Subject: Invitation from UNSW Climate Change Research Centre – Free Public Seminar 23 April
From: “UNSW Events”
Date: Mon, April 7, 2008 3:59 pm
UNSW and the Climate Change Research Centre have pleasure in inviting you
to:UNSW Climate – Talk, Free public seminar series “Climate Change: Show me
the money?”
on
Wednesday 23rd April 2008 at 6.45pm for 7pm start, Science Theatre, UNSW
Kensington campus.
RSVPs not required. Spaces are limited. Arrive early to avoid
disappointment.Guest speaker:
Michael Molitor
Senior Advisor on Carbon Management, Climate Change Services,
PricewaterhouseCoopers (Australia) Adjunct Professor, Climate Change
Research Centre, UNSWTo stabilise concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere at safe
levels by 2050, we will need to avoid more than 600 billion tonnes in
expected carbon emissions. There is both a massive cost and opportunity in
achieving this ambitious global target. Leading companies are investing in
low carbon solutions. But how much money do we need and where is it going
to come from?Dr Molitor: Short Biography
Michael Molitor is the founder of CarbonShift Ltd, an Australian company
with a focus on helping companies develop, implement and communicate
strategies to respond to the challenge of a climate system modified by
human activity. CarbonShift, which is based in Sydney, has partnered with
PricewaterhouseCoopers to deliver corporate carbon management strategies
that both protect and enhance shareholder value.Dr. Molitor was responsible for launching Climate Wedge Ltd and the Cheyne
Climate Wedge Fund, the worlds first voluntary carbon fund. Prior to his
entrepreneurial activities he served as Senior Advisor on Climate Change
at McKinsey & Company and between 2000-2003 was the global leader of
Climate Change Services at PricewaterhouseCoopers based in London. In
these roles his primary activities were in assessing the risk and
opportunities presented by climate change to corporate performance, with
particular emphasis on the cost of carbon emissions abatement.Dr Molitor earned his PhD from Cambridge University, England and was a
Ford Foundation post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University. He has also
held academic appointments at Stanford University, University of
California, Berkeley, and Columbia University. He served as Science
Advisor on the film, THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW and has appeared on numerous
television and radio programs in the US, UK, Germany, Canada, and
Australia. He recently joined the Climate Change Research Centre at the
University of New South Wales as an Adjunct Professor. Dr. Molitor, a
citizen of France and the United States, resides in Sydney as a permanent
resident.To view the invitation:
http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/news/2008/climate%20change%20invitation.pdf
To view a map of campus:
http://www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au/news/2008/climatechangemap.pdfPlease feel free to forward this invitation to others who may find this
event of interest.For further information visit
www.ccrc.unsw.edu.au
E: ccrc@unsw.edu.au
Ph: 02 9385 9766