Powering Up: Australia’s Path to Clean Energy
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Tuesday, 30 May 2023, 06:30pm - 07:30pm
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Past event

Get ready for an electrifying conversation about the future of clean energy as the Fifth Estate welcomes the ‘father of Australia’s hydrogen strategy’ Alan Finkel.
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The clean energy transition is one of the world’s largest economic and environmental challenges, with the potential to usher in a new age of electricity and transform the planet.
For May’s edition of the Fifth Estate, host Sally Warhaft meets with Alan Finkel, author and former Australian chief scientist, to discuss the science and politics behind clean energy.
In his new book, Powering Up: Unleashing the Clean Energy Supply Chain, Alan Finkel outlines his ideas for transforming our energy landscape, which have drawn both praise and criticism around the world.
Sit down with Finkel and Warhaft to learn about the possibilities and challenges of a clean energy future, explore how Australia could lead the way in the global transition, and provide guidance on the road ahead for Australian industries and consumers.
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About the book
The bookseller for this event is The Paperback Bookshop.
The Fifth Estate
For in-depth insider analysis of current affairs, it doesn’t get any better than The Fifth Estate. This long-running series, hosted by Sally Warhaft, is a mainstay of the Wheeler Centre’s programme, and of public conversation in Melbourne.
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Alan Finkel was Australia’s chief scientist from 2016 to 2020. He is a neuroscientist, engineer and entrepreneur. He led the 2017 National Electricity Market Review and the 2019 development of the National Hydrogen Strategy, and chaired the 2020 panel developing the Low Emissions Technology Roadma... Read more

Sally Warhaft is a Melbourne broadcaster, anthropologist and writer. She is the host of The Fifth Estate, the Wheeler Centre’s live series focusing on journalism, politics, media, and international relations, and The Leap Year, a Wheeler Centre podcast about Australians’ lives in the fog of ... Read more
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