1. Public Policy for a Low Carbon
Economy
ACT Climate Change Council
Jemma Williams
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3. July 2011
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The carbon budget for the 40 years
to 2050 is 565Gt CO2
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All of the proven reserves owned by
private and public companies and
governments are equivalent to
2,795Gt CO2
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Only 20% of the total reserves can
be burned unabated, leaving up to
80% of assets
technically
unburnable
http://www.carbontracker.org/wpcontent/uploads/downloads/2012/08/UnburnableCarbon-Full1.pdf
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5. Research Focus
• The research analyses the implementations
pathways of the renewable energy
initiatives in the clean energy future plan
• and discusses implications of these
findings for future policy making in this
domain.
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8. Clive Hamilton
Climate Change Authority
“So the Clean Energy Package … it’s a small first step [but] nowhere near enough to be an
adequate response to what the science demands.
… But at least it has initiated the process and has some small but significant impact.”
http://www.dreamingnewmexico.org/energy/distribution‘they come from an inflexible energy past and now we are moving towards a flexible energy future’
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/09/virtual-power-plants-a-new-model-for-renewables-integration‘A virtual power generator aggregates different types of energy sources, at different geographic locations, and controls it as through it was one source.
