[Peakoil] FW: Roger Beale on Peak Oil: An Interesting Coincidence?

[Jenny Goldie]

This is what Roger Beale has said in the Herald Sun today (April 17). All 
chairs were given as much space to say something about their session.

Roger Beale, population, climate, sustainability

AUSTRALIA is more vulnerable to climate change than other developed nations. 
We are a high emitter of CO2; we depend heavily on coal for energy and 
exports.
But our creativity, strong science base, agile economy and renewable 
resources can be the ways to shift to a lower greenhouse footprint. How?

Many farmers need to reduce water use to restore stressed rivers and most 
cities are drought-affected.

We have restricted water use, but is it time we paid for water more like gas 
and electricity?

We love our Aussie cars, big houses and gardens. But peak oil, cutting 
emissions and growing congestion will challenge our aspirations.

How can urban form, design, building codes and futuristic transport make 
cities sustainable?

What incentives will encourage households to reduce waste?

Population growth helps us deal with ageing and maintain our skilled 
workforce but puts pressure on community and environment.

Can good policies bring the advantages of a bigger, younger and more diverse 
population while managing the downsides?

Roger Beale is an economist who headed the federal Department of Environment


Jenny

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Pollard" <alex-po at trevbus.org>
To: <peakoil at act-peakoil.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 11:32 PM
Subject: [Peakoil] FW: Roger Beale on Peak Oil: An Interesting Coincidence?


> Hi folks,
>
> The 2020 summit doesn't look at all promising.
>
> I've been told not to expect much from Mr Beale but this is even more
> disappointing.
>
>
> Alex
> O4O4873828
>
> President
> ACT Peak Oil Inc.
> http://act-peakoil.org
> ------------- Forwarded message follows -------------
>
>
> Hi,
>
> Hope ASPO wont mind me forwarding this on. (It almost makes me feel ill.)
>
> Regards,
>
> Michael
>
>  _____
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> From:  *********
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 April 2008 9:39 pm
> To: ASPO Convenors
> Cc: p.newman at curtin.edu.au; michael.lardelli at adelaide.edu.au
> Subject: Roger Beale's "" on Peak Oil: An Interesting Coincidence?
>
>
> Hi all,
>
> An interesting coincidence(?) I discovered today is that Roger Beale is a
> Director of both Connector Motorways (owner/operator of the struggling 
> Lane
> Cove Tunnel) and Brisbane Airport Corporation (which assumed oil prices
> remaining at ~$US55 until 2030 in the business case for their proposed $1
> billion new parallel runway).
>
> Regards,
>
> ********
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From:  *******
> To: ASPO Convenors <mailto:convenors at ASPO-Australia.org.au>
> Cc: ASPO Brisbane <mailto:aspobrisbane at aspo-australia.org.au>
> Sent: Monday, April 14, 2008 9:33 PM
> Subject: Roger Beale's Peak Oil Solution - "Aggressive Hybrid Cars"
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> By chance tonight I heard Roger Beale (chair of the Australia 2020 Climate
> Change and Sustainability forum) on Radio National's 'Australia Talks'. On 
> a
> whim I called the talkback line and was able to ask Beale why peak oil has
> ben excluded from the summit agenda. His reply was that "there are some
> techno-fixes that are going to be emerging", for example "increased use of
> aggressive hybrid cars." You can download the audio here (from 20.50 
> min) -
> http://www.abc.net.au/rn/australiatalks/stories/2008/2212412.htm.
>
> Regards,
>
> ********
>
>
>
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