Day two: Session

Decarbonisation pathways: research, policy and practice

Dylan McConnell

Senior Research Associate, University of NSW

AEMA 2.0? Governance of the energy transition

Dr Dylan McConnell is renewable energy and energy systems analyst at the University of NSW. He has extensive experience in analysing the electricity sector in Australia. Dylan’s work is focused on electricity infrastructure and governance, and the energy transition in liberalised electricity markets. He also specialises in operations research and the optimisation of electricity systems. His work is interdisciplinary and has been published in forums including the Journal of Energy Policy, the Journal of Applied Energy, the Electricity Journal, and the Journal of Environmental Sociology.

Chell Lyons

Sir Roland Wilson PhD scholar, Australian National University

In the vault: the roles of green banks in accelerating investment in the net zero transition. Case studies of Australia, New Zealand, and the United States

Chell Lyons has over a decade of experience working on international and domestic climate change policy for the Australian government, most recently leading global analytics work in the international climate change branch. In 2021 she commenced a Sir Roland Wilson Scholarship on secondment to the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. Her PhD research examines the roles of public financial institutions, particularly Green Banks, in scaling up public investment and leveraging private finance in the transition to net zero emissions.

Alexandr Akimov

Associate Professor in Banking and Finance, Griffith University

Are Australian regulatory and policy frameworks ready for a DER-led energy transition?

Alexandr Akimov is an Associate Professor in Finance and Director of Sustainable Energy Policy Cluster at Griffith University. He holds a PhD in financial economics as well as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and Energy Risk Professional (ERP) designations. His research interests are in energy and sustainable finance, and public finance and policy. He has published in the leading energy and policy journals such as Energy Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, and Australian Journal of Public Administration and Australian Journal of Management