56: Climate panel – The pathway to net zero

In Episode 56 of First Fuel, we bring you a panel discussion from the joint opening plenary of Energy Efficiency Expo and All-Energy Australia, which took place just twelve days before the twenty-sixth Conference of Parties in Glasgow. Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel is joined by John Connor, CEO of the Carbon Market Institute, Zoe Whitton, Executive Director at Pollination, Gretta Stephens, Chief Executive for Climate Change at Bluescope, Anna Malos, Country lead for Australia at ClimateWorks Australia, and Darren Miller, CEO of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. This stellar panel digs into the topic of the moment – Australia’s pathway to net zero. Mentioned in this episode: Energy Efficiency Expo All-Energy Australia Carbon Market Institute’s Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit Investor Group on Climate Change’s annual investor survey Bluescope’s net zero goal ClimateWorks Australia’s Decarbonisation Futures report Key topics: - Net zero pathways by sector - Investor approach to carbon risk - Decarbonising steel - Role of energy flexibility in net zero - Hydrogen and electrification - Supporting business planning for net zero Connect with us: Find Luke at https://twitter.com/lukemenzel Find out more about the Energy Efficiency Council at www.eec.org.au Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/EECouncil Email us at [email protected] To find out how you can listen to an upcoming episode of First Fuel live, visit www.eec.org.au/podcasts