[Pil-pc-oceania] Melbourne seminar ‘Peak oil, energy transition and development’ Monday morning 7 April

[heather_elliott at wvi.org]

World Vision Australia, Oxfam Australia and Australian Conservation
Foundation present

‘Peak oil, energy transition and development’

A forum for development practitioners and thinkers

Monday 7 April
9.45am – 1.00pm
60L Green Building Conference Room
Ground floor, 60 Leicester St, Carlton

The impacts of 'peak oil' and climate change point to increased costs of
food, fuel and agricultural inputs. We are all re-thinking our models of
'development' and food supply systems. How can human development be
available to all within a smaller environmental footprint? This forum
focuses on the impacts of reduced oil and energy availability on developing
countries and development activities. Presentations by Roberto Perez
(permaculturist and environmental educator, Foundation for Nature and
Humanity, Havana, Cuba); Brett Parris (senior economic adviser, World
Vision Australia, and research fellow, Monash University Department of
Econometrics and Business Statistics); and Charlotte Sterrett (climate
change advocacy coordinator, Oxfam Australia).

9.45 Arrival/registration and coffee/tea (Note: Please arrive by 9.45am for
a prompt 10.00am start)

10.00 Introduction
Energy, poverty and the peaking of global oil production - Brett Parris,
World Vision Australia & Monash University
Cuba's 'Special Period': how one society responded to sudden oil crisis -
Roberto Perez, Foundation for Nature and Humanity, Cuba
Morning tea
How international NGOs can support countries' transition to low-carbon
development - Charlotte Sterrett, Oxfam Australia
Forum: questions and discussion

1.00 Close

Cost: $20 (proceeds to Roberto Perez tour costs)

RSVP by Thursday 3 April to: heather_elliott at wvi.org