Getting to Net Zero
Join us on 6 August to hear from leading experts on Australia’s energy transition to net zero, its challenges and opportunities, and what it means for climate change
Getting to Net Zero – Australia's energy transition and what it means for the ACT & ATSE
The ACT Division Committee are excited to welcome you to our third hybrid seminar for 2025, which will explore the topic of Australia’s energy transition towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions. We will hear from three of our ACT Fellows – from a national and ACT perspective, and in the context of what it means for mitigating climate change.
Date
Wednesday 6 August 2025
Time
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMImportant information
12:00pm - 12:30pm - In-person networking
12:30pm - 2:00pm - In-person and online presentation
Drew Clarke AO FTSE will draw on his deep experiences to describe Australia’s energy transition – the challenges and the opportunities it presents to Australia, and the role for ATSE and allied learned academies in developing the knowledge, information and technologies needed to support this energy transition.
Professor Ken Baldwin FTSE will describe the role of the energy transition in achieving Australia’s goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 (and by 2045 for the ACT).
Dr Helen Cleugh FTSE will respond to the two energy-focussed presentations from the perspective of what they mean for climate change and its impacts on Australia.
We hope you can join us in person or online for what will be an informative and relevant seminar. For those who can attend at ATSE’s Head Office in Forrest, a light lunch will be available from 12 noon – providing refreshments and a chance to catch up with friends and colleagues.
This event is open to all.
AO FTSE
After leaving the Australian Public Service in 2017, Mr Clarke was appointed to the Boards of CSIRO and NBNCo, and as Chair of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). In 2024 he retired from all corporate non-Executive roles, but continues his involvement in Antarctic science through Monash University and the Australian Antarctic Science Council.
Professor Ken Baldwin was the inaugural Director of the ANU Energy Change Institute (now the ANU Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions) and founding Director of the ANU Grand Challenge: Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific. His main focus is to help drive the energy transition, particularly for Australia’s future export industries based on renewable energy. He is also a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics (UK), Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America) and the Australian Institute of Physics, and winner of the 2004 Eureka Prize for initiating Science meets Parliament.
FTSE
Dr Cleugh is an atmospheric scientist, working in CSIRO until 2020. She is now an Honorary Professor at ANU, and former Vice Chair of the World Climate Research Programme. In 2017, Dr Cleugh became the inaugural Director of CSIRO's Climate Science Centre, after leading CSIRO’s climate and atmospheric research for over a decade. She built collaborations nationally, including national research infrastructure for ecosystem observations (NCRIS TERN and OzFlux) and Earth System Models (ACCESS-NRI). Her research explores the influence of land-air interactions on climate, carbon uptake and water availability – providing data, information and knowledge for resource managers, decision and policymakers.
