Posts Tagged ‘Webinar’
Upcoming event: The Climate Adaptation-Mitigation Conundrum
Does responding to climate warming require both a fast reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) AND efforts to protect people and nature from the impacts (adaptation)? David Spratt will address these questions in an upcoming webinar supported by Wise Response, Our Climate Declaration, ESR, Degrowth Aotearoa, Seniors Climate Action Network, and Nelson-Tasman Climate Forum.
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Upcoming Event: “Competition for the market” versus New Zealand’s electricity market design
Join ESR’s webinar on Wednesday 15th July where academic economist Dr Geoff Bertram will discuss the competitive challenge from renewables entering New Zealand’s electricity market. The seminar looks at possible future outcomes for NZ’s electricity market structure and explores ideas that could facilitate genuine competition for the market in a decentralised industry.
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Video coming soon: Beyond the Hype – The Strengths, Weaknesses, and Impacts of Modern AI
In our webinar on Wednesday 18th March, Emeritus Professor Anthony Robins covered a very brief history and overview of the various technologies that have been and are called “Artificial Intelligence” (AI), with a focus on the currently significant “large language models” such as ChatGPT.
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Recent Event: Quantifying the contribution of climate change to extreme weather events
When an extreme heat wave, torrential downpour, or massive wildfire occurs, how do we know whether and how much of a role climate change played? Resilient River Communities hosted this presentation by Dr. Kristina Dahl on 16th December, covering the basics of climate attribution science.
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Video coming soon: Balancing the energy trilemma
EECA Chief Executive Dr Marcos Pelenur will spoke to us on Wednesday 15th October, explaining how energy efficiency and renewables are key to balancing the energy efficiency ‘trilemma’. Dr Pelenur will shared his views on this and the current focus and priorities for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority.
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Browse ESR’s YouTube channel
Discover ESR on YouTube — your gateway to visionary insights and boundary‑pushing ideas. Dive into sharp analysis and content that challenges the status quo. Subscribe now — inspiration for your next engineering breakthrough could be just one video away.
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Watch Video: Now that we’ve reached 1.5ºC, what next?
Hear from David Spratt, the lead Research Director for Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration in Australia. This webinar is cosponsored by Our Climate Declaration, the Wise Response Society, Engineers for Social Responsibility, Degrowth Aotearoa New Zealand, Seniors Climate Action Network, and the Nelson Tasman Climate Forum.
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