This event will be held in-person at The Australian National University and online. If you register to attend in-person and your plans change, please cancel your ticket to allow others to attend.

What options do we have to limit global warming to 1.5°C and well below 2°C, and are we on track to achieve this goal?

On 4 April, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is scheduled to release its latest report on Mitigation. The report provides the world’s definitive assessment of trajectories, options and implications of reducing greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming.

The report assesses global greenhouse gas emissions scenarios, opportunities to reduce emissions in all sectors and to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, experiences with emissions reduction action to date, and what can be done to achieve strong climate action. It also highlights the fundamental role mitigation plays in achieving global priorities like sustainable development and a range of other national objectives.

Join us at this event to hear directly from several report authors about its key findings including how they relate to Australia.

Speakers:
 

• Professor Frank Jotzo – Head of Energy, The Australian National University Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions; IPCC Synthesis Report Author and Lead Author Working Group III
• Professor Xuemei Bai – Distinguished Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, The Australian National University; IPCC Lead Author Working Group III
• Professor Jacqueline Peel – Director of Melbourne Climate Futures, University of Melbourne; IPCC Lead Author Working Group III
• Dr Andy Reisinger – Visiting Fellow, The Australian National University Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions; Board member of He Pou A Rangi, New Zealand's Climate Change Commission; IPCC Vice-Chair and member of Working Group III editorial team
• Professor Tommy Wiedmann – Professor of Sustainability Research, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney; IPCC Lead Author Working Group III

Moderator:
 

• Professor Mark Howden, Director and Head of Climate, The Australian National University Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, IPCC Vice-Chair

Those who attend in-person are invited to stay for informal discussion and light refreshments following the official conclusion of the event.

This event is co-hosted by the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Climate Futures, University of Melbourne.