Clean Energy Economics – Where Does Sustainability Sit? By Associate Professor Eric Lilford,

ARE and the AARES (WA Branch) Seminar Series Semester 2, 2023; by Associate Professor Eric Lilford, WASM: MECE, Discipline Lead, Minerals and Energy Economics
15 September 2015

Abstract:
As the world moves to and through Energy Transition into Sustainable Clean Energy, demands placed on increasing metals production continues to increase. Metals produced and to be produced to satiate these increasing demands cannot be sustained at forecast rates, but this transition phase does provide a platform for sustainable solutions to evolve. This seminar will provide some clarity around what is required in terms of metals demand in this Energy Transition phase, and also how our current clean energy solutions compare with other solutions on a levelised cost (LCOE) basis. The seminar will conclude with a few anecdotal statements for (in)digestion.

[petervaughan]

Thanks for the fantastic insights Eric! As usual, the devil is in the detail and it takes a comprehensive look at all factors to even begin to chart the best possible course of action. Then the politicians must have the nerve to act without fear or favour. I am happy enough with rooftop solar at work and home and a smart charger that puts my daily excess production into our electric car battery that we then expend traveling between the two!

[majoros]

You do not “convert sulfur dioxide and particulates to a co2 equivalent”. These are part of different impact mechanisms, infact mentioned as acidic rain. Co2 eq exists to capture other GHGs contribution to GWP.