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Climate ChangeGood Policy
Adrian WhiteheadZero Emission Network
Good PolicySmart Energy Use
Renewables and Efficiency
Costs
Total Electricity Costs (A$/MWh)Coal 35 (70)Natural Gas 40Hydro 60Biomass 60Nuclear 110+ (Not full life cycle costs)Wind 70-80Photovoltaic 150Geothermal 20-40HDR Geo 40-60 (not proven)
Sustainable Future
Good PolicyTransport Orientated Design
Urban Form
Transport Hub
Good PolicyCarbon Price
Taxes, Trading and Offsets
Carbon taxes / trading and native forests
First cut of E.regnans old growth release on average 400 t/C per ha return to state $6-7K per ha.
With a carbon tax costs would increase by:
$10 a ton = $4K per ha $25 a ton = $10K per ha $50 a ton = $20K per ha
Good PolicyImpetus for Change
Why? - science and the risks
Source: Largely from Stern Review on the economics of climate change October 2006 Page 195 pdf
What's behind the problem
Adrian Whitehead
www.ZeroEmissionNetwork.org.au