In this episode, Aurora’s Managing Director in Australia, Hugo Batten, speaks with Tony Wood, the Head of the Energy Program at Grattan Institute and one of Australia’s most prolific energy writers and thinkers.
Tony has had a lengthy career in energy - working for organisations such as Origin Energy, The Clinton Foundation and Incitec Pivot. He also writes in the Australian Financial Review and other Australian publications on energy.
Hugo and Tony discuss:
•Australian approach to climate policy and the history of the climate wars in Australia
•The role of gas in the energy transition
•Proposals to reform the Australian transmission system
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