Forging a path to a future made in Australia
Join us at a talk on decarbonisation technology from a national leader in innovation policy.
Date
Tuesday 25 February 2025
Time
12:00 PM - 2:00 PMCost
In-person - $60
Online - Free
Online - Free
Forging a path to a future made in Australia
Debate on climate change issues in Australia overwhelmingly focuses on the need to decarbonise or reduce fossil fuel exports. Decarbonisation will reduce world emissions by just over 1%, while reducing or stopping Australian fossil fuel exports would see other countries step in to increase their supply, albeit at much higher cost.
Instead, Australia’s largest potential contribution to reducing world emissions will come from energy intensive green exports. Just as Australia has played a vital role in the fossil fuel era as the world’s largest exporter of coal and gas combined, so can Australia play a huge role in global decarbonisation given our world leading solar, wind and biomass resources. Indeed, Australia could produce energy intensive green exports that can reduce world emissions by up to 10%. Moving quickly on this opportunity can show the world what is possible and at least cost.
Speaker
Professor Rod Sims AO
Rod Sims AO is a Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University; Chair of the Superpower Institute; Chair of Opera Australia; and Chair of Australia’s National Data Advisory Committee. He is also an Expert Adviser to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority on digital platform issues, and an Expert Adviser to the Commonwealth Treasury’s Competition Task Force.
From 2011-March 2022 he was Chair of The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Prior to that he had a range of senior corporate positions, including on Boards based in Australia, the UK and Singapore, and he advised many major Australian companies on corporate strategy issues. He has also worked in the Australian Public Service including as the Deputy Secretary in charge of all domestic policy in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. From 1988-1990 he was the Principal Economic Adviser to Australia’s Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
From 2011-March 2022 he was Chair of The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Prior to that he had a range of senior corporate positions, including on Boards based in Australia, the UK and Singapore, and he advised many major Australian companies on corporate strategy issues. He has also worked in the Australian Public Service including as the Deputy Secretary in charge of all domestic policy in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. From 1988-1990 he was the Principal Economic Adviser to Australia’s Prime Minister Bob Hawke.
