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text reading Prof. Benjamin Horton, Dean of school of Energy and Environment, CityUHK with headshot in black and white of Benjamin Horton with blue background. Text below headshot reading Sea-level rise in southeast Asia: From Paleo Constraints to Modern acceleration and future Risk
CCRC Seminar Room, lv4 Mathews Building, UNSW Sydney & Online (HYBRID)

ICRR Seminar: Professor Benjamin Horton

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Coastlines across Southeast Asia face mounting challenges from relative sea-level (RSL) rise, requiring a unified assessment that integrates geological reconstructions, historical evidence, and probabilistic future projections. In this synthesis, we bring together findings from across the region to provide an end‑to‑end framework linking paleo constraints, modern observations, and future risk.

Past events

text reading Professor Ben Newell, Director, Institute for Climate Risk & Response. Professor, School of Psychology UNSW with headshot in black and white of Ben Newell with blue background. Text below headshot reading Climate Risk & Response: A behavioural challenge?
CCRC Seminar Room, lv4 Mathews Building, UNSW Sydney & Online (HYBRID)

ICRR Seminar: Professor Ben Newell

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Climate risk is often broken down into three separate components: physical risks (floods, heatwaves, sea level rise), transition risks (technological, societal adjustments to a low-carbon economy), and liability risks (legal and financial exposures arising from a failure to disclose potential climate-related impacts). In this talk, I will argue that co-ordinating our responses to all three of these components benefits immensely from an improved understanding of behavioural reactions to climate change.
text reading Prof Cameron Holley, Dep director UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response and UNSW Law & Justice with headshot in black and white of Cameron Holley with blue background. Text below headshot reading Climate-Concious Curricula Accross Disciplines
CCRC Seminar Room, lv4 Mathews Building, UNSW Sydney & Online (HYBRID)

Prof. Cameron Holley Hosts: Climate-Conscious Curricula Across Disciplines

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
As climate change increasingly shapes professional practice across disciplines, universities are rethinking how they prepare graduates for a rapidly changing world. This seminar brings together educational leaders and academics to explore the opportunities and challenges of embedding climate consciousness in higher education.
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UNSW Business Lounge, Level 6, ASB Building, UNSW Sydney & Online (HYBRID)

ICRR Seminar: Dr Megan Evans

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Effectively mitigating climate-related risks requires urgent and deep decarbonisation in line with the targets set out in the Paris Agreement. Carbon credits are widely seen as a way for businesses and economies to reduce emissions in a cost-effective manner, yet there is growing recognition that the vast majority of carbon credits are failing to deliver their claimed emissions reductions and are instead delaying decarbonisation effort.
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CCRC Seminar Room, lv4 Mathews Building, UNSW Sydney & Online (HYBRID)

ICRR Seminar: Prof. Daniel Nyberg

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Despite national and corporate commitments to carbon neutrality, global greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, causing worsening climate change impacts. Within this context, climate protesters around the world are demanding a different future. In this paper, we are interested in how the fossil fuel industry and its political supporters have responded to these challenges and maintained fossil fuel hegemony.
text reading Dr Yucheng wang, lecturer The University of Sydney with headshot in black and white of Yucheng Wang with blue background. Text below headshot reading Steering adaptation: Firm cost-Sharing, Moral Hazard, and Driver Responses to Heat in the trucking industry
CCRC Seminar Room, lv4 Mathews Building, UNSW Sydney & Online (HYBRID)

ICRR Seminar: Dr Yucheng Wang

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
We study how firms steer workers’ adaptation behaviors to the negative impact of climate risks. Using unique data from real-time GPS and AI-enhanced driver-monitoring systems tracking 10,000 truck drivers over 15 months, we show that exposure to extreme heat increases dangerous driving behaviors and reduces productivity.
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Climate Risk & Response: Governance, Reporting & Assurance

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recognising climate change as a fundamental financial risk, and with complex reporting requirements and regulatory pressures intensifying, the demand for climate-ready skills is soaring. Our full-day, in-person workshop is designed to provide you with critical insights to meet this challenge head-on.
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AGSM Executive Education - Behavioural Insights for Climate Resilience

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Gain a deep understanding of the behavioural factors that influence climate-related decision-making and discover how to communicate climate risks in a way that builds trust, overcomes resistance, and drives meaningful action.
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AGSM Executive Education - Financial Insights into Climate Risk & Resilience

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Gain practical, data-driven insights to understand and address climate risks from an economic and financial perspective. Designed for finance professionals, policymakers, and ESG leaders, this course equips you with tools to integrate climate data into economic decision-making and adapt to evolving regulatory and market conditions.
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AGSM Executive Education - Climate Risk & Response: A Leadership Imperative

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Develop strategic climate responses within Australian organisational contexts. This course combines real-world case studies, climate governance frameworks, and evidence-based decision-making techniques tailored to Australia's political, policy, and geographic landscape.
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Climate Law & Litigation in Australia

