Kinesis
Who We Are – Directors
Bruce Taper
Bruce’s track record of original thought and innovation over the past two decades has created a substantial legacy within the sustainability sector in Australia. His expertise lies in developing mechanisms to manage sustainability issues for both public and private sector entities and providing specialist advice firmly grounded in his experience of policy development and implementation. Recognised nationally for his work on climate related issues, Bruce is renowned for the magnitude of analysis he applies to all projects and his capacity to utilise emerging technologies to deliver smart, equitable and enabling solutions.
Bruce leads a crack team of specialists committed to providing clients with the intellectual property to make a meaningful and measurable contribution to emissions reduction.
From 2000 to 2006, Bruce was Director Sustainability for the NSW Department of Planning where he conceived, led the development and delivered the Building Sustainability Index (BASIX).
Bruce made a significant contribution to the NSW Greenhouse Plan and Metropolitan Water Strategy, and established and provided the executive support for the NSW Government’s Sustainability Advisory Council.
From 1996 to 2000, Bruce worked as a sustainability practitioner in local government, establishing Kogarah Council as a leader in urban renewal and environmental management. The Kogarah Town Square planning controls and redevelopment received international recognition for its integration of greenhouse gas reduction strategies and water cycle management.
Bruce won the Planning Institute of Australia’s 2005 National Award for Planning Excellence in the category of Urban Planning Achievement.
Before dedicating his professional career to sustainability, Bruce spent a decade in the energy sector, starting as an apprentice electrician and graduating to designing and building substations.
Bruce has a First Class Honours degree in Environmental Science from the University of Newcastle and is also a proud graduate of the Benevolent Society’s 2001 Sydney Leadership Program.
Nick Rowley
Nick specialises in advising on new policy and practice to achieve emissions reduction for business and government. He has a deep knowledge of the policy and other drivers required to achieve emissions reduction. Prior to establishing Kinesis with fellow Director Bruce Taper, Nick worked for more than ten years at the centre of government on sustainability, climate change and broader policy and political strategy in Australia and the UK.
From March 2004 to January 2006, Nick worked as an advisor to British Prime Minister Tony Blair on sustainability and climate change. In this role he was part of a small team working with the Prime Minister prior to the G8 Summit at Gleneagles in July 2005 and worked closely with public servants across Whitehall on domestic and international climate policy.
During Nick’s time at Downing Street the government initiated the influential Stern Review into the Economics of Climate Change and launched the UK Sustainable Development Strategy. From 1995 to 2004 Nick was advisor to Bob Carr, Premier of NSW, working primarily on policy on the environment, urban development and medical research.
For two years prior to the December 2009 UNFCCC meeting in Copenhagen, Nick worked closely with Tim Flannery, Chair of the Copenhagen Climate Council on all elements of the Council’s work. Council members were drawn from science, business and policy and included current US Energy Secretary Steven Chu; former UK Chief Scientist Sir David King, and the CEOs of major energy and other businesses active in the United States, Europe and Asia.
Nick is also a regular commentator on climate issues in the Australian and international media, is on the Advisory Board of ‘G Magazine’, and is a Fellow of the Australian New Zealand School of Government.