2024 Gourlay lecture: a panel discussion

Just Transitions: fairness in the face of change

Please join us for the 2024 Gourlay Ethics in Business lecture, on 'Just Transitions: fairness in the face of change', with guest speaker Professor Mette Morsing.

Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024

Time: 6.45pm for drinks and canapes, followed by panel discussion from 7.30 – 8.30pm

Venue: Offices of EY, 8 Exhibition Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

RSVP: Tuesday 15 October 

Tickets: Free, but bookings essential.

Enquiries: Briony O'Halloran | events@trinity.unimelb.edu.au | 03 8341 0216

Net zero by 2050 is Australia’s committed response to climate change. 

The challenge to decarbonise is not just about the technology that will get us to a cleaner, more sustainable future. It’s about how we get there without leaving vast swathes of the Australian population behind.

A just transition must be exactly that – fair and inclusive. And it has to recognise what net zero means for communities across the country – both the opportunities and the challenges.

The Latrobe Valley is in the midst of a transition. The Hazlewood Brown Coal Mine closed in 2017 after 60 years of operation, the Yallourn coal mine will cease electricity production in 2028 and Loy Yang A will close by 2035. 

The locals are aware the writing is on the wall for coal, the question is what comes next.

This panel will discuss the situation in the Latrobe Valley and how a just transition is not a philosophical concept for the community – but rather a much-desired outcome of a very real challenge.

The panel, moderated by Ali Moore, will include:

• Stephen Dodd, Secretary of the Gippsland Trades and Labour Council
• Chris Buckingham, CEO, La Trobe Valley Authority
• A representative from AGL Energy
• Mette Morsing; University of Oxford and 2024 Gourlay Visiting Professor in Business Ethics.