The OECD recently released its Environmental Outlook to 2050 report, subtitled ‘The Consequences of Inaction’. The English summary can be found here and key facts and figures here. As you might guess, it makes for grim reading. Here are some of … Continue reading
I’ve been building this ‘new’ site for almost a year now, posting (very) intermittently, and uploading much of the content from my old site, as well as updating it. The focus has mainly been on economics, development, climate change and sustainability, … Continue reading
I’ve spent the past week on Heron Island of the coast of Gladstone in Queensland at the Heron Island Complex Systems Summer School, staying at the University of Queensland’s Research Station. It’s been a terrific week, with presentations on everything … Continue reading
You may have heard of the role of the Cayman Islands, Jersey, the Isle of Man, the US state of Delaware and others as tax havens. But guess which one tops the dismal list of those facilitating global tax evasion and … Continue reading
Last Monday I heard a fascinating talk by Santiago Arias, the technical director of Torresol Energy, which runs the new 19.9MW Gemasolar 24hr solar power plant. From Torresol’s website: Gemasolar is the first commercial-scale plant in the world to apply central tower … Continue reading
Tonight I attended a useful seminar on the future of transport in Australia organised by the Melbourne Energy Institute and the Grattan Institute. Chaired by Professor Roy Neel, Chief of Staff to former US Vice President Al Gore and Adjunct … Continue reading
Well clearly I’m not overwhelming this site with posts so far! So to break the silence, here’s a clip of a talk I gave on the 10th of August at an event organised by Lighter Footprints. Thanks guys for organising a terrific … Continue reading
Hi all, Thanks for visiting. Well this site is very clearly under construction – including the colour schemes. I’ll gradually migrate much of the content over from my previous site which can be found here. Regards, Brett