Warwick Cathro (pictured) from the Canberra Conservation Council was a significant contributor to a workshop at the Better Futures Australia Forum early this month where the discussion revolved around making low-carbon transport accessible to all.

James Whelan for Climate Action Network Australia summed up the first of the two sessions of "Making zero emissions transport accessible to all".

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Fiona Armstrong (pictured) founded and now leads the Melbourne-based Climate and Health Alliance. So it was natural that she reported on findings from two workshops about climate change and health at this year's Better Futures Australia Forum held in Canberra early this month.

Several people gathered on the stage at the end of the two-day event to report on findings for various groups; groups that considered everything from health to transport and from local government to the role of industry.

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Climate scientist and author, Joëlle Gergis (pictured), talks about her new book, "Humanity's Moment: A climate scientist case for hope", with the Research Director from the Climate Council, Dr Simon Bradshaw.

The discussion between Dr Gergis and Dr Bradshaw was a Climate Council Bookclub event.

Dr Gergis felt she had no option but to write the book as she had access to a vast array of information and evidence; evidence being illustrated with alarming rapidity and it personally reached something of a crescendo when it was predicted that Koalas would become extinct in New South Wales by 2050.

Those eager to hear more of what Dr Gergis has to say can do that at Melbourne's Climarte on Monday at 6:00 pm when she joins a conversation with City of Yarra Mayor Cr Sophie Wade.

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Pastor Ray Minniecon (pictured) spoke on the opening day of the recent Better Futures Australian Forum in Canberra pleading with Australia's decision makers to listen to and work with the country's indigenous people.

The powerful address by Pastor Minnniecon helped set the agenda for the two-day forum that came across as optimistic and collaborative, all embedded in a muted excitement arising from the May 21 Federal Election that saw a Labor Government replace a near decade-old Liberal/National Party coalition.

Listen closely to Pastor Minniecon and you will be moved to believe that the first nations people have a serious contribution to make in helping Australians avoid the worst of climate change.

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Kelly O'Shannassy (pictured) leads the "Australian Conservation Foundation" as one of a panel of five speakers who talked optimistically about the future at Canberra's "Better Futures Australia" two-day forum.

With Kelly was the co-founder of "Zero Industrials and Sunshot Industries", Clark Butler;

The Executive Director of "Original Power" and descendant of the Yorta Yorta people, Karrina Nolan;

The Australian head of the "World Wildlife Foundation" Dermot O'Gorman;

And the president of the "Australian Council of Trade Unions", Michelle O'Brien.

Emma Herd, from EY was the master of ceremonies.

Collaboration and cooperation were at the heart of the panel discussion.

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Australian Capital Territory Chief Minister Andrew Barr (pictured) claims his government is a national and world leader in taking the jurisdiction to a serious reduction in carbon dioxide emissions.

Minister Barr was the first speaker on the opening day of the Better Futures Australia Forum held in Canberra on September 6 and 7.

He saw the forum as both critical in that it would solidify ideas and processes for achieving net zero and important that it brought together people and ideas that could help achieve the ambitious target.

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Nidala Barker (pictured) brought her music to the Better Futures Australia conference, both entertaining and inspiring people.

Her appearance and the Canberra Conference was aimed at inspiring people and it most certainly did that and it was only just lunch time on the first day.

Dr Rebecca Huntley (pictured) had a climate change epiphany about three years ago and was at the recent iDEA Conference organized by the Doctors for the Environment, encouraging medical practitioners to engage with climate issues in any way they can.

The Sydney-based social researcher has described her commitment to climate change issues as something of a "hero project" and has written about it in her book "How to talk about climate change in a way that makes a difference".

Dr Huntley encouraged all those at the conference to turn to "Climate Compass" to help them better understand climate issues.

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Heather Campbell (pictured) talked about "Living in Harmony" during the Saturday program of the "iDEA Conference", an annual event organized by the Australian arm of Doctors for the Environment.

Heather, who has a long involvement in working to protect our environment, is the CEO of Bush Heritage, Australia.

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Tim Buckley (pictured) "Zoomed" into the annual Doctors for the Environment conference and using his long, impeccable and thorough research told those attending, both in person and virtually, that it was not Australia's domestic emissions that would disrupt life on Earth, instead our country's export of fossil fuels.

Australia, he explained, is the world's third largest exporter of fossil fuels.

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