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VICTORIA
AND THE ASIAN CENTURY
What does the rise of Asia
mean for Victoria's economy,
society and strategic
environment?
Conference,
Melbourne, 8-9 August 2013
Victoria
University, in collaboration with The Age, the Committee for
Melbourne, AsialInk (The University of Melbourne) and the Centre for
Strategic Economic Studies, sponsored a conference which examined the opportunities and challenges
facing Victoria in the Asian Century. It
explored how industry and government
can work together to build stronger
relationships across the region,
including closer educational, cultural
and people-to-people links. The
Hon Bill Shorten MP, Minister for
Education and Workplace Relations;
renowned economist Dr Ken Henry AC; Mr
Sid Myer AM, Chairman of Asialink; Mr
John Garnaut, Fairfax Media's China
correspondent and a team of leading
commentators discussed the following
topics about Victoria’s future:
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Tertiary Education in the Asian Century
• Creating sustainable and liveable
cities - what can we learn from each
other?
• Engaging with Asia in business - the
challenges and opportunities
• Capabilities for Victoria and the
Asian Century
Read more.
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DEVELOPING A LOW CARBON ROADMAP FOR
CITIES
Conference and Research Meetings,
Melbourne, 9-12 December 2012 The Centre for Strategic Economic
Studies (CSES) in cooperation with the Energy Research Institute
(National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing, China) and the
College of Environmental Science and Engineering,
Nankai University, Tianjin, China, organized an international conference
and research meetings over 3 days. The visit was funded by the
Australian Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency through
the Australia-China Bilateral Partnership on Climate Change.
The conference and meetings focused on the contribution of urban
planning and design to the promotion of liveability and sustainability
and how these consideration offer lessons for cities in developing low
carbon transformation roadmaps.
Download
full program in
English or
Chinese and
list of delegates and speakers
here. Presentations available: (in order of
appearance)
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Speech
Yang Shihao, Deputy Mayor, Tianjin Binhai New Area Government
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Greening our City: Urban Forests, Open Space, Parks, Gardens,
Biodiversity and Water
Yvonne Lynch, Team Leader Tree Planning, Urban Design, City
of Melbourne
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Melbourne Metropolitan Strategy
Halvard Dalheim, Executive Director, Strategic Planning &
Forecasting, Department of
Planning, Victorian Government
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The Development Path for Low-carbon Industries in Tianjin
Xu He, Center for Strategic Environmental Assessment, Nankai
University
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Research on Key Performance Indicators of Low Carbon City
Development: Pilot study from Tianjin
Hongtao Bai, SEA Center, Nankai University, China , Beijing
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SEA for the Long-Term Industrial Development of Five Mega-Regions in
China
Tianwei Li, Appraisal Center for Environment and Engineering,
Ministry of Environmental Protection
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Eco-city Approaches and Urban Masterplan in China: Planning Actions
on Urban Ecology and Resources Conservation
Li Dong and
Kong Yanhong, China Academy or Urban
Planning and Design (CAUPD)
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Some Idea about Low Carbon Energy Beijing
Wang Huarong, Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese
Academy of Sciences
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A Low Carbon Energy Security Roadmap for Beijing
Zhuang Xing, Energy Research Institute, NDRC
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Residential Sustainability: 6 Star Energy Standard: Triple Bottom
Line Benefits for Victoria
Rob Enker, Victorian Building Commission
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Victorian Climate Change Adaptation Plan: Projected Temperature
Changes in Victoria
Connie Hughes, Senior Manager Adaptation Policy, Department
of Sustainability and Environment
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Victorian Government Programs Overview: Energy Saver Incentive,
Small Scale Feed-in Tariffs
Adrian Panow, Director Energy Investment and Programs,
Department of Primary Industries, VIC
For more information please contact
margarita.kumnick@vu.edu.au
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Loy Yang coal mine and power plant, Yarra Valley, Victoria,
Australia
Loy Yang power plant site visit, from left to right: Jiang Kejun
(Energy Research Institute, NDRC), Alex English (Victoria
University), AGL employee, Zhuang Xing (Energy Research
Institute, NDRC), Peter Sheehan (Victoria University) and Li
Dong (China Academy of Urban Planning and Design)
From left to right: Jiang Kejun (Energy Research Institute, NDRC),
Kong Yanhong (China Academy of Urban Planning and Design), Peter
Sheehan (Victoria University), Alex English (Victoria
University), Li Dong (China Academy of Urban Planning and
Design), Wang Huarong (Chinese Academy of Sciences), Bai Hongtao
(Nankai University), Ma Xiao (Central University of Finance and
Economics) and Zhuang Xing (Energy Research Institute, NDRC) |
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VICTORIA AT THE CROSSROADS?
