Upcoming webinars
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Climate Emergency Australia runs regular webinars and discussion forums to help councils learn from one another and build their capacity to respond to the climate emergency. If you want to be on the webinar alert mailing list, please contact us. You can register for the upcoming events below or catch up on past webinars. All of our public webinars are recorded - you can subscribe to our YouTube channel to be notified when new videos are released. 2026 webinars |
Climate risk briefing for councils and council leaders
Thursday 19 March - Register now.
11am-12pm AWST | 1-2pm AEST | 1:30-2:30pm ACDT | 2-3pm AEDT
We are often asked to recommend legal experts who can brief leaders on the basics of climate risk, legal liability and legislative obligations. If this is something you’ve been looking for, then this webinar is for you (and your leaders!). Charlotte Turner is climate risk specialist and lawyer with Herbert Smith Freehills and a research fellow in the Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability. She will share her insights into councils’ duty of care and most pressing climate risks, and answer your questions.
Thursday 19 March - Register now.
11am-12pm AWST | 1-2pm AEST | 1:30-2:30pm ACDT | 2-3pm AEDT
We are often asked to recommend legal experts who can brief leaders on the basics of climate risk, legal liability and legislative obligations. If this is something you’ve been looking for, then this webinar is for you (and your leaders!). Charlotte Turner is climate risk specialist and lawyer with Herbert Smith Freehills and a research fellow in the Laureate Program on Global Corporate Climate Accountability. She will share her insights into councils’ duty of care and most pressing climate risks, and answer your questions.
Connecting the dots for urban biodiversity
Tuesday 28 April – Register now.
1-2:00pm AWST | 2:30-3:30pm ACST | 3-4:00pm AEST
Three councils will tell us how they are connecting the dots for urban biodiversity. Native bee ecologist and Deputy Mayor of Merri-bek, Dr Jay Iwasaki, will tell us how councils can create pollinator corridors. Researcher Jess Obersby has been investigating urban wetlands in East Gippsland and will share her findings on how to support community environmental stewardship. We’ll also see how in Onkaparinga, South Australia, Rachael Hamilton and her team are improving biodiversity outcomes on council land.
Tuesday 28 April – Register now.
1-2:00pm AWST | 2:30-3:30pm ACST | 3-4:00pm AEST
Three councils will tell us how they are connecting the dots for urban biodiversity. Native bee ecologist and Deputy Mayor of Merri-bek, Dr Jay Iwasaki, will tell us how councils can create pollinator corridors. Researcher Jess Obersby has been investigating urban wetlands in East Gippsland and will share her findings on how to support community environmental stewardship. We’ll also see how in Onkaparinga, South Australia, Rachael Hamilton and her team are improving biodiversity outcomes on council land.
The heart of climate work
Monday 11 May – Register now.
1-2:30pm AWST | 2:30-4pm ACST | 3-4:30pm AEST
CEA and Psychology for a Safe Climate bring you this interactive webinar, designed to help council staff and councillors understand the specific mental health risks and challenges associated with working in the field of climate and sustainability in local government. We will be using insights into these challenges to explore the impacts on our emotional and psychological health, and how we can take steps to address them in our workplace.
Monday 11 May – Register now.
1-2:30pm AWST | 2:30-4pm ACST | 3-4:30pm AEST
CEA and Psychology for a Safe Climate bring you this interactive webinar, designed to help council staff and councillors understand the specific mental health risks and challenges associated with working in the field of climate and sustainability in local government. We will be using insights into these challenges to explore the impacts on our emotional and psychological health, and how we can take steps to address them in our workplace.
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Climate risks for councils: a focus on land use planning
Tuesday 16 June 2026 - Register now. 1-2:30pm AWST | 2:30-4pm ACST | 3-4:30pm AEST This webinar is hosted by Climate Emergency Australia (CEA) and the Council Alliance for a Sustainable Built Environment (CASBE). It’s the second in our series on climate risks for councils, and we’ll be focussing in on climate risks in the world of land use planning. Our speakers will discuss how our changing climate will affect the way we approach land use planning for long-term community resilience, including what should – and shouldn’t – be built in what location. With Charlotte Turner, climate risk lawyer, Jane Keddie, Director of Hansen Partnership and vice-president of the Planning Institute of Australia (Victoria) and Dr Eleanor Robson, author of ALGA’s Adapting Together: Local Government Leadership in a Changing Climate. Image courtesy of: Tract. Photographer: Chrisopher Frederick Jones. |
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