Tag Archives: Steve Sorrell

Energy conservation: the only game in town

Paper given at Climate Action Hobart forum, “Tasmania’s Energy Future” [Peter Boyer | 30 March 2011] Half a century ago, a seminar about Tasmania’s energy future would have been a pretty predictable affair. Eric Reece [Premier through the 1960s], Alan … Continue reading

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The interplay of energy and economics: why we need a carbon price

The carbon tax is an essential first step in the process of decoupling economic growth from energy consumption, an assignment that’s going to be tougher than any of us thought. [1 March 2011 | Peter Boyer] Last week’s announcement by … Continue reading

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