058 | 100 Libby Gallagher: Alleviating urban heat

Date: Friday 10 March 2023

Time: 9.30am - 10.30am

Location: 100 Climate Conversations Exhibition, Level 1, Powerhouse Museum

Price: FREE - Bookings Essential as places are limited

Landscape architect Libby Gallagher is employing her expertise in urban and landscape systems to tackle the impacts of climate change and the urban heat island effect in cities. Through community collaboration, Gallagher’s program sees streetscapes transformed to include more trees that keep neighbourhoods cool.

See Libby Gallagher in conversation with journalist Pat Abboud, recorded live at Powerhouse as part of 100 Climate Conversations. Entry is free, but bookings are essential as places are limited. Doors open at 9.15am for a 9.30am start. No late admittance.

100 Climate Conversations is a two-year survey of visionary Australians who are accelerating the net zero carbon revolution. To find out more and subscribe to the podcast visit 100climateconversations.com.

Dr Libby Gallagher is the founder of Cool Streets, an initiative that works with communities to plant trees in heat affected areas. The process embeds scientific data in a collaborative decision-making process, which empowers residents to choose the right trees for their street. Cool Streets grew from Gallagher’s PhD research into the best ways to adapt cities to climate change and urban heat. A successful pilot project in Blacktown gained national recognition, sparking multiple Cool Streets projects across NSW and Victoria. Gallagher is a landscape architect and principal of Gallagher Studio, an award-winning design firm based in Sydney that promotes climate resilience in city planning.

Pat Abboud is a Walkley nominated journalist, TV presenter, broadcaster, and award-winning documentary maker. His popular digital first interview series #PatChat featuring pop stars, politicians and everyday people with extraordinary stories has clocked up more than 30 million views. He is the founder of irreverent news, current affairs, satire and long form documentary program The Feed on SBS TV. His work has taken him to 53 countries. In 2020, Cosmopolitan magazine named him one of Australia’s 50 most influential LGBTQI+ voices.