Coal transition
If Australia is to move on from coal, how do we do it. An obvious gap in the Federal Election debates was a comprehensive plan for an industry, and employment, to replace coal in the regions.
We look a what's at stake for workers, and the broader economic challenges of transition.
This program was aired on ABC Radio Saturday Extra with Geraldine Doogue.
Guests:
Chris Briggs
Research principal at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, at the University of Technology, Sydney.
and
Professor Frank Jotzo
Director of the Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy
A director of the Australian-German Energy Transition Hub
Listen to episode (24 mins)