Book superpower12/5/2023 Garnaut writes extensively about the abundant solar and wind resources in Australia, about the enormous opportunity to process metal ores here (instead of shipping them overseas), about the achievements of ARENA/CEFC/CER. Garnaut was scrambling to pragmatically respond, during trying circumstances… Opinion polls had favoured aggressive action to mitigate climate change, Labor had been ahead of the Coalition, but it had come to naught. There are quite a few elements of “preaching to the converted”. It’s an inspiring piece of writing, strong on economic analysis, politics, and modern history. ![]() During the ensuing months, he used the lecture materials to form this book. His political ambition at the time clearly aligned with a change of government, but instead Morrison pulled off a shocking upset by defeating Shorten… No doubt that Garnaut was gutted, like many others were at the time. And Garnaut delivered six public lectures at the University of Melbourne during April and May 2019. The Liberals and Nationals had been in power for six years, during an equally tumultuous period. This book was written about a decade after Garnaut’s two climate change reviews (from 20, both written during the tumultuous six-year period of Labor in government). We wish the author success with his prognostications but fear "he's dreaming". Wildfire containment will require careful planning and constant attention. A constant supply of adequate water for townships, vegetation growth and wildfire dousing, needs to proceed in lockstep with carbon dioxide sequestration to vegetation, andĦ. A forty year old forest plantation crop can burn to cinders on a Sunday afternoon, as Canberra residents on Sunday 18 January 2003, can affirm. Forest crops are probably better at carbon dioxide sequestration than natural forest, short term crops or even annual crops, however,Ĥ. Photosynthetic processes will flourish (wonderful)ģ. Carbon dioxide will continue to be plentiful (a plus)Ģ. A difficult balancing act, for a considerable time ahead.Ī cautionary note on carbon capture and sequestration to vegetative matter ġ. Should these costs impact too heavily on the less affluent of "we the people", the rate of implementation of these schemes will be adversely affected by political push-back at the ballot box. The ongoing costs of the mooted developmental changes will be considerable. ![]() Not something for which one could set a firm schedule, or a realistic costing. The plan for Australia to move to clean energy is laudable, but highly aspirational. A little too much appeasement to the Climate Change terrorists, otherwise an inspiring read.
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