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QUT Law Free Public Lecture by Senator the Hon Penny Wong: "Climate Change - A Great Economic Challenge"

Climate Change ? A Great Economic Challenge 

 

QUT Faculty of Law Free Public Lecture Series 2010 presents

Senator the Hon Penny Wong
Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water 

Monday 12 April 2010

Gardens Point Theatre QUT Gardens Point Campus

10.30am Refreshments
11.00am Lecture
12 noon Lecture concludes 

The Speaker

Penny Wong was born in Malaysia and moved to Australia when she was eight.

Before entering Parliament, Penny Wong was a barrister and solicitor in Adelaide and worked as an adviser to the Carr Government in New South Wales.

She was elected as a Labor Senator for South Australia in November 2001 and began her term in July 2002.

In December 2007 Penny was appointed to the Federal Cabinet in the new Rudd Labor Government as the Minister for Climate Change and Water, and in March 2010 the Prime Minister added the Energy Efficiency portfolio to her responsibilities.

Penny is responsible for the co-ordination, implementation and delivery of the Government?s climate change, energy efficiency and water policies including the design and implementation of the Governments Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS).

The Topic

The lecture will cover the programmes and policies of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme (CPRS); Renewable Energy Target (RET) and Energy Efficiency.

Registration

Register by 29 March 2010 by email to qutlawpubliclectures@qut.edu.au 
Registered attendees may claim 1 CPD point for the Queensland Bar Association and Queensland Law Society

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