8th Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit 2021 | Destination Zero & Beyond

Welcome to the Carbon Market Institute’s eighth Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit - Australia’s premier business and climate action event for 2021.

COVID has shifted human behaviour and innovation, bringing closer the urgent need for business, government, and communities to work together to address the climate crisis without delay.

Join us on the 24th and 25th of June at the ICC Sydney and online around Australia, for two days of knowledge sharing, commercial interaction and capacity building. Take the journey towards Destination Zero...and beyond.

We’re coming to Sydney!

Our 2020 virtual Summit was our biggest to date with 700 delegates and over 100 speakers. In 2021, we are thrilled to return to a live, COVID-SAFE, in person event, held in Sydney for the first time with support from the New South Wales Government as our 2021 Summit Host.

Join us at the state-of-the-art International Convention Centre Sydney for real knowledge sharing, commercial interaction and capacity building - across carbon markets, industry action, technology, finance, policy international climate developments and more.

Our 2021 program will include a range of high level plenary sessions, workshops, technical masterclasses and a full complement of side events such as the Great Debate, Sundowner, Women in Climate Breakfast and the 2021 Gala Dinner. Connect with global thought leadership and do business with local practitioners at the Summit. Don’t miss out!

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Attend the live event in-person, at the ICC Sydney, situated in Darling Harbour. Your ‘Live Event’ registration gives you access to everything you know and love about the CMI Summit - face to face interactions; engagement in plenary, workshop and masterclass sessions; the trade exhibition; and networking opportunities. View the ICC Sydney's EventSafe Guide for more information.

Your 2021 Live registration provides access to all side events, including the Gala Dinner. You’ll also have access to the Summit Attendee Hub app, which will help to prepare for and engage at the Summit, and will contain all recorded Summit content for you to view after the event for up to two months.

With a range of public and semi-private spaces to relax and do business, the live event will be a critical time to connect and collaborate with your peers. Nothing beats being in-person, and we look forward to reconnecting with you face-to-face in Sydney!

Our 2021 Hybrid event gives you a little bit of everything - virtual knowledge sharing and capacity building, and in-person commercial interaction.

For those of you unable to attend the full live event, our ‘Hybrid’ registration gives you access to the live stream of all plenary, workshop and masterclass sessions. Via the virtual Attendee Hub, you’ll be able to watch and participate in all sessions (including Q&A, surveys, and accessing relevant reports and documentation), and of course accessing all recorded content for two months after the event.

Your Hybrid registration will also give you access to one of our in-person regional networking events, that will take place in Brisbane, Perth, and Melbourne in the early evening of the first day (Thursday 24th June). Australian corporate climate action is gaining momentum, and connecting with your peers in person around the country will be a great way to take that next step forward.

For those of you wanting to view and participate in the program from the comfort of your home office, our ‘Virtual’ registration gives you access to the live stream of all plenary, workshop and masterclass sessions.

Via the virtual Attendee Hub, you’ll be able to watch and participate in all sessions (including Q&A, surveys, and accessing relevant reports/documentation), and of course accessing all recorded content for up to two months after the event.

You’ll be able to connect with other virtual participants, and begin building relationships that you’ll need to take the next steps on your decarbonisation journey.

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WITH SUPPORT FROM THE NEW SOUTH WALES GOVERNMENT

PROUDLY PRESENTED BY OUR 2021 DIAMOND PARTNERS

High level panels and keynotes on the main stage with national and international leaders

PANELS

A range of masterclasses, open discussions, market & policy updates, and scenario analyses

WORKSHOPS

An interactive Q&A session with leading minds, in the style of ABC's Q&A program

Q&A

A tongue-in-cheek comedy debate featuring Australian climate leaders tackling the tough issues

Great Debate

Our annual networking breakfast celebrating the leading role of women in climate

WOMEN IN CLIMATE

Build key relationships during breaks and at the Sundowner - then relax at Friday Drinks

NETWORKING

Experience carbon neutral dining, great conversation and thought-provoking speakers.

GALA DINNER

Visit exhibits and do business with leading low and zero-carbon solution providers

EXHIBITION

stay tuned for weekly program updates!

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TO 2030 & BEYOND: SCALING AUSTRALIA’S CARBON MARKETS

Compliance, voluntary and sectoral carbon markets are strengthening around the world, and as we look towards possible Article 6 rules at COP26, understanding how to build and operate in high integrity, transparent and accountable carbon markets will become materially important. Our 2021 program will help you navigate today’s ever-changing carbon landscape, and prepare you for more strategic and sophisticated engagement in the increasingly complex environmental markets of tomorrow.

