Event Recording
Net zero is put forward as a way out of the climate crisis and the logical pathway to the sustainable transformation of urban environments. This panel discussion brings together researchers and partners from the Net Zero Precincts Linkage project to reflect on how different net zero framings are shaping future cities and how people, politics and place can be better accounted for.
Panel
Dr. Trish McGee, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Monash. Dr. Trish McGee has led the Monash Council Sustainability team since 2016 and is delivering on the key priorities of the Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2010-26 for the City of Monash. The most recent success was working with council to achieve a Zero Net carbon corporate target by 2025, and in the endorsement of a Zero Net carbon Action plan to guide delivery for this and supporting the community in a low carbon future.
Prof. Sarah Pink, Director, Emerging Technologies Research Lab, Monash University. Professor Sarah Pink is Director of the Emerging Technologies Research Lab at Monash University, which undertakes critical interdisciplinary and international research into the social, cultural and experiential dimensions of the design, use and futures of new and emerging technologies. Her research focuses on emerging intelligent technologies, automation, data, digital futures, safety and design for wellbeing.
Dr. Darren Sharp, Monash Sustainable Development Institute. Dr. Darren Sharp is a senior Research Fellow at Monash Sustainable Development Institute. Darren is a sustainability transitions researcher interested in urban experimentation, living labs, grassroots innovations and the sharing economy. He is Interdisciplinary Research Lead of the Monash-ENGIE Alliance and ARC Linkage project Net Zero Precincts which brings together transition management and design anthropology to pioneer a new approach to transitioning cities to net zero.
Margot Delafoulhouze, Cities System Lead, Climateworks Centre. Margot leads Climateworks Centre’s Cities team, catalysing system-level transitions to net zero emissions in the urban environment and overseeing our transport, buildings and infrastructure programs. She has been driving change in the environment and climate space for nearly a decade, with experience spanning across research, consulting, policy and advocacy. Prior to joining Climateworks, Margot worked as Head of Sustainable Cities for WWF France, leading advocacy campaigns and programs on sustainable cities, buildings and transport.
Moderator
Prof. Rob Raven, Monash Sustainable Development Institute. Professor Rob Raven is an interdisciplinary scholar, professor of sustainability transitions and deputy director (research) at Monash Sustainable Development Institute. His research agenda is focused on analysis of transformative change in urban context such as smart, sustainable and net-zero cities. A key question is how socio-technical experimentation, institutional change and incumbency in urban regimes co-produce sustainable city futures.