Public Hearing - Canberra, Friday 1 May 2009

Inquiry into the Senate Select Committee on Climate Policy

Public Hearing - Canberra, Friday 1 May 2009

Start 8.00am

Venue Committee Room 2S3
Parliament House, Canberra

8.00am–9.30am

ROUNDTABLE ON CARBON ACCOUNTING:

Department of Climate Change
Mr Ian Carruthers, First Assistant Secretary

Dr Gary Richards (TBC)
National Carbon Accounting Toolbox

Professor Brendan Mackey
Director, ANU WildCountry Research and Policy Hub

Ms Margaret Blakers
Green Institute

Dr Annette Cowie
New South Wales, Department of Primary Industries

9.30am–10.15am

Perdaman Chemicals and Fertilisers
Mr Andreas Walewski, Director (Corporate)
Ms Melissa Cheesman, Consultant

10.15am–11.00am

Alcoa of Australia
Mr Tim McAuliffe, Manager, Environment and Sustainable Development
Ms Libby Lyons, Manager, Government Relations and Public Policy
Alcoa Australia Rolled Products
Mr Gerard Waller, Manager, Business Improvements

11.00am–11.45am

World Wildlife Fund
Mr Greg Bourne, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Paul Toni, Program Leader, Sustainable Development

11.45am–12.30pm

Australian Aluminium Council
Mr Miles Prosser, Executive Director

12.30pm – 1.00pm

Lunch

1.00pm–1.45pm

Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, UNSW
Dr Regina Betz
Dr Iain MacGill

1.45pm–2.30pm

Climate Institute
Mr Irwin Jackson, Director, Research and Policy

2.30pm–2.45pm

Afternoon tea

2.45pm–4.00pm

CONCLUDING ROUNDTABLE:

Department of Climate Change
Dr Martin Parkinson, Secretary
Mr Blair Comley, Deputy Secretary
Mr Howard Bamsey, Deputy Secretary and Special Envoy
Mr Barry Sterland, First Assistant Secretary, Emissions Trading Division
Dr Steve Hatfield-Dodds, Assistant Secretary, Analysis Projects Branch

Department of Treasury
Mr Steve French, General Manager, Industry, Environment and Defence Division
Ms Kirsty Laurie, Senior Adviser, Energy and Greenhouse Policy Unit, Industry, Environment and Defence Division
Ms Meghan Quinn, Manager, Climate Change Modelling Unit, Industry, Environment and Defence Division

4.00pm

Adjournment

For further information, contact:

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Department of the Senate
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Parliament House
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia

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