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AUSTRALIA | S06 E7 - The countdown on coal fired power

AUSTRALIA | S06 E7 - The countdown on coal fired power

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AUSTRALIA | S06 E7 - The countdown on coal fired power

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Apr 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Over the last five years, politicians in Australia and around the world have regularly tried to blame renewable energy whenever something goes wrong with our electricity supply.But lately whenever something catastrophic has happened to our energy supply, it’s been old technology at fault.This is the story of a series of disasters that show how the system we’ve always relied on to deliver electricity is faltering.Guests:Dr Alan Finkel - Commonwealth government energy advisor and former Australian Chief ScientistWendy Farmer - Latrobe Valley resident and founder of “Voices of the Valley”Alison Reeve - Deputy Program Director of Energy and Climate at the Grattan Institute; former Commonwealth energy policy advisor; author of the National Hydrogen PlanDarren Chester - Federal MP for GippslandDr Kerry Schott - Independent chair of the Energy Security BoardScott Hamilton - Australia-German Energy Transition Hub & former energy policy advisor to federal and Victorian governmentsIan Macfarlane - Chief Executive of Queensland Resources Council & former federal resources ministerGraham Richardson - Former Federal Environment Minister
Released:
Apr 6, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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