Climate (bio)solutions – are we closer to solving the climate crisis?

Next date: Tuesday, 10 June 2025 | 06:30 PM to 07:30 PM

Five years ago, inspired by the release of Damon Gameau’s film 2040, we explored the emerging solutions to the climate crisis and imagined a more sustainable future. Fast forward to today—have those visions become reality? Have we seen progress or just more extreme weather?

During this webinar, we’ll revisit those hopeful innovations, track where industry and policy have taken us, and assess which sectors are leading—or lagging—on the path to decarbonisation. We’ll explore the evolving role of research (especially algae) in shaping a net-zero economy and spotlight one of the most exciting developments of the past five years: the rise of biomanufacturing and the circular bioeconomy. Discover why transitioning from fossil to biogenic feedstocks may be the key to a truly sustainable industrial future.

About the speaker

Distinguished Professor Peter Ralph is an internationally-respected academic and research leader in the fields of algae bio-systems and biotechnology, seagrasses, and the adaption of aquatic plants to warming and acidifying oceans.

A professor of marine biology at UTS, and Executive Director of the Climate Change Cluster in the Faculty of Science, Peter led the national, multi-institutional Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation Marine and Coastal Carbon Biogeochemistry Cluster, and was deputy-chair of the Sydney Institute of Marine Sciences.

He is also the founder of the NSW Deep Green Biotech Hub, a member of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Blue Carbon International Scientific Working Group of UNESCO, and an advisory panel member for the Czech Academy of Sciences Global Change Research Centre.

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