Climate change and energy security – Looking towards the Copenhagen Conference
Plenary Session 4
Speakers:
- Ross Garnaut, Garnaut Climate Change Review
- Robert Hill, former Australian Ambassador to the UN, former Minister for the Environment
- Gillian Triggs, Dean of Law, University of Sydney
Moderator:
- Mark Colvin, ABC Radio National
Brief:
Dealing with climate change seems to pose an invidious trade off between the future of the environment and jobs and profits today. Energy security and climate change are quintessential global issues, but global action has proved very difficult. Competition for energy has become an important theme not only for global economics but also for politics and security as well. How will the parties deal with these issues at the Copenhagen Conference?
Multimedia for this session:
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VIDEOS & INTERVIEWS
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Robert Hill discusses the climate change debate in Australia and the US as he prepares to represent Australia at Copenhagen.
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An expert panel analyse the year since Obama's election victory. Features James Fallows, Robert Hill, Paul Kelly and Geoff Garrett.








