Seaweed farming and floating structures in combating climate change

Presented by the ATSE QLD Division

Wednesday 2 March
4:30-6:00pm AEST
Seaweed farming and floating structures in combating climate change

It is evident that climate change has affected every country. It is disrupting national economies, destroying species biodiversity and affecting lives. Weather patterns are changing, sea levels are rising, and weather events are becoming more extreme with warmest decade (2010- 2019) ever recorded. CO2 and greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have risen to new records. This calls for urgent actions to combat climate change and adapting our cities for better resilience towards this change.

In response, great ideas and solutions for combating climate action have been proposed. These include using renewable clean energy instead of fossil fuels, developing energy-efficient transportation systems, using electric vehicles, travelling less, reducing wastages, reusing and recycling materials, and even eating less meat and more vegetables.

In this webinar on combating climate change, we discuss two interesting solutions, namely seaweed farming and floating cities. Dr Brian von Herzen (CEO of Climate Foundation) will speak on Marine Permaculture to Regenerate a Healthy Climate in our Lifetime while Dr Koen Olthius (Founder of Waterstudio.NL) will give a talk on the rise of the Blue city. The facilitator for the talks is Prof Chien Ming Wang FTSE (TMR Chair Professor in Structural Engineering, The University of Queensland).

Please join us for a stimulating conversation on these two solutions with our two eminent speakers.

Moderator
Professor Chien Ming Wang FTSE

Speakers
Dr Brian von Herzen
Dr Koen Olthuis