In her opening address, Professor Sara Couperthwaite, Co-Director of the QUT Energy Transition Centre, discussed the importance of the social sciences in understanding the energy transition.
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
1. Future Made in Australia? Evaluating Australia's 2024 Green Energy related Policies and its Potential Impact on Asia
Professor Dr. Christoph NEDOPIL WANG, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
2. From Policy to Place: Making Queensland’s Energy Transformation Work for Regions and Investment
Hannah Gardiner (née McColl-Wayne), Assistant Director – Renewables Policy, Queensland Renewable Energy Council
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
3. The Payoffs of Green Innovation
Dr Sohanur Rahman, School of Accountancy, Faculty of Business and Law, QUT
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
4. Circular Economy in Practice: Assessing Progress, Identifying Bottlenecks, and Exploring Solutions
Professor Clevo Wilson, School of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Business and Law, QUT
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
5. How Might Innovation and Intellectual Property Enable Australia’s Circular Economy Transition
Angela Dahlke, Manager of Industry Engagement, QUT’s Office of Industry Engagement and Technology Transfer
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
6. Architecture and Circularity: Rethinking Design for a Regenerative Built Environment
Professor Tim Schork, School of Architecture and Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, QUT
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
7. The Australian Senate Inquiry into Greenwashing: Regulatory Renewal, Pre-Emptive Enforcement, and Policy Filibustering
Professor Matthew Rimmer, School of Law, Faculty of Business and Law, QUT
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #greenwashing
8. The Senate Inquiry into Climate Misinformation: Opportunities for Reform
Finbar Curran, Flynn Nixon, Claire Reid, and Zoe Zhang, UQ Pro Bono Centre
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
9. The EU Green Claims Directive: Combatting Greenwashing to Empower Consumers
Fien Van den Steen, Sustainability Strategy Manager, Carbon Asset Solutions
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #greenclaims #EU #greenclaimsdirective
10.‘Unlawful by Definition’: The Role of International Law in a Planetary Existential Crisis
Professor Nicole Rogers, Faculty Of Law, Bond University
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #ICJ #climate #justice
11. Indigenous-led Rights-based Approaches to Climate Litigation: the Torres Strait Eight and Pabai Pabai v Commonwealth of Australia (No 2)
Francis Nona, Indigenous Medical Education, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health, QUT
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #IndigenousIP #climate #litigation #TorresStrait #ZenadthKes #auspol #auslaw
12. The COP30 Negotiations in Brazil: Carbon Markets as Instruments of Climate Justice
Carla Fagundes Sangiovanni, PhD candidate, Faculty of Business and Law, QUT
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #UNFCCC #ParisAgreement #Amazon #COP30 #Brazil #COP31
13. Embedding First Nations Knowledge in a Just Energy Transition
Dr Kenan Degirmenci, School of Information Systems, Faculty of Science, QUT
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #energy #climate #environment #IndigenousIP
14. First Nations and the Energy Transition: Rhetoric, Risks and Opportunities
Associate Professor Sarah Holcombe, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, the University of Queensland
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #IndigenousIP
15. A Declaration of Peace for Indigenous Australians and Nature
Dr Mary Graham, School of Political Science and International Studies, the University of Queensland
Dr Michelle Maloney, Australian Earth Laws Alliance
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #IndigenousIP #rightsofnature #firstlaws #pluralism
See - Declaration of Peace for Indigenous Australians and Nature
A Legal Pluralist Approach to First Laws and Earth Laws
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-981-99-9327-7
16. Climate Change, Access to Justice and System Preparedness
Dr Monica Taylor, QUT Centre for Justice
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #accesstojustice #climate
17. Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization
Professor Bill McKibben, Schumann Distinguished Scholar, Middlebury College, Vermont and Founder of Third Act
A Just Energy Transition:
Law, Economics, and Public Policy.
A QUT Symposium
QUT Energy Transition Centre
21 November 2025
https://drrimmer.medium.com/a-just-energy-transition-law-economics-and-public-policy-9a68767675a0
#QUT #symposium #justenergytransition #renewables #solar