Presentations kindly made available by the speakers for member's information are listed below:
- Cath Bremner - Acting now for Australia's Low Carbon Future
- Dr Helen Fairweather - Beyond Zero Emissions
When available, video streaming of the presentations and discussion will be available on Engineers Australia's website.
Acting Now for Australia's Low Carbon Future - Cath Bremner
Low Carbon Australia provides financial solutions and advice to Australian business, government and the wider community to accelerate action on energy efficiency and deliver cost-effective carbon reductions.
This presentation will highlight were the most cost effective energy efficiency improvements can be found in commercial buildings and the financial mechanisms by which these projects can be funded.
Beyond Zero Emissions - Helen Fairweather
Twenty-eight billion is a big number. It is the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) we pump into the atmosphere each year from burning fossil fuels globally – enough to cover Australia in a blanket two metres thick. In dollars, it is just a little more than the annual investment needed to reconfigure Australia's stationary energy system to have zero emissions in just 10 years time.
The Zero Carbon Australia Project is a research collaboration between Beyond Zero Emissions and the University of Melbourne. The Zero Carbon Australia Stationary Energy Plan is the first of six, ten-year plans for a fully decarbonised future, within 10 years.
Zero Carbon Australia outlines a coherent and thoroughly researched blueprint showing how 100% renewable energy is achievable using technologies that are commercially available today: wind power and concentrating solar thermal with molten salt storage
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