A holistic view on how to achieve net zero: energy scenarios, CO2 abatement options and how to finance them

The UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) and PwC warmly invite you as we hear from industry, financial services and academia on what is needed to meet the Paris Climate Target – from energy scenarios, to actions that organisations are taking, to financing the energy transition.

Presenters

Associate Professor Sven Teske from ISF will provide the energy scenario background on how much the individual sectors of our economy need to decarbonise. He is a co-developer of the OneEarth Climate Model – unique research that maps a pathway to meeting the Paris Climate Target using 100% renewable energy. Since 2019, Sven and colleagues have used the model to develop scenarios for different world regions and in 2021, produced pathways to net zero for 12 main industry sectors.

Adjunct Professor Juergen Peterseim from UTS and PwC will give an overview of what companies need to do and are doing to meet their net-zero targets. Juergen will unpack the different CO2 abatement options for all company assets for each industry, their cost effectiveness, implementation hierarchy and project time. Juergen is a lead net-zero and hydrogen expert and will present examples from the net-zero roadmap work he is doing for energy, industrial manufacturing, and transport companies across Europe.

Alison Atherton from ISF will touch on international and domestic regulatory developments including disclosure standards and the recent clampdown on greenwashing. The presentation will also discuss the need for a focus on skills development to support the transition and how this is being addressed in other jurisdictions. Alison leads ISF’s Business, economies and governance research program and is a co-author of the sectoral pathways to net zero report.

Please join us for light refreshments from 9am, for a 9:30am kick-off.

Please note, this is an in-person event only. This event will not be live streamed or recorded.