Climate action research seminar with Hon Mike Rann AC CNZM

Schedule

Wed Feb 22 2023 at 10:30 am to 11:30 am

Location

10 Pulteney St | Adelaide, SA

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The Adelaide Business School is delighted to host a research seminar with the Hon Mike Rann AC CNZM. In this session, Mr Rann will share his
About this Event

The Adelaide Business School is delighted to host a research seminar with the Hon Mike Rann AC CNZM. In this session, Mr Rann will share his experiences related to actions designed to reduce anthropocentric climate change. Mr Rann will also discuss current challenges facing businesses and policymakers to provide advice to on emerging researcher opportunities.

Time: 10:30-11:30am Wednesday 22 February 2023

Location: The University of Adelaide, L1, 10 Pulteney Street, Adelaide (Room 1.01)

About the presenter:

Mike Rann was Premier of South Australia from 2002 to 2011. He was also Climate Change Minister, the first in Australia and one of the first in the world. When he was elected in 2002, South Australia had zero renewables. It now has more than 70% from wind and solar.

Mike was Co-Chair of the Climate Group's States & Regions Alliance. In 2012, he was appointed to the Climate Group's International Leadership Council chaired by Tony Blair.

After Mike retired as Premier, the Australian Government appointed him Chair of its 'green bank', Low Carbon Australia Ltd.

In 2010, Mike was presented with the "Global Champion of Climate Change Award" by Indian environmental NGO Exnora International.

Mr Rann was Australian High Commissioner to London, and later Ambassador to Italy and Albania. He was previously based in London, where Rann Strategy Group specialises in renewable energy solutions internationally. He also served as the Chair of the UK charity Power of Nutrition from 2017 to 2022.

Now Mike is Chair of the Global and UK Climate Group Board and a Patron of the World Sustainable Development Forum. He is also a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute of King’s College London.


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10 Pulteney St, 10 Pulteney Street, Adelaide, Australia

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