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AER Summit 2025

2025 Australasian Emissions Reduction (AER) Summit

Next Steps for Net Zero

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2025 Summit Prospectus

  • Date

    13 - 14 Aug 2025

  • Location

    CENTREPIECE, Melbourne

Australia’s premier business and climate event
Held on Wurundjeri Country, Melbourne
In 2025 the theme is: Next Steps for Net Zero

 

Nations have a new September deadline for 2035 emission reduction commitments amidst tumultuous geopolitics. There is also fresh scrutiny on the social, technological and commercial ability to achieve net zero emissions with sufficient urgency to meet the Paris Agreement global warming goals.  There are plenty of opportunities as well as challenges. With a fresh focus on innovation and market investments this Summit will explore net zero national and sectoral plans as well as corporate commitments as countries and companies work towards carbon and nature goals.

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Cathryn Eatock

Co-Chair: Indigenous Peoples' Organisation-Australia & Co-Chair & Pacific Member: Facilitative Working Group (FWG), Local Communities & Indigenous Peoples Platform (LCIPP), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Hon. Chris Bowen MP

Minister for Climate Change and Energy

David Shankey

CEO, Net Zero Economy Authority (NZEA)

David Parker AM

Chair & CEO, Clean Energy Regulator

Frederick Teo

CEO, GenZero

Ian Learmonth

CEO, Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Jacqui Ruesga

Principal Advisor - Climate Mitigation, Ministry for the Environment; Member, Supervisory Body of Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism

Dr. Kerry Schott AO

Chair, CMI

Laurence Tubiana

CEO, European Climate Foundation

Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio

Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission, Victorian Government

Mara Bún

Director, DFAT Council on Latin American Relations

Matt Kean

Chair, Climate Change Authority

Rebecca Mikula-Wright

CEO, Investor Group on Climate Change

Sanjeev Gandhi

Managing Director & CEO, Orica

Geraldine Slattery

President Australia, BHP

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Relive last year's Summit - News, key speeches, photos

AER Summit 24 Media Releases
31 October 2024

Future of Safeguard and carbon credit methods in focus at Summit
AER Summit 24
30 October 2024

Minister Bowen’s speech | 11th AER Summit
AER Summit 24 Media Releases
30 October 2024

Step forward for carbon credits, but new uncertainty over the Safeguard
AER Summit 24
29 October 2024

Jo Tyndall’s speech | 11th AER Summit
AER Summit 24 Media Releases
29 October 2024

Strong climate transition plan lowers costs of capital, says AGL chief
AER Summit 24 Media Releases
29 October 2024

Climate Authority chief strongly backs carbon markets
AER Summit 24 Media Releases
31 October 2024

Future of Safeguard and carbon credit methods in focus at Summit
AER Summit 24
30 October 2024

Minister Bowen’s speech | 11th AER Summit
AER Summit 24 Media Releases
30 October 2024

Step forward for carbon credits, but new uncertainty over the Safeguard
AER Summit 24
29 October 2024

Jo Tyndall’s speech | 11th AER Summit
AER Summit 24 Media Releases
29 October 2024

Strong climate transition plan lowers costs of capital, says AGL chief
AER Summit 24 Media Releases
29 October 2024

Climate Authority chief strongly backs carbon markets
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1/20
2024 AER Summit highlights video. Barry Hunter, Chief Executive Officer, North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance & Convenor, Indigenous Country and Biodiversity Alliance speaking in Plenary Six: Scaling Nature Positive
2/20
Hon. Lily D’Ambrosio, Minister for Climate Action, Minister for Energy and Resources, Minister for the State Electricity Commission, Victorian Government with CMI's Chair Dr. Kerry Schott AO
3/20
Emma Alberici, Principal Consultant, Derwent, MC at the 2024 AER Summit
4/20
Hayley Scott, Head of Social Impact, Winc Australia in the Networking Breakfast
5/20
Matt Kean, Chair, Climate Change Authority in Plenary One: Net Zero Geopolitics, Pathways and Investment
6/20
Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President, The Club of Rome Co-Founder, Systems Transformation Hub EU speaking in Plenary One: Net Zero Geopolitics, Pathways and Investment
7/20
Pastor Ray Minniecon, Co-Chair, Indigenous Peoples' Organisation Australia speaking at the 2024 AER Summit Gala Dinner
8/20
Dr. John Binda Reid, Chair, Gawler Ranges Aboriginal Corporation speaking in the workshop Ensuring Social Licence in the Transition
9/20
Delegates at the 2024 AER Summit
10/20
Hon. Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy delivering the Ministerial Keynote at the 2024 AER Summit
11/20
Justin Punch, Chair, ARENA speaking in Plenary Three: National Decarbonisation Investment Priorities
12/20
Plenary Five: Climate Change Q&A. In the style of Australia’s weekly ABC discussion program, Australian political, business and community leaders will discuss the climate crisis, the role of carbon markets in the net zero challenge, and the long-term national policy framework we need to scale up decarbonisation investment to meet Australia’s fair share of global climate action.
13/20
Djirri Djirri Wurundjeri Women’s Dance Group
14/20
Jo Tyndall, Director, OECD Environment Directorate, Former Climate Change Ambassador, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade delivering the Christiana Figueres Oration at the 2024 AER Summit Gala Dinner
15/20
Workshop: Article 6 and other COP29 priorities
16/20
Joanne Chong, Commissioner (Environment), Productivity Commission in Plenary Three: National Decarbonisation Investment Priorities
17/20
Mary Nega, CEO, Youth Affairs Council Victoria and Amanda McKenzie, CEO, Climate Council speaking in Plenary Five: Climate Change Q&A
18/20
Zoe Daniel MP, Federal Member for Goldstein, Australian Parliament speaking in Plenary Five: Climate Change Q&A
19/20
Dr. Cle-Anne Gabriel CEO, ThinkZero speaking in the Women in Climate Lunch
20/20
Delegates at the 2024 AER Summit