On 12 July Too Hot for Work and C-SERC convened a symposium for political economists, geographers and aligned social scientists investigating the impacts of climate change on workers. Researchers are examining a broad range of often intersecting issues — labour in energy production and the renewables sector, safety during high heat and heatwaves, geoengineering and the labour of climate repair, and how the experience of workers can be placed at the centre of decisions about climate change adaptation.
Discussion focussed on issues workers have in common globally, specific local problems and vulnerabilities, and the potential transformations needed to achieve ‘decent work’ in line with Sustainable Development Goal 8. Participants projects are based in Australia, Indonesia, India and Ghana. The presenters and participants were:
- Elizabeth Humphrys (UTS)
- James Goodman (UTS)
- Jonathon Marshall (UTS)
- Frances Flanagan (UTS)
- Joseph Alhassan (UTS)
- Liam Mclaughlin (UTS)
- Bronwyn Lee (Binghamton / UTS)
- Mattew Ryan (The Australia Institute)
- Nandana Bhattacharjee (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur)
- Chantel Carr (Wollongong)
- Ben Spies-Butcher (Macquarie)
- Lian Sinclair (USYD)
- Natasha Heenan (USYD)
- Sophie Webber (USYD)
- Anna Sturman (USYD)
- Claire Parfitt (USYD)
- Kurt Iveson (USYD)
- Rohini Anant (USYD)
- Frank Stillwell
- Stuart Rosewarne
Image on sympossium flyer by Xavier Rizos, Bushfire haze over Sydney, December 2019 / Selfie of participants by Gareth Bryant