Held at the Sydney Environmental Institute and co-funded by the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and the Centre for International Security Studies, the critical minerals symposium brought together stakeholders from industry, civil society and government to better understand the challenges Australia faces in extracting critical minerals for the renewable energy transition. From labour shortages to community benefit agreements and environmental mitigation measures, stakeholders got a better sense of the drivers for critical minerals mining in terms of investment and market dynamics, and how we can situate Australia in a global political economy.
Conference
CISS Global Forum (2020) on The Covid Crisis: Lessons Learned, What Next? /
On June 3, the University of Sydney’s Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) held the Global Forum on the COVID Crisis, asking what next?
You can listen to two of the discussions below:
2020, ‘The COVID Crisis: Lessons Learned, What Next?’, University of Sydney: Centre for International Security Studies (CISS) Global Forum, June 3. Featuring contributions from Susan Park, Justin Hastings, Brendan O’Connor, Aim Sinpeng, and Roy MacLeod.
2020, ‘Ecosecurity Threats and Challenges: COVID19 and Beyond,’ organised and moderated by Susan Park for CISS Global Forum. Featuring Simon Dalby (Waterloo), Prof Lorraine Elliott (ANU), A/Prof Matt McDonald (UQ), and Dr Robert Macneil (Sydney University), June 3.
Keynote Presentation for IWACP 2020 /
On the 26th of May 2020, the Ninth International Workshop on Advances in Cleaner Production was held in Melbourne. You can listen to my keynote presentation, ‘Addressing Environmental and Social Harm through the Independent Accountability Mechanisms of the Multilateral Development Banks,’ which is part of my project on the independent accountability mechanisms.
Teaching Earth System Governance: New approaches for learning and action - Conference in Mexico /
Some action from the ESG conference in Mexico.
The conference was held from the 6th to the 8th November 2019 in Oaxaca, Mexico. The conference was hosted by the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the Earth System Governance Project.
A panel of excellent presentations chaired by Dahlia Simangan
Do global governance processes create more accountability gaps? @spark_syd opens a series of pitches on recent @ESG_Project publications at #ESG2019 pic.twitter.com/DKRDVC4L8k
— ESG Project (@ESG_Project) November 6, 2019
Innovative session on 'Teaching Earth System Governance: New approaches for learning and action', inspiring ESG teaching in an equally inspiring setting #ESG2019 @ESG_Project pic.twitter.com/aZjn67bUtt
— ESG Project (@ESG_Project) November 6, 2019
Governance of Environmental Disasters - Sydney Ideas Event /
Who should govern environmental disasters, and how?
As global warming rapidly heats up our planet, the likelihood and frequency of environmental disasters caused by extreme weather events – from bushfires to floods – rises substantially. As part of the Environmental Disasters Symposium, organised by Professor Susan Park, this Sydney Ideas event brings together scholars working on environmental disasters from a range of disciplines, issue areas, and countries to grapple with critical questions. What we need to do to govern such disasters effectively? Who should govern environmental disasters and how?
The speakers:
• Professor Linda Hancock, Deakin University
• Professor Susan Park, University of Sydney
• Postdoctoral Fellow Francisco Molina Camacho, CIGIDEN
• (Chair) Professor Abbas El-Zein, University of Sydney
When:
Thursday 21 November, 6 – 7.30pm
Where:
University of Sydney - Social Sciences Building (A02)
RSVP: environmentaldisasters.eventbrite.com.au
This event is part of the Environmental Disasters Symposium (21-22 November), a collaboration between Sydney Social and Humanities Advanced Research Centre, Sydney Environment Institute and the Office of Global Engagement.
Conference and workshop: Governing Minerals for Renewable Energy /
The full cost of renewables needs investigation. Specifically, the value chains of minerals used to produce renewable energy remains hidden.
Read MoreMultilateral Development Banks, Accountablilty, Research - Dr Susan Park, Sydney University /
Dr Susan Park discusses her research into Multilateral Development Banks
In this interview, Dr Park discusses her latest research into Multilateral Development Banks and accountability structures of the the MDBs.
Conference News - Keynote speaker at Earth Systems Governance Conference, Utrecht, The Netherlands /
Susan Park, keynote speaker at 2018 Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance, the Netherlands
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