Part three | Just Transitions in Australia: Just Transitions and the Future of Technology and Work
A transition to a low-carbon economy is perhaps nowhere more crucial or contested than in Australia, a continent on the front line of global heating and climate change-induced bushfires, drought, flash floods and extreme temperatures. The heavy reliance on extractive industries for coal and minerals exposes some of the political and structural lock-ins to highly carbonised industries and lifestyles.
This three part webinar series is funded by the British Academy Just Transitions project and brought to you by the Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL) and Monash University.
Part three | Just Transitions in Australia: Just Transitions and the Future of Technology and Work
Australia is confronting three dramatic transformations: a technology transformation towards digital, automated and connected t systems; a looming transition to a decarbonised way of life or ‘net zero’; and a changing form of work and labour in many key industries including energy, mining and agriculture.
Can these processes work in tandem? Where are they in tension? and how will they impact the labour market and training for Australians? What would Just Transitions look like in this context?
Hosted by the Faculty of Information Technology
Event Details
- Date:
- 17 March 2022 at 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Description
A transition to a low-carbon economy is perhaps nowhere more crucial or contested than in Australia, a continent on the front line of global heating and climate change-induced bushfires, drought, flash floods and extreme temperatures. The heavy reliance on extractive industries for coal and minerals exposes some of the political and structural lock-ins to highly carbonised industries and lifestyles.
This three part webinar series is funded by the British Academy Just Transitions project and brought to you by the Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL) and Monash University.
Part three | Just Transitions in Australia: Just Transitions and the Future of Technology and Work
Australia is confronting three dramatic transformations: a technology transformation towards digital, automated and connected t systems; a looming transition to a decarbonised way of life or ‘net zero’; and a changing form of work and labour in many key industries including energy, mining and agriculture.
Can these processes work in tandem? Where are they in tension? and how will they impact the labour market and training for Australians? What would Just Transitions look like in this context?
Hosted by the Faculty of Information Technology