Speaker Series
Friday, 21st October
13:30 – 15:30
Lecture Theatre 4
Business School
OUTLINE OF TOPIC FOR TALK AUSTRALIA, CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE COAL INDUSTRY
Despite the fact that Australia is the world’s biggest coal exporter, most Australians are not well informed about the extent of our country’s role in the international coal industry. Nor are most Australians well informed about the extent to which the country remains dependent on coal for the vast majority of our electricity production. This talk outlines the economics and future prospects of the Australian coal industry and its role in electricity generation both here and overseas. Australian Labor governments’ rhetoric about addressing climate change does not square with the reality of their ongoing financial and legislative support for the coal industry and coal-fired power generation.
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Adam Lucas is a lecturer in the Science and Technology Studies Program at the University of Wollongong. Adam has previously taught STS and environmental sociology at UNSW, UTS, and the University of Sydney, and worked in the early 1990s as a freelance science journalist. Prior to taking up a lectureship in UoW in March 2008, Adam worked as a policy analyst for the NSW Government in a number of departments, including The Cabinet Office under former Premier Bob Carr, and the Departments of Aboriginal Affairs, Housing and State and Regional Development.