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Climate Law & Litigation in Australia: Promoting climate accountability or activism? UNSW’s Institute for Climate Risk and Response (ICRR) and Centre for the Future of the Legal Profession (Law & Justice UNSW) will be hosting a panel discussion on the future of climate litigation in Australia - from inside the courtroom and beyond.
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Biennial Workshop - Severe Convective Storms

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The 2nd science-industry workshop on severe convective storms will be held on August 7-8, 2025, at UNSW Sydney, fostering collaboration between scientists and industry.
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Economic Impacts of Climate Change Workshop

9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Join us for the 2nd Economic Impacts of Climate Change (EICC) Workshop hosted by the UNSW Institute for Climate Risk and Response in Sydney CBD on Tuesday the 5th of August.
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Climate Risk & Response: Governance, Reporting & Assurance

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recognising climate change as a fundamental financial risk, and with complex reporting requirements and regulatory pressures intensifying, the demand for climate-ready skills is soaring. Our full-day, in-person workshop is designed to provide you with critical insights to meet this challenge head-on.
ICRR Website Tiles - Day 3

Online series - Climate decision drivers: behavioural insights & global trends

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Investigate the behavioural and political barriers to—and drivers of—climate action. The first session introduces insights for integrating behavioural science into decision-making strategies. The second session provides an overview of the political forces shaping responses to climate change challenges.
ICRR Website Tiles - Day 2

Online series - Navigating the landscape of climate law & risk management

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Delve into the dynamic realm of climate law and risk management. The first session covers an overview of climate law and current litigation trends in Australia. The second session focuses on climate risk management and accounting, including the implications of Australia’s newly-introduced mandatory climate reporting regime.
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Online series - Understanding the science informing climate action

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Gain insights into the scientific models and economic frameworks underpinning climate risk assessment and responses. The first session provides an overview of global warming projections, focusing on climate extremes, while the second session shifts focus to the expected impact on the economy.
ESG factors are essential for enhancing sustainability and corporate responsibility in businesses encompassing environmental impact social responsibility governance practices and sustainability re

Climate Risk & Response: Governance, Reporting & Assurance

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Recognising climate change as a fundamental financial risk, and with complex reporting requirements and regulatory pressures intensifying, the demand for climate-ready skills is soaring.
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Hosting COP31: How Australia and the Pacific can hold a successful and ambitious UN climate summit

1:45 PM - 3:30 PM
Australia is in the box seat to host the world’s biggest climate event: the COP31 UN climate summit. This could be a transformative moment for climate action. Hosting the UN climate summit is a chance to showcase Australia’s green industry plans and celebrate the climate leadership of Pacific nations. But playing host also comes with high expectations.
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Commonwealth Bank Place - South Building

CBA Behavioural Experimentation Hackathon on Climate Action

09:00 - 17:00
ICRR is partnering with CBA, UTS and the Harvard Star Lab to run a Climate Action Hackathon. The event kicks off at 9am on Thursday 14th March at Commonwealth Bank Place - South Building, 11 Harbour St, Sydney, NSW 2000. There will be talks from leading academics as well as CBA Executives, and a panel discussion, featuring ICRR Director Professor Ben Newell, on trends in science and business around climate action.
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ICRR 2025 Conference - Early Career Researcher Workshop

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Join us for the ICRR Conference 2025 - Day 1 - Early Career Researchers Workshop, where PhD Students and Early Career Researchers will come together to present their research on Climate Risk & Response.
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ICRR 2025 Conference - Industry Forum

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Join us for the ICRR Conference 2025 - Day 2 - Industry Forum, where leaders and experts from academia, industry, and government will come together to explore solutions to critical climate risks and discuss emerging challenges and opportunities in Australia’s fast-changing climate landscape.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - ICRR Early Career Researcher Workshop

Calling all PhD students and early career researchers working on climate risk and response! The UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR) invites you to submit an abstract for day 1 of our 2 day conference, the Early Career Researchers Workshop. The event will be held on Wednesday the 22nd October 2025 at UNSW Sydney campus. This is a unique opportunity to present your research, win up to $600 in cash prizes, connect with peers from diverse disciplines, and contribute to the global dialogue on climate risk and response. Submission deadline: Monday 25th August 2025 12pm AEST.
ICRR Industry Day
The Calyx, Mrs Macquaries Road, Sydney NSW 2000

UNSW institute for Climate Risk & Response Industry Forum

8:45 AM - 6:00 PM
Join us for the ICRR 2024 Conference where a wide array of professionals from academia, industry and government will convene to discuss emerging key themes, challenges and opportunities in the fast-changing landscape of climate risk and response.
ICRR ECR Workshop
Colombo Theatre B, UNSW Sydney

UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response Early Career Researchers Workshop

9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
The UNSW Institute for Climate Risk & Response (ICRR) is excited to announce our Early Career Researchers Workshop on Wednesday, 16th October. This event offers PhD students and early career researchers a unique opportunity to share their climate-related research, collaborate with peers, and drive innovation in the field.