Episode 36- The Carbon Neutral Economy
b'The year is 2050, Australia has decarbonised its economy through an unprecedented collaboration between local communities, elected officials and the private sector.\\n\\nThe debate about whether or not renewable energy is financially viable or logistically possible has long since passed. Homes are powered by a mixture of wind and solar. Land use practices have been adapted and now capture large amounts of carbon, we previously emitted into the atmosphere.\\n\\nHow did this happen? How did we manage to transition fossil fuel workers into jobs into the renewable sector? \\n\\nThis episode is from a recent UTS Big Thinking Forum on the economic transition to renewables featuring Nicky Ison, Director of the Community Power Agency, Dr Sven Teske- Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, Chris Derksema- Sustainability Director, City of Sydney, Professor Brendan Mackey- Director of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Dr Muriel Watt- Principal Consultant, ITP Renewables and Elke Lindner- Sustainability & Environment Manager at Toyota.'