Hear from the Chair of the Climate Change Authority the advice delivered to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy on 2035 emission reduction targets.
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
1.00pm to 2.00pm Climate Change Authority: The 2035 Target
Hear first-hand from the Chair of the Climate Change Authority the advice provided to the Minister for Climate Change and Energy on 2035 emission reduction targets, the approach taken by the Authority and the 4 pillars upon which the advice is based.
The Government will refer to this advice before submitting Australia’s next emission reduction targets in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) due to be submitted under the Paris Agreement in 2025.
Presented by Hon Matt Kean, Chair Climate Change Authority; Former Treasurer in New South Wales between October 2021 and March 2023; Former Minister for Energy and Environment in New South Wales between April 2019 and March 2023.
Presenters
Hon Matt Kean, Chair, Climate Change Authority
Matt was appointed as Chair of the Climate Change Authority on 5 August 2024 for a term of 5 years. He was previously the Member for Hornsby in the NSW Parliament from 2011 until 2 August 2024. Matt was most recently the NSW Shadow Minister for Health. He was Deputy Leader of the NSW Liberal party from August 2022 until March 2023. Throughout his 13-year political career, Matt also held ministries of Innovation and Better Regulation, Treasury, Energy and Environment. As Treasurer and Energy Minister of NSW, Matt championed climate action that is in the best interests of households and businesses. In 2020, he delivered the Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap: A 20-year plan for NSW’s energy infrastructure. The roadmap spurs private investment in renewable energy while reducing emissions and power bills for the people of NSW.Matt commenced in the role of Director, Regulatory Affairs and Strategic Partnerships at Wollemi Capital on 15 August 2024. Matt studied a Bachelor of Business at the University of Technology Sydney and is a Chartered Accountant by profession.
