Energy Policy: Facts and Fantasy
Location: Balwyn Park Centre, 206A Whitehorse Road, Balwyn
Australia’s energy transition is well under way and kicking goals with renewables producing almost 40% of Australia's electricity and rising. Australia has a detailed plan to transition its energy system. It's been developed by experts and it's called the Integrated Systems Plan (ISP). That’s the good news. So why all this talk of nuclear? How do we sort the facts from the spin?
Dr Dylan McConnell, renewable energy & energy systems analyst at UNSW Sydney, will give us the facts and identify the potential wrong turns on the road to a clean energy future. Dylan has extensive experience in analysing the electricity sector in Australia and is a regular contributor to the public conversation on energy policy.
Our public debate on energy policy is in disarray with no bipartisan consensus on how to proceed. Industry is calling for consistency and certainty. Globally carbon capture and storage and nuclear have been associated with massive delays, stalled projects and multibillion dollar losses, so why are they being put forward in Australia when the ISP offers a credible plan?
Dylan McConnell will address these topics:
- The basics on the Integrated Systems Plan
- Whether there really is a gas shortage on the cards for Victoria
- The relative merits of the LNP’s plans to develop nuclear energy in Australia
- What role carbon capture and storage is likely to play in the electricity sector
This meeting will arm us with the facts that we can take forward and share with others.
Join us for this opportunity to listen to Dr McConnell and ask him questions.