Recordings from our student leaders, climate innovators and experts at #ClimateTalks exploring how climate change is transforming the future of work for the next generation.
Some topics include how football is more successful in promoting climate action in Kenya than protests, the world’s first climate change degree for non-scientists and some tips for how students can use skills in climate advocacy to improve the world and thrive in any career path as the momentum for decarbonisation builds around the world.
Schedule
Keynote | Vice Chancellor & President of UNSW Sydney Professor Attila Brungs
As momentum for a global transition towards a low carbon economy strengthens, the need for innovative and creative approaches to sustainability will be in high demand from future employers.
Panel Discussion | Reimagining the future of climate resilient communities
From the small island communities in the Caribbean through to the coastal communities of Australia, students are increasingly aware of how climate change is impacting their communities and want to help. What can students do with their skills and help drive transformation towards more sustainable systems to create resilient climate communities?
- Associate Professor Will Glamore | UNSW Sydney
- Ms. Leneka Rhoden | University of West Indies
- Mr. Lance Scott | University of West Indies
- Ms Hermia Chan | Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Ms. Ira Martina Drupady | National University of Singapore
Climate Innovators | Student Interviews
Our Climate Alliance student research community interview university alumni and discuss their research, ideas and hopes for the future in short presentations & interviews.
- Saul Griffith | Inventor, Founder & Engineer at OpenLabs
- Dahl Winters | Artificial Intelligence expert and Founder of Deep Science
- Anga Mbeyiya | Blue economy entrepreneur
- Universidade de São Paulo | Brazil | Student Presentations
Keynote | Associate Professor Anne Junor, UNSW Sydney
Most of us are now on short term flexible contracts, gig economies are becoming the norm, but how do we make sure that both businesses and people working for them have fair, safe and sustainable livelihoods. As the global economy transitions towards net zero, who will be left behind, or will it be an opportunity to create decent work for all.
Panel discussion | The challenge of conservation
The latest reports from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change highlighted devastating impacts to biodiversity around the world due to climate change, yet in many parts of the world legal protections for natural environments have been diminished to meet populist demands for economic uses for resources. How do conservationists generate meaningful changes in policy to protect our environment and what role can students have in building awareness and support in the community for these important initiatives?
Climate Innovators | Student Interviews
Our Climate Alliance student research community interview university alumni and discuss their research, ideas and hopes for the future in short presentations & interviews.
- Aymeric Maudous | Founder of a drone reforestation project – Lord of the Trees
- Belinda Noble | Public relations expert and Founder of Comms Declare
- Hugh Possington | Conservationist & Chief Scientist to the Queensland Government
- The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI) | India | Student Presentations
Keynote | Scientia Professor Matthew England
Our students will be sending questions to our Global Academic Lead about his career reflections and ideas about what future career paths are likely to look like for our next generation of climate scientists.
Panel Discussion | The next generation of leaders
What types of skills, experiences and opportunities are needed at universities to ensure students can create and lead thriving, climate informed workplaces of the future.
- Isabelle Zhu-Maguire | SDSN Youth
- Margaret Barbour | University of Waikato
- Phoebe Hanson | SOS UK
- Kelo Uchendu | SOS UK
- Tomo Kudrich | UNSW Sydney
Climate Innovators | Student Interviews
Our Climate Alliance student research community interview university alumni and discuss their research, ideas and hopes for the future in short presentations & interviews.
- Rola Khoury | Founder of Common Earth
- Kevin Mtai | Founder of Kenya Environmental Action Network
- Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli (LUISS) | Italy | Student Presentations
#ClimateTalks Student Challenge
Submissions Open | Applications close April 30th
Predicting the future is hard. How climate change will impact work and careers in the future depends to a large extent on whether greenhouse gas emissions are effectively reduced. Let’s inspire the world to take bold climate action and transform our future workplaces for the better. We want to hear your ideas, aspirations and how your studies are going to make your dream a reality.
We are looking for an inspiring student to meet our challenge for the opportunity to complete a two-week paid virtual internship with the International Universities Climate Alliance during COP27. The successful student will join our team to help co-ordinate our students and world class students’ activities and social media campaigns during the UNFCCC activities virtually.
We are looking for current university students anywhere in the world to send us a two-minute video describing how a workplace relating to your studies is being impacted, transformed, or undergoing an organisational culture shift because of climate change. The way in which climate change is transforming this context could be happening currently or predicted to occur in the future.