Renewables Will Save The Planet: How?

Join Professor Peter Newman for this WREC 2026 public lecture exploring the global and local impacts of our transition to renewable energy

We open the 2026 World Renewable Energy Congress at Murdoch University with a public lecture from Professor Peter Newman AO, Professor of Sustainability at Curtin University exploring the topic 'Renewables Will Save the World: How?' This lecture is open to the public, not just conference delegates. Register now to secure your seat.

About the lecture

Researchers and policy makers have been hoping for decades that renewables could replace fossil fuels and save the planet from dreadful climate change. The dramatic uptake in renewables is now driving the net zero transition since the Paris Agreement in 2016 unlocked political opportunities. This Paris Agreement showed there was now mutual benefit in both economic and climate agendas. The renewables trends will be demonstrated in global data and in local data. Leaders and laggards are now emerging in this new economy. The Perth regional grid is a world leading demonstration. How this Distributed Energy approach is being driven by households and utility experiments, will flow into larger industries as they electrify everything and shift to emerging commercial opportunities in net zero products on their global markets. Attempts will always be made to stop change but the renewables transition is galloping. Long term net positive projects will be needed to make global cooling, so we need to support demonstrations in this arena as well.

Professor Peter Newman AO

Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University

Event details

Location: Rosemary Van Den Berg Room, Level 4, Boola Katitjin (building 360), Murdoch University. Discovery Drive, Murdoch University, Murdoch.

Transport: Murdoch University is conveniently located close to Murdoch train station and along major bus routes (visit www.transperth.wa.gov.au). It also accommodates a network of pedestrian and cycle paths, as well as bike racks and lockers.

Parking: Car parks 8 and 7are located closest to Boola Katitjin. Visit Murdoch map for a detailed campus map.

WREC 2026

The lecture is part of the 2026 World Renewable Energy Congress, a global energy event fostering collaboration between industries, researchers, and policymakers on innovations and strategies for a zero-carbon future by 2030. The 2026 Congress will be held at Murdoch University from 8-11 February. Visit https://www.wrec2026.com for more information or to register.

Contact

For more information, please contact:

Dr Kuruvilla Mathew OAM
Murdoch University
K.Mathew@murdoch.edu.au