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  • Peaks to Points Festival - Brisbane/Ipswich
    July 19, 2008 (1:00 am) - August 02, 2008 (11:59 pm)
    (Sustainability Info)

    Peaks to Points Festival - Communities caring for their Catchments

    The Peaks to Points Festival celebrates the diverse natural environment of greater Brisbane’s southern region, from the dramatic heights of Flinders Peak near Ipswich, to the...

  • Biosphere Workshop - The Gap, Brisbane
    July 26, 2008 (9:30 am - 1:00 pm)
    (Conferences)

    Discover why Queenslanders are advocating that over 1.5 million hectares of the state should become Biosphere Reserves

    In November 2007 the whole of the Noosa Shire (150,000ha) was listed by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve

    The Burnett Mary...

  • Peter Garrett at the Qld Press Club - Brisbane
    July 28, 2008 (12:00 pm)
    (Conferences)

    From the sand hills to the suburbs... steps towards a sustainable Australia
    Your invitation to hear from the Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts

    The Queensland Media Club, representing the Queensland...

  • Feedback for draft SEQ Water Strategy ends
    July 31, 2008 (12:00 am)
    (Consultations)

    The Queensland Water Commission invites feedback on it's draft SEQ Water Strategy .

    Queensland Conservation will be preparing our response in due course and will post a link to it here.

    Meanwhile you'll find our first impressions here.

  • Ethics in Environmental Decision-making - Brisbane
    July 31, 2008 (1:30 pm)
    (Conferences)

    A half day forum by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand South East Queensland Division (EIANZ-SEQ)

     Environmental practice is fraught with ethical dilemmas in balancing the demands of clients, the expectations of agencies and...

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Business Sustainability Breakfast Forum
On the 25th of June join Queensland’s Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change, Andrew McNamara, and Brisbane’s business leaders for a breakfast forum designed to help your business take the next steps towards carbon neutrality.

 

Hon. Andrew McNamara MP | Queensland Minister for Sustainability and Innovation
The Honourable Andrew McNamara is the Minister for Sustainability, Climate Change and Innovation in the Queensland Government. As the Member for Hervey Bay since 2001 and a Parliamentary Secretary prior to becoming a Minister, Andrew has spoken often of the potential problems from the world’s reliance on fossil fuels, and is recognised as one of Australia’s leading advocates on the likelihood of peaking world oil supplies.


Petrea Bradford | Carbon Markets Manager, Origin Energy
Petrea Bradford is a respected and recognised leader in the Australian carbon market. Petrea joined Origin Energy as an Environmental Engineer in 1998 and now manages one of Australia’s largest carbon trading portfolios and a team of 12 professionals working across strategy, policy, trading, accreditation and product development. Petrea is dedicated to building the business case for early action on climate change. Beyond the scope of her role, Petrea has played an integral part in driving Origin’s sustainability agenda and influencing
Origin’s environment strategy, particularly the need for a broad carbon management strategy.


Martijn Wilder | Partner and Global Head Climate Change, Baker & McKenzie
Martijn Wilder is a partner and head of Baker & McKenzie's global climate change and emissions trading practice (with over 50 lawyers across the world). He is regarded as the one the world's leading carbon lawyers, having worked in the area for over 12 years representing an international client base. Martijn has worked with the Australian Greenhouse Office; the NSW, Victorian and New Zealand governments as well as the European Commission. He is also retained as the lead external counsel to the World Bank’s Carbon Finance business, the European Carbon Fund, the Japanese Carbon Fund and the Asian Development Bank’s Asia Pacific Carbon Fund. Martijn has been a principal player in some of the largest carbon trades in the world, including representing the World Bank umbrella fund the largest Clean Development Mechanism deal to date worth over US $930 million.

Download a Registration Form Here pdf QCC carbon forum - registration form