Alan Pears AM, is arguably Australia’s best-regarded sustainability and energy efficiency expert. In this podcast, Alan talks about renewable energy, government policy and what he calls our 'competitive democracy'.

"The problems are our leadership, short-sightedness, the misguided fear we will be worse off in a clean energy future, and lack of vision and practical focus." And through all this Alan Pears remains positive!

BZE Technology Radio Show: 20 Jan 2017: Podcast

Beyond Zero Emissions talks to Alan Pears AM:

Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT University and advises a number of industry and community organisations

75+ columns over 2 decades for Renew magazine which was released as an e-book in late 2016 titled The Pears Report: Reflections on two decades of energy and climate policy and available for download from the ATA.

Expert in Appliance and equipment energy efficiency ratings and standards

BZE Interviewers: Kay Wennagel and Michael Staindl

Interview recorded on: 20 Jan 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

Further reading:

RenewEconomy: 10 clean energy facts

ReNew: The Pears Report: Reflections on reflections