AT A TIME OF CHALLENGE, WHAT IS THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR OUR STATE?
Conference,
Melbourne, 23-24 August 2012 The Centre for Strategic Economic
Studies (CSES) assisted the Vice Chancellor's office in organizing this
important conference, cosponsored by Victoria University, the Committee
for Melbourne and The Age.
Leading commentators were joined by Australia's Prime Minister Julia
Gillard and Victorian Treasurer Kim
Wells to discuss the current economic
situation of Victoria. Despite
benefitting from the early stages of the
resources boom, has Victoria missed its
chance to lay the foundations for future
growth? Is the required infrastructure
now outside the scope of tightened
budget constraints? Issues discussed at
the conference were:
- Is the current downturn the
result of intractable structural
change or just a brief growth pause
while the world sorts itself out?
- Population growth rates have
fallen back to longer term averages.
What does this mean for the
ambitious plans for growth in the
west, Melbourne’s latest growth
corridor?
- What factors will drive a new
vision for the state?
Sustainability? New breakthrough
technologies? Asian connections?
Cultural diversity?
- What vision does government have
for Victoria?
For a detailed program, list of speakers,
presentations, editorials in The Age and news coverage, read more. |
From left to right: Peter Dawkins, Vice-Chancellor
Victoria University, George Pappas, Chancellor, Victoria University, The
Hon Julia Gillard, Prime Minister and Andrew Holden, Editor-in-Chief,
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THE CLOSING WINDOW:
IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES
(Conference)
THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION: AUSTRALIA AND CHINA (Workshop)
International Conference and Workshop
Melbourne, 7-8 September 2011
IMPLEMENTING EFFECTIVE CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES
International Conference, Melbourne, 7 September 2011
Just ahead of the carbon tax debate entering Australia’s Parliament,
this Conference on Day 1 explored the complex issues involved in setting a
carbon price in Australia and the implications for energy users,
employment, skills and regional development, trade exposed industries,
and investments in the energy sector. Four international experts from
China, the EU, South Korea and California outlined their respective
climate actions and strategies, followed by contributions from leading
Australian experts on the implementation of Australia’s climate
policies.
GLOBAL CLIMATE ACTION
Prof. Peter Sheehan, Victoria University,
National and International Context
(PDF, 144 KB)
Dr Jiang Kejun, Energy Research Institute (ERI),
Containing Global Warming: A View from China (PDF, 647 KB)
Mr James Goldstene, California Air Resources Board,
View
from the US (PDF, 3 MB)
Dr Stefan Speck, European Environmental Agency,
The European Experience with Climate Policies (PDF, 80 KB)
Dr Lee Sang-Hun, Hanshin University,
South Korea’s Low Carbon and Green Growth Strategy
(PDF, 3 MB)
AUSTRALIA’S CLIMATE PACKAGE
Hon Rob Jolly, Carbon Market Economics,
The Impact of Emission Prices and Renewable Policies (PDF, 79
KB)
Dr Frank Jotzo, Australian National University,
Effectiveness of the Carbon Pricing Policy (PDF, 219 KB)
Mr Michael Hitchens, Australian Industry Greenhouse Network,
The Clean Energy Bills: Good Policy Intent, Bad Formulation and Ugly
Implementation (PDF, 177 KB)
Mr Tony Maher, Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy
Union,
Green Growth: Building Skills, Creating Jobs and
Strengthening Regions (PDF, 71 KB)
Mr Kane Thornton, The Clean Energy Council,
The Shift to Renewables: Issues and Barriers
(PDF, 131 KB)
Mr Nathan Fabian, Investor Group on Climate Change,
Getting the Conditions for Investment Right (PDF, 74 KB)
Mr Bruce Mountain, Carbon Market Economics,
Making the Carbon Finance Corporation Work (PDF, 26 KB)
THE CLOSING WINDOW
Prof Roger Jones, Victoria University and Mr Michael
Bachelard, The Sunday Age,
The Risk Perception Paradox: the Public, the Policy and the Media
(PDF, 473 KB)
THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION: CHINA AND AUSTRALIA
Workshop, Melbourne, 8 September 2011 This workshop on Day 2 explored the consequences for Australia of
China’s transition towards a low carbon economy and its leadership in cleantech investment. In particular, the workshop surveyed the
emergence of ‘low carbon’ sectors in China and discussed possibilities for
future Australia-China collaboration in the energy and cleantech
sectors.
LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT
Mr Drew Clarke, Secretary, Australian Department of
Resources, Energy and Tourism,
China-Australia Energy, Resources and Cleantech Cooperation
(PDF, 815 KB)
Dr Jiang Kejun, Energy Research Institute, National
Development and Reform Commission, China,
Adopting a Low Carbon Pattern of Development in China
(PDF, 1.2 MB)
Hon Richard Alston, Victorian Director, Australia China
Business Council, Clean Energy and Investment in China: an
Australian Perspective
THE CLEAN TECHNOLOGY REVOLUTION, CHINA and AUSTRALIA
Roundtable 1: Adjusting The Structure of Development
Prof Peter Sheehan, Victoria University,
‘Rebalancing’ the Structure of the Economy (PDF, 197 KB)
Mr Bruce Mountain, Carbon Market Economics,
Adjusting the Energy Mix
(PDF, 4.4 MB)
Dr Zhuang Xing and Dr Jiang Kejun, ERI, NDRC, Low
Carbon Cities
Dr David Ness, Ecological Development Union International,
Green Economy Pathways
Roundtable II:Clean Energy, Technologies and Innovation in China and
the Implications for Australia
Mr Tai Hollingsbee, GHD,
Building Design and Innovation in a Low Carbon Future (PDF, 164
KB)
Dr Alex English, Victoria University, Opportunities for
Reducing Transport Emissions
Dr Zhuang Xing, ERI, NDRC,
The Rise of the Electric Car
(PDF, 126 KB)
Dr Marcel Bick, CSIRO,
China-Australia New Energy Vehicle Alliance (PDF, 189 KB)
Mr Ivor Frischknecht, Starfish Ventures,
Financing Commercialization of Clean Technology (PDF, 106 KB)
Speaker's
short biographies.
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From left: Alex English, Jiang Kejun, Roger Jones,
Peter Sheehan, Zhuang Xing and Jiang Min |
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THE RESOURCES BOOM: UNDERSTANDING NATIONAL AND REGIONAL IMPLICATIONS
Public Conference
Melbourne, 23 February 2011
The Centre for Strategic Economic Studies ( CSES)
hosted a one-day conference on Wednesday 23 February
examining the impact of the current resources boom.
The conference featured key policy makers and
academics, focusing on the policy challenges it
raises in the current economic context. Australia
is experiencing a resources boom, bigger than that
of 1979-82. The world has changed since then: mining
is now a global and highly capital-intensive
industry with many resources sourced through
migration and trade, and profits widely distributed.
The Australian economy is also very different -
manufacturing has declined, and the focus is heavily
on services.
The conference had a strong focus on the boom’s
impact on different states and regions within
Australia, including an examination of the impact on
Melbourne’s development and planning framework.
The conference had a strong
focus on the boom’s impact on
different states and regions
within Australia, including an
examination of the impact on
Melbourne’s development and
planning framework.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
OTHER SPEAKERS
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Professor Peter Sheehan,
Victoria University - The
Impact: An Initial Empirical
Analysis
(PDF,
266 KB)
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Dr David Johnson, Department
of Treasury and Finance
Victoria -
Victoria in a Resources Boom
(PDF,
164 KB)
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Dr John Phillimore, Curtin
University -
The View from Western
Australia
(PDF,
508 KB)
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Dr Bruce Rasmussen and
Kathleen Hurley, Victoria
University -
Impact of the Resource Boom
on the Economic Geography of
Melbourne
(PDF,
981 KB)
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Tim Harcourt, Austrade - The
Airport Economist
(PDF,
3 MB)
Download the conference program
(PDF, 1
MB)
More information on speakers
(PDF, 38
KB)
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ENERGY EFFICIENCY, CLIMATE AND CHINA’S
DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY:
REALISING TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION AND
EFFECTIVE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION
中国的能源，气候与发展战略
实现技术创新及有效执行政策
International Conference
Beijing, 9-10 September 2010
China has introduced a comprehensive range of policy
measures and ambitious targets aimed at reducing energy intensity,
slowing emissions growth and rebalancing its economic structure. The
successful realisation of these measures is of immense importance to
China and the world. The Centre for Strategic Economic Studies (CSES) of
Victoria University and the Energy Research Institute (ERI) of the
National Development and Reform Commission have been working together to
help build the knowledge base for effective implementation of this
vision of sustainable development.
