Mar 6, 2020
Brian Schmidt - Climate change, coronavirus, and universal challenges
On this Second Serve, we’re joined by the Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University, Professor Brian Schmidt AC, to discuss how to achieve negative emissions, frustrations with the climate change debate, the challenge of Coronavirus, and his vision for the national university.
It’s been a challenging start to the year, with many impacted by fire, smoke, hail, and now COVID-19. Leading the response to all of it at The Australian National University has been Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Schmidt AC. On this special Democracy Sausage Second Serve, Professor Mark Kenny and Dr Marija Taflaga speak with Professor Brian Schmidt about how to tackle climate change, the challenge of coronavirus, the role of science in public policy, and much more.
Professor Brian Schmidt AC is a Nobel Laureate and is Vice-Chancellor and President of The Australian National University.
Professor Mark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university…