The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Seminar was held on the 7th October in Mount Barker.
The seminar was designed to provide land managers, local councils, small business operators and residents with the latest information and background on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, which may have a major impact on and opportunities for the local economy in the Great Southern.
The seminar brought together speakers from a broad range of organisations that are climate change-conscious and are already preparing for the "cap and trade" environment.
It provided an opportunity to be more informed about the implications of the scheme and how it may impact on your business.
David Wettenhall
Tredin Tredinnick, J. and Mason, J. 2009. Carbon stores and bioenergy supplies: Opportunities to develop sustainable plantation industries in low rainfall agricultural landscapes. In Forestry: a climate of change, Thistlethwaite, R. Lamb, D. and Haines, R. (eds). Pp 54-63. Proc. IFA Conf., Caloundra, Queensland, Australia, 6-10 September 2009.
CPRS Bills 2009 available at http://www.aph.gov.au/index.htm and link to ParlInfo Search for CPRS.
Downey L. and Slezak J. 2008. An Australian cost curve for greenhouse gas abatement.
Peter Duncan
Shire of Plantagenet Local Planning Strategy - Draft Town Planning Scheme Policy No 18.
Shire of Plantagenet Local Planning Town Planning Scheme No 3.
Australian Greenhouse Office / Department of the Environment and Water Resources report - 'Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Local Government' 2007.
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9.30am
Registration / morning tea
10.00 - 10.25
Timothy Ogden (Department of Climate Change)The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme – What Does it Mean?
10.25 – 10.30
Questions
10.30 – 10.55
Bryson Bates (CSIRO) : Global Warming and its likely impact on the Great Southern.
10.55 – 11.00
Questions
11.00 – 11.25
Michael Wood (KPMG) : The Business of Climate Change
11.25 – 11.30
Questions
11.30 – 11.55
David Wettenhall (Plantall Consultants) : Risks and Opportunities for timber investment and take up of carbon under the CPRS.
11.55 – 12.00
Questions
12.00 – 12.25
Simon Dawkins (Oil Mallee Association of Australasia):Impacts of carbon plantings for agriculture.
12.25 – 12.30
Questions
12.30 - 13.15
LUNCH
13.15 – 13.40
Sarah Bellamy (Dept of Agriculture & Food WA): Risks and opportunities of increased reforestation in response to carbon and energy policy.
13.40 – 13.45
Questions
13.45 – 14.10
Peter Duncan (Plantagenet Shire) : Planning Implications of the CPRS from a Local Government perspective.
14.10 – 14.15
Questions
14.15 – 14.40
Peter Ritson (Forest Products Commission) :The Carbon Tool Box – Taking advantage of the carbon opportunity.
14.40 – 14.45
Questions
14.45 – 15.10
Geoff Bee (GSDC NRM Medal of Excellence winner) A farmer practitioner’s perspective
15.10 – 15.15
Questions
15.15 – 15.45
AFTERNOON TEA
15.45 – 16.10
Graham Harvey (ACCI) : CPRS Implications for small business.
Tim Ogden is from the Department of Climate Change, which has responsibility for advising the Australian Government on the design of Australia’s emission trading scheme - the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. Tim has responsibility for developing rules for the voluntary coverage of reforestation under the scheme. He has also worked on issues relating to the potential coverage of agriculture and the engagement of Indigenous land managers in the Scheme.
Tim’s presentation will provide a short overview of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS) with a focus on the rules for voluntary coverage of reforestation.
Bryson Bates is a Theme Leader for CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship and a Chief Research scientist with CSIRO’s Division of Marine and Atmospheric Research. He was the Director of CSIRO’s Climate program from 2004 to 2006. He served as a Lead Author for the Second, Third and Fourth Assessment
Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Michael Wood is a Senior Advisor in KPMG’s Sustainability, Climate Change and Water group. He has undertaken studies in environmental science and has worked extensively in climate change and sustainability disciplines within the resources sector. Part of his role includes assisting organisations to understand the potential issues and opportunities of the proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.
David Wettenhall is Australia’s first Registered Professional Forester, recognising a high level of expertise and up to date qualifications and experience as a general practicing forester. This includes skills, knowledge and experience in plantation establishment and management, forest policy, forest inventory/valuation, trees on farms, codes of practice (WA), harvest planning, project evaluation and management and environmental management systems.