MARKETS

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DECARBONISING AUSTRALIA’S TRADE RELATIONSHIPS

Australia’s top ten two-way trading partners are all on their way to net-zero, and our aid, trade and diplomatic relationships will suffer if we get left behind. The Summit will analyze the impact of increasingly ambitious Paris commitments on our major markets, how green Covid recovery frameworks are benefiting business and investors, and what changing global market dynamics mean for the competitiveness of Australian goods and services in the Asia Pacific, and further abroad.

POLICY

IMPLEMENTING JUST & CREDIBLE TRANSITION STRATEGIES

One year on from COVID, corporate climate leadership momentum is building. The commercial risk and opportunity discussion now requires a greater engagement with the material impacts of real systemic change on communities, livelihoods and the economy. Our 2021 program will investigate just and credible transition strategies beyond net-zero that unlock commercial, financial and investment opportunities, for emerging sectors, as well as harder-to-abate industries.

STRATEGY

THE DECISIVE DECADE FOR PUBLIC & PRIVATE POLICY

Across the globe, business is rapidly outpacing policy development, and we have less than ten years to get on the right track. The Summit will explore and call for clear, long-term policy signals that incentivise, strengthen, and de-risk stronger public and private-sector climate action.

POLICY

OUTCOMES-DRIVEN INVESTMENT IN NATURE

Climate mitigation, repair and adaptation needs nature, and the world is moving quickly to appropriately value and invest in the carbon and co-benefits of nature-based solutions. Our 2021 program will examine real environmental market opportunities, as well as set the grand vision for Australia to become the global epicentre for investment in, and deployment of nature based solutions.

NATURE

DERISKING FINANCE FOR MITIGATION & ADAPTATION

Implementing zero-carbon mitigation technologies, and solutions that help us adapt to locked in changes requires finance - and a clear understanding of what climate-related returns look like. Join our finance sector discussions at the Summit, to get a handle on the emerging financial challenges, solutions, risk/return models, products and taxonomies needed to facilitate the transition underway.

FINANCE

Meet our

2021 summit speakers

*more speakers to be announced shortly*

Hon Matt Kean MP

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Minister for Energy and Environment

NSW Government
Hon Clover Moore

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Lord Mayor

City of Sydney
Tim Reed

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Chair

Business Council of Australia
Michele O'Neil

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President

Australian Council of Trade Unions
Hon Angus Taylor MP

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Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction

Government of Australia
Christina Tonkin

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Managing Director, Corporate Finance

ANZ
Tzila Katzel

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Director, Policy, Environment & Community Affairs

BP
Hon Chris Bowen MP

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Shadow Minister for Climate Change & Energy

Australian Labor Party
Elisa de Wit

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Chair, Carbon Market Institute

Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright Australia
Emma Herd

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CEO

Investor Group on Climate Change
John Connor

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CEO

Carbon Market Institute
Mara Bun

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Chair

Australian Conservation Foundation
Noah Deich

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President, Co-Founder

Carbon180
Marc Vanheukelen

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EU Ambassador at large for Climate Diplomacy

European Union
Martijn Wilder

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Founding Partner

Pollination Group
Sam Mostyn

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Chair & Non-Executive Director

Various
Susie Smith

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CEO

Australian Industry Greenhouse Network
Ilona Millar

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Partner

Baker McKenzie
Ian Learmonth

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CEO

Clean Energy Finance Corporation
David Parker

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Chair

Clean Energy Regulator
Brynn O'Brien

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Executive Director

Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility
Stefano de Clara

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Director, International Policy

International Emissions Trading Association
Jillian Button

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Partner & Head of Climate Change

Allens
Pip Best

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Senior Director

EY New Zealand
William Lin

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Executive Vice President, Regions, Cities & Solutions

BP
Helen Bennett

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Head of Climate Change

Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources
Katharine Tapley

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Head of Sustainable Finance

ANZ
Chris Halliwell

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Co-Founder and Head of Markets

Renewable Energy Hub
Bret Harper

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Director of Research

RepuTex
Anna Skarbek

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CEO

ClimateWorks
Tom Ridsdill-Smith

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Senior Vice President, Climate

