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Demystifying Professor Alan Finkel’s Getting to Zero Emissions Report
Location: Greek Centre Mezzanine, 168 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, Zoom, YouTube Live, Facebook Live
Date: MONDAY 7 June 2021 @ 7:00pm AEST (Melbourne) | 12:00pm EEST (Athens) | 5:00am EDT (New York)
Presenter: Dr Nick Dallas Language of Presentation: English | No knowledge of Greek required
Entry: FREE
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Synopsis
Professor Alan Simon Finkel is an Australian neuroscientist, electrical engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He served as Chancellor of Monash University from 2008 to 2016, and held the office of Chief Scientist of Australia from 2016 to 2020.
During this time, he led a number of reviews on the national electricity market, developing a national hydrogen strategy and developing a low emissions technology roadmap. This year’s issue 81 of the magazine Quarterly Essay contained his strategic roadmap on how Australia can transition to zero emissions by 2050. Achieving net zero emissions is an extremely difficult task but not an impossible one.
Australia cannot wean itself off fossil fuels overnight but by embracing renewables along with other technological developments, fossil fuels can be made obsolete. This presentation will demystify the reports main recommendations and the strategies proposed to reach a net zero target.
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Bio
Nick Dallas studied at the University of Melbourne and has a multi-discipline background which spans chemistry, political science and economics. Presently he is the sales director for Vocational Education and Schools divisions at McGraw-Hill Education, a global learning science company. He has been on the Greek Community of Melbourne’s Board of Management since 2012 and takes an active interest in all the Community’s education initiatives. As the author of Climate Change Basics (2008, McGraw-Hill Australia) he has had a long-term interest in the challenges involved addressing climate change.
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How To Participate
The event will take place in the Mezzanine Level of the Greek Centre (168 Lonsdale Street). It will also be simulcasted to Zoom, our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
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Sponsors
During the course of the year considerable expenses are incurred in staging the seminars. In order to mitigate these costs individuals or organisations are invited to donate against a lecture of their choice. You too can donate for one or more seminars and (optionally) let your name or brand be known as a patron of culture to our members, visitors and followers, as well as the broader artistic and cultural community of Melbourne. Please email: info@greekcommunity.com.au or call 03 9662 2722. We thank the following corporate sponsors:
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The Greek Community of Melbourne is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Non-Profits Commission ABN 14004258360
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