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Mike Guerin
Managing Director
Elders Rural Services
Robert Setter
Director – General
QLD Department of Primary
Industries and Fisheries
Gerald Leach
Chair Climate Change
Working Group
National Farmers Federation
Justin Smirk
Senior Agribusiness Economist
Westpac Banking Corporation
Allister Watson
General Manager, Meat
Coles
 Lawrence Arthur
Commissioner
National Water Commission
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 Ms Beverley Henry,
Manager Environment, Sustainability & Climate Change Meat & Livestock Australia Dr Beverley Henry is the Manager for Environment, Sustainability and Climate Change in Meat and Livestock Australia, which provides research and development, marketing and market information to benefit the red meat industry. Beverley manages an on-farm R&D program to support goals for environmental stewardship and sustainable livestock production, and to assist producers and the industry meet the challenges of climate change. She has a PhD in plant physiology, research experience from University of Queensland and ANU and worked for Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water before joining MLA. As well as research on resource management of extensive grazing systems, she has worked in the fields of climate change and greenhouse gas accounting for more than 10 years, including in the CRC for Greenhouse Accounting, and development of international accounting rules.
Appearing: Day Two - Wednesday 25 November 2009 09.50 Panel - Agriculture and its place in the Carbon Production Reduction Scheme (CPRS)
- Understanding the criteria that will determine sector participation decision in 2013
- The $130 million Australia’s Farming Future initiative
- Modelling the financial impact from ETS inclusion - Carbon price projections upon commencement of full market trading
- Managing increased costs and mitigating trade exposure – aligning international emissions trading frameworks with Australia
- Understanding the marginal costs of abatement
- Farm reforestation and carbon geo-sequestration opportunities
Shadow Secretary,
Department of Climate Change President,
Cattle Council of Australia Vice-President,
Sheep Meat Council CEO,
Australian Farm Institute Manager Environment, Sustainability & Climate Change,
Meat & Livestock Australia Mr Matthew Cawood, Science & Environment group writer,
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