Securing Sustainable Energy Supplies in Europe and Australia
Policy-Makers, Businesses, Scientists, NGOs on Energy and the Environmental Challenge
Monash University Prato Centre, Italy
27-28 November 2008
An international Conference of the Monash European and EU Centre, the Monash Sustainability Institute, the Centre for Green Chemistry and School of Applied Sciences and Engineering, the Faculty of Business and Economics (Monash University, Melbourne), the Australian National University (Canberra), the Machiavelli Centre (CIMA), University of Florence, the Institute for European Studies (Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium), the Centre for Environmental Law, University of Amsterdam and the Delegation of the European Commission to Australia.
Speakers include:
Professor Laura Carballo (University of Vigo, Spain)
Dr. Samuele Furfari (European Commission, Brussels)
Daniel Guéguen (CEO, Clan Public Affairs, Brussels)
Dr. Karen Hussey (Australian National University, Canberra)
Professor Marc Pallemaerts (University of Amsterdam/Université Libre de Bruxelles)
Dr Graeme Pearman (GP Consulting/Monash Sustainability Institute)
Professor Richard Pomfret (University of Adelaide)
Professor Werner Pleschberger (University of Agricultural Sciences, Vienna).
The purpose of this interdisciplinary conference is to provide a forum for academics, policy-makers, business representatives and environmental groups to explore, debate and compare the different approaches and experiences in securing energy supplies in Europe and Australia, with a view to facilitating the development of sustainable government and business strategy. In particular, the conference will focus on the interplay between policy-makers, scientists, business and environmental groups in securing sustainable energy supplies in the European Union and Australia. It will also investigate the relations between risk, uncertainty and decision-making; energy security across borders; and the technological, ecological and social aspects of clean energy technologies.
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FURTHER INFORMATION: Amanda Crichton, Monash European and EU Centre, amanda.crichton@general.monash.edu.au (Ph. +61 3 9903 4639)
Registration fees: Full fee, $A200-/€150; half fee, $A125-/€75; student rate, $A75-/€45. Registration fees waivers for students are available.
