University of Technology Sydney (UTS) hosts Decarbonising Australia Summit

Among the keynote speakers are Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon. Chris Bowen and Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, Senator the Hon. Tim Ayres. Among the keynote speakers are Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon.Chris Bowenand Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, Senator the Hon.Tim Ayres. Summit sessions featuring UTS experts include: Relationships ; ModeratorTim Harcourt, Industry...

Among the keynote speakers are Minister for Climate Change and Energy, the Hon. Chris Bowen and Assistant Minister for Trade and Assistant Minister for Manufacturing, Senator the Hon. Tim Ayres.

Summit sessions featuring UTS experts include:

Relationships; Moderator Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, Institute for Public Policy Governance, UTS, panellists Herve Harvard, Director, RAPIDO, Engineering, UTS, and Akifumi Nagatani, General Manager, Australian Global Business, NTT.

UTS Vice-Chancellor, Professor Andrew Parfitt, said that as an institution with a proven track record in partnering with government and industry, both in Australia and overseas, in areas such as green energy and carbon emissions reduction, UTS was pleased to be selected as host of the inaugural summit.

"We signed an Australian-first Power Purchase Agreement with a solar farm in 2015, signed an Australian-first precinct cooling agreement in 2016, and opened an Australian first plastic-free food court in 2019," he said.

"Now, in hosting this important international conversation between Japan and Australia on decarbonisation, we are once again able to contribute toward a more sustainable planet."

The University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is among the top 100 universities in the world. As Australia's leading technology university, UTS drives positive impact through a range of global research and industry partnerships. Learn more at uts.edu.au.

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