Public Hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 15 April 2009

Inquiry into the Senate Select Committee on Climate Policy

Public Hearing - Canberra, Wednesday 15 April 2009

Start 9.00am
Venue Committee Room 2S3, Parliament House, Canberra

9.00am–10.00am

Introduction to the economics of climate change
Mr John Hawkins, Secretariat

10.00am–10.15am

Break

10.15am- 11.00am

National Farmers' Federation
Mr Ben Fargher, Chief Executive Officer
Mr Charlie McElhone, Manager, Trade Policy and Economics

11.00am–12.30pm

Roundtable on key design features of CPRS
Dr Richard Denniss, Australia Institute
Mr Salim Mazouz, Consultant
Mr Michael Hitchens, Australian Industry Greenhouse Network
Mr David Pearce
Centre for International Economics
Mr Geoff Carmody

Geoff Carmody & Associates (TBC)

12.30pm – 1.30pm

Lunch

1.30pm – 2.15pm

Environment Business Australia
Ms Fiona Wain (teleconference)

2.15pm- 3.15pm

Roundtable on science of climate policy (1)
Professor Robert Carter,
Environmental Geologist, James Cook University
Associate Professor Stewart Franks,
School of Engineering, University of Newcastle

3.15pm- 3.30pm

Afternoon tea

3.30pm–5.30pm

Roundtable on science of climate policy (2)
Professor David Karoly, University of Melbourne
Mr Peter Cozier, Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists
Dr Graeme Pearman, Arts, Geography and Environmental Science, Monash University
Dr Michael Raupach, Continental Geochemical Cycles Research Team, CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Mr Andrew McIntosh, ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy

5.30pm

Adjournment

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