Wellington After Paris: Zero Carbon Capital City

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Session 1 – Economic Transformation

Speaker 1 – Cr David Lee: Planning for a zero emission capital

Speaker 2 –  Professor Arthur Grimes: Reshaping our city: Wellbeing and sustainability

Speaker 3 – Catherine Leining: Looking beyond targets to pathways

Speaker 4 – Professor James Higham: Zero carbon tourism (video)

Session 2 – Natural & Cultural Heritage

Speaker 1 – Cr Iona Pannett: Waste free together for a zero carbon city

Speaker 2 – Kevin Hackwell: Forests in Wellington city

Speaker 3 – Isabella Cawthorn: A to B with less C

Speaker 4 – Molly Melhuish: Zero carbon building operation

Speaker 5 – Dr Andrew Alcorn: Zero embodied carbon buildings

Session 3 – Social/Community Implications

Speaker 1 – Ludo Campbell Reid: City futurist (video)

Speaker 2 – Dr Russell Tregonning: Health co-benefits of climate action

Speaker 3 – Tom Bennion: Equity and social justice under climate change

Speaker 4 – Dr Danielle Shanahan: Inspirational futures

Speaker 5 – Jan Rivers: Social transformation program

Speaker 6 – Jo Randerson: Community – public spaces & creative relationships