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Book Launch and Energy Policy Networking Event

The UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute together with the UNSW Energy Institute are delighted to invite you to the launch of the book Developmental Environmentalism, and a lively debate about the need for a more strategic Australian response to global energy policy developments.

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Developmental Environmentalism

Why has East Asia emerged as the global leader in green energy industries but - until recently - lagged on carbon emission reduction? What is new and distinctive about East Asia's approach to the green energy transition?

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Australia-East Asia - Towards a Green Future

Join Asia Society-Victoria Distinguished Fellow Mr Tatsuya Terazawa, Chairman and CEO of Institute of Energy Economics, Japan and Prof Elizabeth Thurbon, Professor of International Political Economy, UNSW to assess the potential of Australia-East Asia energy relations. The panel will be moderated by the Australia Japan Business Council of Victoria.

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Doing Economic Nationalism the Right Way

Not every departure from economic liberalism is as ill-advised as its advocates would have us believe. East Asia's experience suggests that if America's latest foray into economic nationalism remains focused on creating a strong, inclusive domestic economy, it will do much good for the rest of the world.

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To become a Renewable Energy Superpower, Australia must match its Strategic Vision with a new Green Energy Statecraft

Although Australia is generally believed to hold an intermediate ranking position in international society, the idea of Australia as an energy superpower should not seem far-fetched. Arguably, Australia is already an energy superpower - but of the ‘non-renewable’ or ‘fossil-fuel’ variety – being the world’s largest exporter of coal, and one of the largest exporters of gas and uranium.

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