The Carbon Debate

In Australia at least, it appears that we are about to get a carbon tax. The carbon tax is effectively a way of puting a price on carbon to influence personal and business behaviour in the Australian marketplace. The expectation is that the price on carbon will shift energy consumption away from fossil fuels toward clean energy alternatives such as solar and wind.

Unfortunately there is a significant amount of politics involved and we can be sure that the cost will not necessarily be borne by the fossil fuel industry. Already, there is talk of significant concessions to the fossil fuel industry and this will certainly skew the burden away from those who should be burdened and onto the man on the street.

Ultimately, carbon is not the culprit, carbon is merely a by product of human activity on the planet and it is that human activity that is directly responsible for global warming. There are probably a  miriad of other factors that are also driving global warming including deforestation, the building of cities and roads and even war and conflict.

From a positive perspective, Australia could lead the way in demonstrating that a carbon price is a great way to modify behaviour and incentivise the adoption of efficient, clean energy consumption. From a negative perspective, it is possible that pricing carbon creates a fantastic new product for the global trading merket to profit from.

As we become more aware of the impacts of our behaviours and adopt new, efficient lifestyles we should be able to overcome the negative impact that we've had on the environment to date.

 


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In the Zone - Perth, Future Australia Conference 2009

Crisis, Opportunity & the New World Order - 8-10 November 2009

In the Zone is a major future international public policy conference initiated by the University of Western Australia. The conference will stimulate public debate  on the public policy, geopolitical and business challenges facing Australia and its major trading partners in China, Japan, India South Korea and South-East Asia.

Key themes include -

Australia's role in the Asian Century

regional financial markets in the new world order

foreign investment & sovereignty

media futures

cities & population health

higher education in the 21st Century

Pandemic management

Read more here


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Alkimos - next major city development north of Perth

Perth's North West Corridor is expected to grow rapidly over the next couple of decades with an expected population of almost half a million people moving into the area.

The Alkimos city will be located 40 kilometers north of the Perth CBD and will be the first Australian city of significance to boast a carbon neutral environment.

It is expected that the Northern rail link will be extended up to the Alkimos city and that the city will boast a full compliment of community facilities including schools, shops, medical facilities and a marina with more boat berths than the Hillarys Marina. Read more about Alkimos City


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