Simon Dawkins is the General Manager of The Oil Mallee Association of Australia Inc (www.oilmallee.org.au) which has been in the forefront of developing carbon sequestration methodologies and bioenergy programs based on integrated agroforestry programs in the low rainfall areas of WA. These programs have strong environmental and NRM benefits. For two years Simon was also the Managing Director of the Oil Mallee Company of Australia Ltd a public, unlisted company.
Simon is an Economist with an extensive career in public sector management and strategic policy in the Commonwealth, ACT and WA Governments. Over the last ten years his policy experience has included appointments in the WA Department of the Premier and Cabinet. His policy work in the Department has included climate change, sustainability, heritage and local government and holding the position of Director of both the Social and Economic Policy Units.
As the WA representative on various Commonwealth/State committees on Emissions Trading and Climate Change, Simon was involved in negotiating an approach to national policy in these areas. He also played an active role in the development of the legislative framework for the development of carbon sinks in WA and has attended 3 UNFCCC International Conferences including one as part of the Australian delegation (COP8).
Simon has a degree in Economics from UWA, a Graduate Diploma in Education from CCAE (now Canberra University) and a Master of Philosophy from City University in London and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is currently the Warden of Convocation, the UWA Graduates Association.
Sarah has a strong personal and professional interest in developing sustainable integrated forestry opportunities and bioenergy in Western Australia. Her work in the Department of Agriculture and Food Western Australia focuses on bioenergy and climate change policy. Previous roles in farm forestry and natural resource management complement to her current policy work.
Sarah is currently working on a project in DAFWA to assess the biomass energy opportunities in Western Australia. The includes assessment of:
- the level of activity in the bioenergy industry that may result from the CPRS and RET policies
- potential opportunities to further develop biomass industry development in Western Australia,
- identifying impediments to development of the industry and
- land capabilities, infrastructure requirements and potential feedstock resources.
Sarah has also been involved in researching the potential opportunities and risks associated with land use change from agriculture and forestry that may develop from the Renewable Energy Target and the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and the roles and implications for government, community and industry.
Peter has been involved with planning within the Great Southern region since 1987 when he commenced with the Planning Commission and was responsible for overseeing 18 councils from West Arthur to Ravensthorpe.
He moved to the Shire of Denmark in 1996 which at the time was experiencing very strong growth pressures and hence prepared the Draft Local Planning Strategy in 2003 which provided positive planning guidelines for future growth within the Shire.
His move to the Shire of Plantagenet in 2006 has seen him develop the Draft Local Planning Strategy in 2008 which has been released as part of the draft Town Planning Scheme policy
The growth of the tree plantations with the Shire for the woodchip industry has seen development of specific standards for carbon plantations in its Local Planning Strategy.
Peter is the Principal Scientist and Manager of the Resource Assessment Group in the Forest Products Commission. He has extensive experience with quantifying growth and carbon sequestration in planted forests. The carbon studies started in 1998 with destructive sampling and measurement of biomass and carbon in the tops and roots of reforestation species in WA. Carbon inventory (monitoring) programs commenced in 1999 with the BP Tree Planting project. Peter has a keen interest in carbon accounting methods for emissions trading schemes, including the use of tools and models such as in the National Carbon Accounting Toolbox (NCAT).
Geoff Bee is an inaugural member of one of the first Landcare groups in Australia. Geoff has been farming at Jerramungup since 1966 & is among WA's pioneers of direct drilling, collection of native seed for farm re-vegetation, no-till seeding, water table monitoring, property management planning & establishment of dry-land lucerne. He regularly opens his property to others for education extension.
Graham is the bestselling author of Seducing the Vigilante Customer: 101 winning strategies to attract and retain happy customers and healthy profits and in 1999 was awarded Western Australian Professional Speaker of the Year.
Commencing his business consultancy in 1986, he worked for over 20 years with a multitude of organisations throughout the Asia Pacific region helping them grow their business by achieving greater clarity of future, building high performance work teams, and developing innovative customer relationship management and marketing strategies.
In early 2007, he and his family made a sea-change to Albany, Western Australia where Graham took up the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Albany Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
David joined the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia after a nine year career with ABC News as a senior radio and television reporter based in Perth and Sydney and was recruited to CCI as a Public Affairs Officer, then in April 2008 was promoted to Director of Public Affairs.
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