Positive Energy Futures: Save your energy!
What: This public forum, in partnership with Santos and the State Library of Queensland, investigated the economic, social and environmental opportunities and benefits that may arise if a fundamental shift in consumer attitudes to fuel and energy changed.
When: Tuesday, 6 December
Where: Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland, South Bank
This was a great discussion about what energy and fuel saving options are available that could save you money, while securing a positive energy future for Queensland.
The panel was joined by the man behind the Target 140 campaign for the Queensland Water Commission Gerald Tooth, Managing Director of Q Energy Kate Farrar, Energex business and industry relationship manager Terry McConnell, and Catherine Bremner, Chief Operating Officer of Low Carbon Australia.
Save your energy! was the third forum in the Positive Energy Futures series tackling the big questions Queenslanders must find answers to about fuel, energy and infrastructure to take control of our economic, social and environmental prosperity.
To listen to a podcast of this forum, please click here where you will be directed to the State Library of Queensland website. Scroll down to find the event, which was on Tuesday, 6 December 2011. Or, download the transcript here.
Positive Energy Futures: Seriously, Renewable?
What: This public forum examined the current state of investment in and development of renewable energy sources in Queensland
When: Tuesday, 18 October
Where: Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland, South Bank
This forum discussed the possible renewable energy options Australia has and when they will be available.
Joining the conversation was University of Queensland solar energy expert Professor Paul Meredith, Director of Queensland’s Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence Professor Hal Gurgenci, cleantech market innovator Fiona Waterhouse from Utilitas Pty Ltd, and energy modelling expert Dr Ian Rose from Roam Consulting on nuclear and wind options.
To listen to a podcast of theSeriously, Renewable? forum from 18 October 2011, you can hear the full discussion here, or download the transcript here.
The curious case of the disappearing devil
What: The Steve Irwin Memorial Lecture, by Dr Shelly Lachish
When: Tuesday, 4 October
Where: Eagle Street Conference Centre, 175 Eagle Street, Brisbane
Already listed as endangered by the Federal and State governments and on the Red List of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), the Tasmanian devil’s future is precarious.
Dr Shelly Lachish is an ecologist and conservation biologist, specialising in wildlife disease ecology and management. She joining The Brisbane Institute and The University of Queensland in its annual Steve Irwin Memorial Lecture to discuss key scientific findings about DFTD and its dramatic impacts on populations of wild Tasmanian devils.
This event was held in conjunction with the University of Queensland Faculty of Science and is the third annual Steve Irwin Memorial Lecture.
Future IQ: These ideas will change your world
What: This public forum was in association with CSIRO and the State Library of Queensland. It examined innovation, intelligence and imagination in Queensland
When: Tuesday, 27 September
Where: Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland, South Bank
If the last decade has taught us anything, the lesson is how quickly and comprehensively our world can change in the face of an idea whose time has come. While predicting the future is always hazardous, there are innovations available right now which, within the next decade, are likely to change the way we live, work, move about, communicate and learn.
Our panel included:
Lauren Anderson from Collaborative Consumption – an emerging movement where old ideas of swapping, sharing, bartering, trading and renting are given a new lease of life.
Ben Hamley from Hello Sunday Morning and Smart Artz will discuss social media and how it is changing the way we communicate, share, learn and adapt, inspire others and find inspiration ourselves.
Rolf Kuelsen from Transition Towns Hub – a community-led response to the pressures of climate change, fossil fuel depletion and increasingly, economic contraction.
Craig Rispin from Future Trends Group – Business futurist and innovation expert. Craig discussed how technology, social change and commercial imperatives are all driving new ways to work.
You can read the full transcript here or download the podcast. Some brilliant ideas came out of this forum – we look forward to sharing more with you in the coming months!
Positive Energy Futures: What’s the fracking fuss all about?
What: This public forum examined the energy and fuel options for Queensland
When: Tuesday, 23 August
Where: Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland, South Bank
What’s the most accurate picture available for peak oil? What are the alternatives? What are the risks and costs for Queensland in NOT developing alternative fuel resources? And what opportunities and rewards are waiting for us – economically, socially and environmentally – if we’re clever enough to grasp them?
Leading this public forum was one of the most instantly recognisable names in the petroleum and chemical engineering professions and the energy industry, Dr Michael Economides, co-author of bestselling book, The Colour of Oil and editor-in-chief of Energy Tribune, along with Wally Wight from the Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas, Adam Stone from the Queensland Greens, AgForce’s Drew Wagner, Pearce Bowman from QER, and Sustainable Minerals Institute director Dr Chris Moran.
A podcast of this event is available through the State Library of Queensland webcast page. Please click here to view this page. Alternatively, you can read a full transcript of the event here.
What’s the fracking fuss all about? was the first forum in the Positive Energy Future series tackling the big questions Queenslanders must find answers to about fuel, energy and infrastructure to take control of our economic, social and environmental prosperity.