member? If so, you can attend for free
- Ordinary membership $50.00
- Student membership $25.00
Membership application via membership@rswa.org.au or https://www.rswa.org.au/membership/Membership.aspx