Posts Tagged Carbon Dioxide
Peter Neal (UNSW) on Carbon Capture and Storage
Posted by sangus in Development, Interview, Podcast on 28 May, 2009
Dr Peter Neal is a research associate at the Cooperative Research Centre for Greenhouse Gas Technologies (otherwise known as the CO2 CRC), and is located in the School of Petroleum Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. As part of this group, Dr Neal works on modelling the economics of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technologies. In this interview, Dr Neal describes how CCS works, where the technique is being applied current, and what the important economic factors in its use will be. Towards the end of the interview Dr Neal looks ahead to where CCS will be utilised in both the developed and the developing nations of the world.
Michael Hanemann on Climate Change Policy
Posted by sangus in Interview, Podcast, Sustainability on 30 April, 2009
Michael Hanemann is Chancellor’s Professor at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California at Berkeley. He’s also the Director of the California Climate Change Center. He was in Australia towards the end of 2008 to speak at several universities (including Monash) and to hold discussions with policy makers in the Australian Government. The interview discusses different approaches to climate change policy including what options Australia might take based on experiences internationally, especially in California.
The other climate debate - Background Briefing - ABC
Posted by sangus in Podcast, Sustainability on 24 March, 2009
A superb Background Briefing report investigating the forthcoming Renewable Energy Target (presently, 20% of energy production to be greenhouse gas free by 2020) for Australia. Other countries have a similar target, but will Australia be able to deliver? What are the incentives? Are there differences in policy across the states? What are the key forthcoming policy decisions to be made by the Commonwealth. It’s all here.
Read the transcript at:
Ross Garnaut on Climate Change - Hack - Triple J
Posted by sangus in Interview, Podcast, Sustainability on 24 March, 2009
From Triple J’s Hack Program:
The wait is over Ross Garnaut has finally revealed his target for carbon emission reductions. This is the figure that shows how serious Australia is about dealing with climate change. It’ll have a big impact on things australia’s energy mix and how much you pay for electricity and fuel. So what’s the figure?
Garnaut says 10% reduction by 2020. Business are satisfied while environmental groups were hoping for much more. Garnaut says Australia should be prepared to committ to bigger reductions if there’s international agreement. But he’s skeptical about whether that’ll happen initially.
All this means we’re heading towards an atmosphere of 550 parts per million of carbon dioxide, where bigger cuts would have us at 450 parts per million. But Ross Garnaut says his recommendation is the right mix of economics and science.
+ Listen to Ross Garnaut on 2020 emissions targets (mp3, 3.42mb)
date: 05/09/2008
reporter: Kate O’Toole