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Life After Coal: US Economist Speaks
Bob Massie is the outgoing President and CEO of the New Economy Coalition, whose mission is to support a just transition to a new economy that enables both thriving communities and ecological health. He has degrees from Princeton and Yale and a doctorate in business policy from Harvard University. In 2011, he was a candidate for the US Senate. He was the keynote speaker in a recent Australian tour organised by 350.org Australia and Earthworker Cooperative – “Just Transitions” – discussing the development of new economies that better support people and the planet. Massie advocates for the transition to a clean energy economy to include people currently working in the fossil fuel industry.
Read moreBolt from the blue: Australia-designed EV rocks Detroit
The Chevy Bolt a battery only electric vehicle has been designed in Australia, but for an American market. The little take up in the Australian market could be due to there being no price subsidy.
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