The 2024 United Nations (UN) climate change summit, COP29, starts on Monday 11 November.
The Australian National University (ANU) has a range of experts who can speak about the negotiations, Australia’s role in global action to address climate change, the country’s long-term plan to reach net zero and a number of other key issues.
ANU also has experts on the ground in Baku for the summit.
Contact them directly via the details below or through ANU Media on +61 2 6125 7979 or media@anu.edu.au.
Mark Howden
Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions
Expertise: Climate variability, extreme events and future scenarios, carbon removal
E: Mark.Howden@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: NO
Sala Dr George Carter
Department of Pacific Affairs
Expertise: Pacific affairs, climate change negotiations, gender, finance, diplomacy, climate security
E: George.Carter@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: YES
Professor Sharon Friel
Planetary Health Equity Hothouse
Expertise: Climate change, health inequities
E: Sharon.Friel@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: NO
Professor Frank Jotzo
Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions; Crawford School of Public Policy
Expertise: Economics and policy of net-zero transition, clean energy and industry, climate policy and international trade
E: Frank.Jotzo@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: YES
Professor Howard Bamsey
School of Regulation and Global Governance; Former Australian Special Envoy on Climate Change
Expertise: International climate negotiations
E: Howard.Bamsey@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: YES
Dr Hina Aslam
College of Law; World Economic Forum
Expertise: Circular economy, embedded emissions accounting, industrial de-carbonisation, climate and trade, energy transition and climate change policies
E: Hina.Aslam@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: YES
Associate Professor Fiona J. Beck
School of Engineering; HILT CRC - Derisking De-carbonisation for Heavy Industry
Expertise: De-carbonisation of industry, role of hydrogen and derivatives in global energy systems
E: Fiona.Beck@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: YES
Dr Siobhan McDonnell
Crawford School of Public Policy
Expertise: Pacific climate negotiations, loss and damage
E: Siobhan.McDonnell@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: NO
Akka Rimon
School of Regulation and Global Governance
Expertise: Pacific affairs, climate change, labour mobility
E: Akka.Rimon@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: NO
Associate Professor Christian Downie
School of Regulation and Global Governance
Expertise: Lobbying, misinformation, finance, geopolitics
E: Christian.Downie@anu.edu.au
Attending COP29: NO
