ANU Climate Update 2024 will present an overview of how our climate is changing and how we are responding to these changes in Australia and around the world.

This annual event brings together experts, policymakers, students, industry and the community to discuss the state of our climate and what can be done to tackle climate change.

Program
3-4.10pm - State of our Climate

This session will commence with a Welcome to Country and reflections on how climate change has impacted Country in the last year before summarising the latest climate research, including a snapshot of newly released data on how our climate changed in 2023. The session will conclude with audience Q&A.

Genevieve Bell, Vice-Chancellor and President, The Australian National University
Opening Remarks
Aunty Mary Mudford, Ngunnawal Elder
Welcome to Country
Mark Howden, Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions; Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Chair, ACT Climate Council
Global Climate Overview 2023

4.10-4.40pm – Break
Light refreshments available for in-person participants

4.40-6pm – Moving from climate anxiety to action
Understanding the up-to-date science of climate change and climate impacts is essential for decision-making, however it can also be overwhelming. A focus on actions fosters hope and empowers people to respond to the challenges we face. This panel session will hear from researchers and practitioners who are focused on action in a variety of fields. The session will conclude with audience Q&A.

Hannah Vardy, Duty of Care Campaign
Opening Remarks
Sharon Forwood, Teacher, Kildare Catholic College Wagga Wagga & ICEDS Visiting Fellow
Youth wellbeing & teachers leading climate conversations in regional communities
Valeska Ting, ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics
Technological innovation
Zoe Leviston, Inaugural McMichael Fellow, ANU College of Health and Medicine
The role of collective action in 'mainstreaming' meaningful climate action
Bec Colvin, Associate Professor; Environment, Resources & Development, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
Moderator

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