Summer special: Climate of the Nation with Matt Kean
In our summer special series, we bring you some of our favourite guests from the Australia Institute’s webinar series in 2020. In this episode, Richie Merzian, Climate & Energy Program director at the Australia Institute speakers with Matt Kean, NSW Minister for Energy and the Environment to launch the Australia Institute’s Climate of the Nation 2020 report, the longest continuous survey of community attitudes towards climate change in Australia.
The full webinar is available on the Australia Institute’s YouTube channel here, this was recorded live on Oct 28, 2020.
Host: Noah Schultz Byard // @noah_sbyard
Guests:
The Hon Matt Kean, NSW Minister for Energy & Environment // @Matt_KeanMP
Richie Merzian, Climate & Energy program director, The Australia Institute // @richiemerzian
Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey
Theme music: Jonathan McFeat from Pulse and Thrum
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