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About us

The Melbourne Climate Network empowers individuals to connect, innovate, and invest, driving the growth of green jobs and advancing the evolution of the climate sector. Leveraging Melbourne's status as a global centre for climate innovation, we catalyse transformative change through our commitment to a zero-carbon economy.

Vision

Our vision is for Melbourne to be recognised globally as the leading model of carbon neutrality transformed
through the green economy.

Purpose

Our purpose is to lead the transformation of the global economy towards net-zero, enabling job creation and economic opportunity for Melbourne through leading sustainable development of innovative technology for global impact.

Mission

By bringing together the expertise of diverse stakeholders, academics, researchers and industry leaders, to inform decision-making and facilitate partnerships for Melbourne to be the globally competitive centre for climate innovation creating commercial opportunity and delivering outcomes for our city.

Our team

Alex Smith, Chair, Melbourne Climate Network

Co-Founder

HAMR Energy

Audrey Jean-Baptiste

Director, Impact

Climate Salad

Matthew Nicholas

Director of Sustainability

Tennis Australia

Evannah Jayne, Deputy Chair

CEO

Terran Industries

Andrew Wear

Director, Economic Development & International

City of Melbourne

Tiffany Crawford

Director Climate Change & City Resilience & Co-Chief Heat Officer

City of Melbourne

Krista Milne

Director Climate Change & City Resilience & Co-Chief Heat Officer

City of Melbourne

Dan Cahill

Director, Policy and Regulation Reform

Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions

Tom Bentley

Executive Director

RMIT

Daniel Lancefield, Deputy Chair

Manager

Victorian Cleantech Cluster

Richard Simpson

Head of Advisory

Carloop

Lydia Hatch

Senior Sustainability Advisor

Telstra

our acknowledgement

The City of Melbourne respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the land we govern, the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong / Boon Wurrung peoples of the Kulin and pays respect to their Elders past and present.

We acknowledge and honor the unbroken spiritual, cultural and political connection they have maintained to this unique place for more than 2000 generations.

We accept the invitation in the Uluru Statement from the Heart and are committed to walking together to build a better future.