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CONFERENCE - The Economic Consequences of Climate Change Policy.
10 NOVEMBER 2009 | PARK HYATT, MELBOURNE.

The conference will analyse the economic consequences of the Australian government’s climate change policies and the financial implications for the economy and business.

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME:

8:45 - 9:15 Introduction
Terry McCrann
Herald Sun.
Politics, Business, and the Handling of the Economics of Climate Change

9:15 - 10:00 Session One
Dr Alan Moran
Director, Deregulation Unit, Institute of Public Affairs.
Lower Emission Levels and Australian Energy Impacts

10:00 - 10:45
Dr Richard Tol (by video link)
Member, UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
How much emission reduction would be justified?

11:15 - 12:00 Session Two
Dr Brian Fisher
Former Head, Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Economic Growth; Energy, and Climate Change

12:00 - 12:45
Dr Alex Robson
Australian National University.
Transnational and Regional Impacts of Measures to Abate CO2 Emissions

12:45 - 1:45 Lunch
Lord Christopher Monckton (by video link)
Climate Change Commentator.
Carbon Mitigation Policies: Costs, Benefits and Effectiveness

1:45 - 2:15 Session Three
Alan Oxley
Chairman, Australian APEC Study Centre, RMIT University.
Realities, Politics and Practicalities of a Global Climate Change Agreement

2:45 - 3:15 Concluding Session
John Roskam
Executive Director, Insitute of Public Affairs.
Risks and Opportunities of the Climate Change Policy