The free event gives people the opportunity to hear from top speakers driving sustainability outcomes locally and nationally, including Chair of the Climate Change Commission Dr Rod Carr, Pou Whakarae Ng膩i Tahu Centre Professor Te Maire Tau, Christchurch Airport Chief Executive Malcolm Johns, leading academics, Christchurch City Council staff, postgraduate students and business leaders.
鈥淭墨tohu T奴roa | Sustainability Showcase听celebrates the strong partnership between Council and the University and is an opportunity to showcase the initiatives we are driving together,鈥 says Council Assistant Chief Executive Lynn McClelland.
鈥淭he Council has set a target to halve emissions by 2030, compared with 2016-17 levels, and achieve carbon net zero emissions by 2045. I encourage anyone interested in what the future of 艑tautahi Christchurch could look like, from its transport systems to urban forest, to come and hear from experts about the how and the why.鈥
UC Pro-Vice-Chancellor Sustainability Professor Jan Evans-Freeman says 鈥渢he mix of speakers from academic, planning and business backgrounds will discuss urgent sustainability challenges such as reducing carbon emissions, equitable access to energy, te ao M膩ori and Pasifika perspectives and how young people can better participate in sustainability conversations.鈥
鈥淲e have speakers from diverse fields of expertise, who are leaders in their fields. Postgraduate students will also be on-hand to talk through exciting new research that is pushing boundaries. Come and be inspired and informed about the local contribution to climate change action, both through research and in practice.鈥
T墨tohu T奴roa | Sustainability Showcase听is on 28 October, 9.15am to 5pm, at the听Engineering Core, UC Ilam Campus. Places are limited so please register for your free ticket to join as many sessions as you would like in person or online听
Guest speakers include:
- Dr Rod Carr, Chairperson, Climate Change Commission, on 'Carbon Rush: Can Canterbury cash in on the changing Climate?
- Professor Te Maire Tau, Pou Whakarae, Ng膩i Tahu Centre, on 'Whakaora te Awa | River Restoration'
- Malcolm Johns, Chief Executive, Christchurch International Airport Ltd, on 鈥楥arbon, Ambition & Reality鈥
Presentations include:
- Professor Simon Kingham, UC School of Earth & Environment and Chief Science Advisor for the Ministry of Transport and Lynette Ellis, Head of Transport and Waste, Christchurch City Council on 'Changing travel in 艑tautahi Christchurch: how, what and why鈥
- Professor Bronwyn Hayward (MNZM), UC Department of Political Science and International Relations, and Director of The Sustainable Citizenship and Civic Imagination Research Group and Jane Morgan, Team Leader Coastal Hazards Adaptation Planning on 'The climate crisis: Challenges for cities and opportunities for community participation, a focus on children and young people鈥
- Associate Professor Justin Morgenroth, UC School of Forestry and Andrew Rutledge, Head of Parks, Christchurch City Council on 'Urban forests: critical for a sustainable city'
- Dr Christina Laalaai-Tausa, Dr Dalila Gharbaoui & Dr Suli Vunibola, UC Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, on 'Re-imagining climate crisis, resilience, and Pacific Indigenous Knowledge'
- Distinguished Professor David Schiel, UC School of Biological Sciences, on 'Through the ordinary and extraordinary, are we loving our ocean resources to death?'
- Associate Professor Sacha McMeeking, UC Executive Director M膩ori, Pacific and Equity, on 'Understanding the SDGs in the context of global and local wellbeing frameworks 鈥 He Ara Wairoa as a possible guide'
- Associate Professor Joya Kemper, UC Business School, on 'Transitioning to a sustainable, healthy and inclusive food system'
- Hamish Avery, Director, UC Electric Power Engineering Centre and Sheralee MacDonald, Innovation Facilitator from Orion, on 'Equitable Energy Transition for Christchurch'
- Professor Aaron Marshall, UC Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, and representatives from Zincovery, on 'Opportunities and challenges of sustainable zinc recycling'
- Professor Matt Watson, UC Department of Chemical & Process Engineering, Associate Professor Allan Scott, UC Department of Civil & Natural Resources Engineering, and Megan Danczyk from Aspiring Materials, on 'Building a Low Carbon Future'
