Fenner Seminar: Cities as influencers for low-carbon transitions
This seminar explores how leading cities are accelerating decarbonisation by supporting others. It examines why cities act as influencers, the conditions that enable this, and the broader impacts on urban sustainability transitions.
Date & time
Date/time
27 May 2026 12:00pm - 27 May 2026 1:00pm
Speaker
Speakers
Dr. Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen (Minh)
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Description
City-to-city collaboration is increasingly recognised as a mechanism to accelerate urban transitions. Frontrunner cities are not only advancing their own decarbonisation agendas, but also actively assisting other cities to amplify sustainable outcomes. This seminar explores the phenomenon of cities as influencers, examining their motivations, enabling conditions, and broader impacts.
About the Speaker
Dr Thi Minh Phuong Nguyen (Minh) is an ARC Laureate Postdoctoral Fellow at Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University. She completed her PhD in Urban Planning at the University of Melbourne in 2023. Her research focuses on sustainability experimentation, urban transitions and climate governance, with a particular interest in the transformative agency of cities. She has experience in policy analysis and engages closely with policymakers, practitioners and relevant stakeholders to understand how urban change may unfold in practice. She is also a Contributing Author and Chapter Scientist for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Special Report on Climate Change and Cities, supporting Chapter 4 - How to Facilitate and Accelerate Change.
Location
Fenner Seminar Room