AusSMC - Australian Science Media Centre » Fuel http://www.smc.org.au Australian Science Media Centre Fri, 18 May 2012 06:34:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 NATIONAL BRIEFING: What is the future of petrol? CSIRO Future Fuels Forum – Report launch http://www.smc.org.au/2008/07/media-briefing-national-briefing-what-is-the-future-of-petrol-csiro-future-fuels-forum-report-launch/ http://www.smc.org.au/2008/07/media-briefing-national-briefing-what-is-the-future-of-petrol-csiro-future-fuels-forum-report-launch/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:27:17 +0000 AusSMC http://www.aussmc.org/?p=2312 As petrol prices head towards $2 a litre, Australian motorists look to be facing a grim future. While no one knows exactly what the future holds, the possible scenarios facing Australian motorists are explored in a new report by the CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship.

BRIEFING DETAILS:
DATE: Friday 11 July
START TIME: 9.30am AEST
VENUE: Melbourne CBD
DURATION: 60 minutes

The scenarios explored include:

  • The impact of emissions trading
  • How quickly new fuels and technologies could be deployed

• The international oil supply

Fuel for thought -The future of transport: challenges and opportunities is the culmination of the Fuel Futures Forum. The forum, convened by CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship, has brought together scientists and representatives from the community, industry and government to develop a range of scenarios for the future of transport fuels in Australia.

The report launch heard from the following members of the Future Fuels Forum.

SPEAKERS:

Dr John Wright, Director, CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship

Mark Reuss, Chairman and Managing Director, GM Holden

Monica Richter, Sustainable Australia Program Manager, Australian Conservation Foundation

Bruce Harrison, CEO, Biofuels Association of Australia

Phil Hart, Petroleum Facilities Engineer, Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas

PRESENTATIONS:

Full Briefing (WebEx):
View here

John Wright’s Presentation:
View transcript (pdf) | Listen (mp3)

Mark Reuss’ Presentation:
View transcript (pdf) | Listen (mp3)

Monica Richter’s Presentation:
View transcript (pdf) | Listen (mp3)

Bruce Harrison’s Presentation:
View transcript (pdf) | Listen (mp3)

Phil Hart’s Presentation:
View transcript | Listen (mp3)

Q & A Session:
Listen (mp3)

For interview requests or queries on the forum, phone Linley Davis (CSIRO) on 02 4960 6116 or 0417 772 480 or email: linley.davis@csiro.au

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