RESET.26

Resetting the

Agenda IN 2026


RESET.26

Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

1. What is the National Climate Emergency Reset?
The National Climate Emergency Reset is an initiative aimed at reassessing Australia’s climate risks and aligning national responses with the scale and urgency of the climate threat.

2. Why is this reset needed now?
Recent climate-driven impacts have highlighted the inadequacy of current approaches, underscoring the need for a more comprehensive and forward-looking strategy.

3. How does this reset differ from previous efforts?
Unlike past approaches, the reset focuses on confronting high-end risks, integrating the latest climate science, and ensuring that responses are both swift and sufficient.

4. Who is involved in the Summit?
The Summit brings together experts, policymakers, community leaders, and stakeholders from across Australia to ensure a holistic and inclusive approach.

5. What are the main priorities of the reset?
Key priorities include establishing a clear climate baseline, reassessing systemic risks, and realigning response pathways to match the scale of the climate emergency.

6. How can the public get involved?
The public can participate through consultations, feedback opportunities, and community forums to help shape the ongoing process.

7. What are the expected outcomes?
The National Climate Emergency Reset is designed to create a pivotal moment of reckoning for Australia, where the full extent of climate risks is transparently revealed. This reset aims to ensure that decision-makers and the public are confronted the reality of the situation in its entirety, breaking away from previous, diluted approaches. The outcome seeks to help to achieve a national commitment to safeguarding what Australia values, ensuring that the necessary actions are actively pursued.


SUMMIT 2020

In February 2020 the National Climate Emergency Summit drew together practitioners, advocates, industry innovators, youth leaders, and government representatives from across Australia to explore and unpack what a climate emergency transition could look like at local, national, and global levels.

The diverse program set out to tackle critical issues spanning the political, economic, technical, and social change dimensions of initiating and undertaking a full-scale response to the climate emergency.

The Summit focussed on the pressing need to consolidate coordinated and cooperative approaches to form sound and effective responses – inviting communities, practitioners, and businesses to both challenge and assist governments to respond to the emergency we face.


THE SAFE CLIMATE DECLARATION

PROGRAM

RECORDINGS

Watch the 2020 Summit recordings from the Main Stage and tune in to podcasts of the Summit’s Breakout Session.

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2020 PROGRAM

View the full forum series program.

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