China’s attempt to rebalance its pattern of
development – from rapid energy intensive growth to a low carbon economy
delivering improved living standards for its people – raises many
unprecedented issues for policy and policy implementation. Achieving
this rebalancing is vital for China’s economic and social ambitions and
also for the international effort to contain global warming. This
conference will be sharply focused on these implementation issues. It
will bring together senior government officials, academics, industry
leaders, economists, policy makers, environmental management experts and
others to identify and analyse policy issues in four areas:
• achieving future growth in a low carbon economy;
• achieving technological leadership in key areas;
• reshaping the economy to much lower energy use; and
• increasing the role of natural gas in China’s energy mix.
CONFERENCE AIMS AND
OBJECTIVES
• Deepen the understanding and communication between China and the world
in developing a low carbon economy and addressing climate change through
cooperation, exchange and dialogue.
• Provide a forum for discussion on economic and policy research into
achieving reduced energy use and emissions, including the role of
technological innovation in the emerging motor vehicle and air
conditioner sectors.
• Identifying specific policy and technological solutions to address
specific climate, energy and economic challenges.
• Further the debate about China’s pattern of development and the
implications for emissions by identifying opportunities for rebalancing
China’s economic structure.
• Strengthen the knowledge base guiding the implementation of energy,
economic and climate policies.
CONFERENCE THEMES
• Climate change, energy and emissions scenarios.
• Structure of China’s economy and policy implementation issues.
• The role of innovative policy and technology towards energy
efficiency.
• The increased utilisation of low emissions energy.
CONFERENCE
PROGRAM (English) (中文)
CONFERENCE PAPERS
KEY SPEAKERS
• Professor Zhou Dadi, Former Director General, Energy Research
Institute (ERI), NDRC
• Mr Graeme Meehan, Charge d’Affaires, Australian Embassy, Beijing
• Dr Jiang Kejun, ERI, NDRC
• Professor Hu Angang, Tsinghua University
• Professor Bhajan Grewal, Centre for Strategic Economic Studies,
Victoria University
• Professor Peter Sheehan, CSES, Victoria University
• Dr Kang Yanbing, ERI, NDRC
• Dr Zhuang Xing, ERI, NDRC
• Dr Liu Hong, ERI, NDRC
• Dr Yang Yufeng, ERI, NDRC
• Mr Rob Jolly, Carbon Market Economics
• Mr Bruce Mountain, Carbon Market Economics
• Mr David Fewchuk, Aurora Vehicles Association
• Dr Cheng Enjiang, International Poverty Reduction Center in China
• Dr Sun Fanghong, Ping An Securities
• Dr Kim Sweeny, CSES, Victoria University
• Dr Alex English, CSES, Victoria University
ORGANISERS
• Energy Research Institute (ERI), National Development and Reform
Commission, China
• Centre for Strategic Economic Studies (CSES), Victoria University,
Australia
FURTHER INFORMATION
Please contact
margarita.kumnick@vu.edu.au
The collaborative work leading up to this
conference was made possible through the generous support of the
Australian Government’s Department of Climate Change under the
Australia-China Bilateral Partnership Program.
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Group and Aurora solar car
From left to right: Professor Zhou Dadi, former Director
of Energy Research Institute (ERI), National Development and Reform
Commission (NDRC); Dr Jiang Kejun, ERI, NDRC; Charge D’Affaires Graham
Meehan, Australian Embassy: Beijing; and Professor Peter Sheehan,
Director CSES
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