The purpose of this panel session is to stimulate a conversation on how we can make a difference in solving the challenge of future climate change emission targets.

The latest report from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change indicates that we could very likely see a 1.5C rise in temperature within the next 10-20 years unless significant reductions occur in the world's carbon emissions.

The Climate Change Commission submitted its report to the Government in June this year on how New Zealand should go about making its carbon reductions. In response the Government has until the end of the year to release the country’s emissions reduction plan detailing the policies it will use to shape climate action in New Zealand. Reductions in the first carbon emissions budget are achievable with current technologies, but subsequent emissions targets by the Commissions own admission are more challenging and will require research on new technologies and changes in our behaviour.

This event is part of the online 2021 Aotearoa SDG Summit. See details https://www.sdgsummits.nz/ and register for the one-day online Summit at https://events.humanitix.com/a... tickets are free to access.

WHEN: Friday 3 September, 3pm - 5pm

WHERE: Online

Meet the Panellists:

Dr Rod Carr has extensive experience in both public and private sector governance and leadership. He served as Chair and non-executive director of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and served as Deputy Governor and for a time Acting Governor of the Bank. Dr Carr was the founding Chair of the National Infrastructure Advisory Board and for over a decade was a non-executive director of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce. He led the University of Canterbury as Vice Chancellor for ten years, and holds a PhD in Insurance and Risk Management, an MA in Applied Economics and Managerial Science, an MBA in Money and Finance and honours degrees in law and economics.

Professor Bronwyn Hayward MNZM is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Relations and Director of Hei Puāwaitanga, The Sustainable Development and Civic Imagination Research Group. Her research focuses on the intersection of sustainable development, youth, climate change and citizenship.

Bronwyn is a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Core writing team for AR6 and a Coordinating Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change AR6 report (cities & infrastructure chapter) and was a lead author for the 2018 Special Report on 1.5 (Sustainable development & Poverty eradication). She is also a co-primary investigator with University of Surrey's ESRC funded CUSP: Centre for Understanding Sustainable Prosperity, she leads the CYCLES Children and Youth in Cities lifestyle Evaluation study in 7 world cities.

Dean Fraser is general manager transformation at Ngai Tahu Holdings where he works closely with the executive leadership team and business units to enhance operational excellence and innovation. Dean has wealth of global experience delivering multimillion-dollar infrastructure projects, major public-private partnerships, and provide strategic leadership to commercial and non-profit organisations and an understanding of diverse stakeholder groups from different cultures.

Simon Kingham is Professor of Geography at the University of Canterbury, where he has been for the past twenty years since he arrived from the UK. Since early 2018, he has been seconded to the Ministry of Transport two days a week as their Chief Science Advisor.