You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s event city here at The Fifth Estate.
Coming up next Thursday night is Let’s Hack Housing in person and online.
It’s got a brilliant line up of experts who you’re invited to engage with. You can grab one of the open mics, ask questions, make comments and suggestions as long as they’re positively contributing to solutions.
We’ll gather as much as possible to share.
And though we’re after solutions even more important will debunking myths that caused the problems in the first place. As they say about history: if you don’t learn from it, you’re condemned to repeat it. Which is what’s happening with the so called “Auckland miracle”!
The story of that badly reported experiment has started to make its way to our national broadcaster (on QandA recently) and even overseas we’ve heard.
because these among the causes of our problems and confusion about the housing market in the first place.
Next, on 8 October, will be our next TFE Live with Tim Buckley and Heidi Lee.
Vocal and high profile commentator on the net zero transition Tim Buckley of Climate Energy Finance will tell us why he so impressed with his trip to China where he witnessed first hand a story as remarkable as some of China’s other recent advances.
The transformation and innovation underway in that country is extraordinary, he says and we need to collaborate with the Chinese to advance our own green agenda.
On his social media post, he quotes Brett Christophers at the Financial Times who says, that in the energy transformation, “there is China, then daylight, then the developed world, then lagging behind, the developing world”.
China, says Buckley is building 220 gigawatts of solar and 80 GW of wind a year – and just one GW of nuclear a year (despite its enormous capability and command and control economy).
He told Sky News that the amount of investment in clean tech under way in China was “staggering”
In Buckley’s view, it’s “critical” that Australia doubles down and partners with China, “because if not, they will go elsewhere.”
Heidi Lee, CEO of Beyond Zero Emissions, is a huge fan of the Future Built in Australia and we can’t help wondering how much of a part her team has played the policy with their quietly and firmly determined advocacy for a net zero transition that does not leave people and the regions behind. Which is what the FMA plan is about.
Lee said the policy was “excellent news for every Australian household, who will see the cost of energy fall as we bring online new renewables at scale, and for local businesses to sell their products into the clean economy.
“Communities in regional Australia stand to benefit from the investment in affordable and reliable clean energy, and modern infrastructure that will link our resource-rich areas to clean industry clusters built around our established ports and smelters.”
Lee says we’re not starting from zero in terms of manufacturing in Australia; there are many companies rife throughout the economy making small specialised products that need to be scaled up and in a co-ordinated way.
And then there’s an ebook
But that’s not all. We’ve just this week announced plans to publish an ebook sparked by the very exciting masterclass we had in late August at Dexus Place in Sydney on how buildings can accelerate the net zero transition.
It’s called Buildings as Batteries – offices, big sheds and the net zero transition.
Scroll through our ebook promotional page here to find out more about what we’re planning.
And while we’re on the subject of events, our journalist Bevin has been covering the very impressive electric bus and transport component of the National Bus and Coach show in Brisbane.
Speaking of China’s rampant green tech agenda, one particular company, Yutong, that hosted Bevin’s travel to Brisbane to attend the show, looks like a force of nature with the huge contingent of staff, clients and event media team it’s invested to scope out new business in Australia.
Stay tuned for more on this.
Meanwhile, get your tickets now for Let’s Hack Housing
TFE Live with Tim Buckley and Heidi Lee
And check out the ebook here
Check out the ebook