HILT CRC public webinar: Certification and verification to enable a successful low-carbon transition for heavy industry

As pressure mounts on heavy industries to decarbonise, certification and verification of embedded emissions are becoming critical tools – not just for compliance, but for securing future market access and investment. Yet, with a growing tangle of public and private schemes in Australia and globally, industry faces a complex and often unclear path forward.

Associate Professor Fiona Beck (ANU) – Research Leader of HILT CRC’s Facilitating Transformation Program – will moderate the audience Q&A.

Whether you’re in industry or policymaking, this webinar will help you navigate what’s coming and identify how your organisation can prepare for and shape this transition.

SPEAKER BIOS

Emma Aisbett
Associate Professor ANU College of Law, Governance and Policy & Associate Director (Research) ANU Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific Australian National University

Emma Aisbett is an Associate Professor at the School of Law and Associate Director (Research) for ANU Grand Challenge – Zero-Carbon Energy for the Asia-Pacific. Emma’s previous research spans economic globalization, environmental policy, developing countries, and political economy. She is best known for her work on international investment agreements where she has influenced both academic debate and policy. On this topic Emma has been an invited expert at both the OECD and the UN Commission on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). She is also an approved supplier of policy advice to developing countries through the UK Governments TAF2+ initiative.

Emma’s current research centres on trade-related climate policy and international Green Industrial Policy, with particular emphasis on embedded emissions accounting frameworks, certification and international green-economy collaborations. Her transdisciplinary approach combines expertise and collaboration across both disciplines and sectors. Her list of recent collaborations include Australian Government and industry, as well as international organisations including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank. In 2021 Emma was awarded the prestigious John H Jackson Prize for most significantly breaking new ground and adding new insights to the study & understanding of International Economic Law. She is also a member of the ARC College of Experts and was a judge of the 2024 Australian Eureka Prize for Sustainability Research.

Fiona Beck
A/Prof, School of Engineering, & Leader, HILT CRC Program 3 Australian National University

Fiona Beck has over 15 years’ experience developing novel technologies for renewable energy, including solar cells and the photoelectrochemical production of renewable fuels and commodities based on hydrogen and hydrocarbons. Over the past 5 years, Fiona's work has combined engineering, energy policy, and techno-economics to provide high quality information on the costs, benefits, and implications of decarbonisation pathways for a range of industry and government stakeholders. As such, she has contributed significantly to the national conversation on new, zero-carbon industries and exports, through academic publications, presentations to stakeholders, submissions to government, and contributions in the media.