Carbon Neutral Agriculture — Myth or reality?

This webinar was recorded on Tuesday 18th May

Climate change mitigation and adaptation is a top priority for the Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) in 2021. All Australian state and territory governments have adopted a target of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, as are the major multi-national agricultural supply chain companies. The global expectation is that food exporting nations – like Australia – will have to comply with these 2050 carbon neutral targets.

Dr Michele Allan, current Chair of Wine Australia and former Chair of MLA discussed the drivers for rural export industries to adopt these challenging carbon neutral 2050 targets. Professor Richard Eckard, Director of the Primary Industries Climate Challenges Centre at Melbourne University then discussed the possible technological pathways for rural industries to achieve those carbon neutral 2050 targets.

An extensive Q&A session followed, moderated by Professor Snow Barlow, Chair of ATSE’s Agriculture and Food Forum and Dr Joanne Daly, the Forum’s Deputy-Chair.

This webinar is the second in a series hosted by the ATSE Agriculture & Food Forum that explores agriculture and climate change.

HOSTS
Professor Snow Barlow FTSE
Dr Joanne Daly FTSE

SPEAKERS
Dr Michele Allan FTSE
Professor Richard Eckard