Woodside
Dave Moore

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Chief Operating Officer

GreenCollar
Neil Hereford

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Chief Investment Officer

GreenCollar
Shayleen Thompson

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Executive General Manager

Clean Energy Regulator
Josh Martin

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Senior Director, Australia & New Zealand

Engie Impact
Phil Cohn

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Chief Operating Officer

Renewable Energy Hub
A/Prof. Malte Meinhausen

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Director, Climate & Energy College

University of Melbourne
Vineil Narayan

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Acting Head of Division & Climate Finance Specialist

Ministry of Economy, Fiji

Supported by our

summit sponsors

with support from the New South Wales Government

2021 HOST PARTNER

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CMI MEMBER RATE
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$1750+GST
2 DAY IN-PERSON REGISTRATION
Plenary Panels
Workshops & Masterclasses
Trade Exhibition
Informal Networking & Meeting Spaces
Business Centre & Recharge Lounge
ALL SIDE EVENTS
2021 Gala Dinner
Women in Climate Breakfast
The Great Debate
Networking Sundowner
VIRTUAL ACCESS
Summit Attendee Hub
App-based Survey & Discussion Contributions
Live Document & Link Access
Post-Event Recordings (2 month access)
COVID-SAFE MANAGEMENT
Contactless Registration & Sanitizer Stations
Safe Food & Drink Preparation & Delivery
Regular Cleaning Operations
COVID Safety Resources
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NON-MEMBER RATE
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$1975+GST
2 DAY IN-PERSON REGISTRATION
Plenary Panels
Workshops & Masterclasses
Trade Exhibition
Informal Networking & Meeting Spaces
Business Centre & Recharge Lounge
ALL SIDE EVENTS
2021 Gala Dinner
Women in Climate Breakfast
The Great Debate
Networking Sundowner
VIRTUAL ACCESS
Summit Attendee Hub
App-based Survey & Discussion Contributions
Live Document & Link Access
Post-Event Recordings (2 month access)
COVID-SAFE MANAGEMENT
Contactless Registration & Sanitizer Stations
Safe Food & Drink Preparation & Delivery
Regular Cleaning Operations
COVID Safety Resources
____

CMI MEMBER RATE
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$650+GST
2 DAY VIRTUAL REGISTRATION
Plenary Panels
Workshops & Masterclasses
REGIONAL NETWORKING SUNDOWNER
3-Hour In-Person Networking Event
Face-to-Face Commercial Interaction with drinks & canapes
PERTH | MELBOURNE | BRISBANE
VIRTUAL ATTENDEE HUB
Digital Summit Access Platform & App
Online Participation (Q&A, Commentary & Surveys)
Live Document, Media & Link Access
Post-Event Recordings (2 month access)
COVID-SAFE MANAGEMENT (regional event)
Contactless Registration & Sanitizer Stations
Safe Food & Drink Preparation & Delivery
Regular Cleaning Operations
____

NON-MEMBER RATE
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$800+GST
2 DAY VIRTUAL REGISTRATION
Plenary Panels
Workshops & Masterclasses
REGIONAL NETWORKING SUNDOWNER
3-Hour In-Person Networking Event
Face-to-Face Commercial Interaction with drinks & canapes
PERTH | MELBOURNE | BRISBANE
VIRTUAL ATTENDEE HUB
Digital Summit Access Platform & App
Online Participation (Q&A, Commentary & Surveys)
Live Document, Media & Link Access
Post-Event Recordings (2 month access)
COVID-SAFE MANAGEMENT (regional event)
Contactless Registration & Sanitizer Stations
Safe Food & Drink Preparation & Delivery
Regular Cleaning Operations
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CMI MEMBER RATE
____
$450+GST
2 DAY VIRTUAL REGISTRATION
Plenary Panels
Workshops & Masterclasses
VIRTUAL ATTENDEE HUB
Digital Summit Access Platform & App
Online Participation (Q&A, Commentary & Surveys)
Live Document, Media & Link Access
Post-Event Recordings (2 month access)
____

NON-MEMBER RATE
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$600+GST
2 DAY VIRTUAL REGISTRATION
Plenary Panels
Workshops & Masterclasses
VIRTUAL ATTENDEE HUB
Digital Summit Access Platform & App
Online Participation (Q&A, Commentary & Surveys)
Live Document, Media & Link Access
Post-Event Recordings (2 month access)
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