Guests in The Sustainable Hour no 313 on 13 May 2020 are economist Jim Crosthwaite who talks about the economics of gas, and Janet Massey who talks about her electric car.

We play excerpts from two of the many speakers at the Stimulus Summit, which gathered 3,500 Australians in Zoom on 6 May: John Grimes, CEO of Smart Energy Council, and Tim Washington, Chair of Electric Vehicle Council.

Peri Wise Women say “NO” to gas

Today we start with our Jackie Matthews excitedly telling us about two projects that she’s been involved in over the last week: 1) Her first podcast aimed at women her age, Peri Wise Women2) The 10-week Nature Stewards course that she has just started as a participant.We’ll be hearing a lot more about both of these

In his Global Outlook Colin Mockett looks at two items:1) The impact of Corona-19 on public transport in the United Kingdom. Social distancing doesn’t allow for public transport. Consequently councils there are being encouraged to put more emphasis on cycling and walking facilities as this pandemic releases its grip on us. 2) The impact that share holder activists are having on fossil fuel companies. Colin cites the decisions recently made at Woodside Petroleum’s teleconference AGM setting targets for them to go zero carbon.

Our first guest of the hour is Jim Crosthwaite who is an agricultural economist. He tells us about his investigation into the economics of the ‘natural gas’ industry. This is the energy source that some people see as the transition fuel as we move away from coal. Jim refutes this and clearly explains his reasons for this conclusion.

Following Jim comes Geelong local sustainability activist Janet Massey. Janet relates the story of her six year process to convert her petrol driven car into one powered by electricity, strongly supported by the Geelong Electric Vehicle Club.

We hope you enjoy the show as much as we did in putting it together.

Until next week: Be the difference!

“There’s a new type of climate activism, where people are buying the shares of big companies and influencing decisions at their Annual General Meetings, working from the inside.”~ Colin Mockett, in The Sustainable Hour no 313

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