TY - BOOK
T1 - Powering up a nation
T2 - Energy security in Japan and Australia
AU - Wahlin, Willhemina E.
N1 - Dr Willhemina Wahlin is a journalist and designer. She is a lecturer in Design at Charles Sturt University, Port Macquarie, Australia, and combines research in social justice, human rights and design practice. For many years, she focused on issues of energy resource security and greenhouse gas emission mechanisms.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - This year marks the Australia-Japan Year of Exchange, which celebrates 30 years since the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation. Back in 1976, Japan, still reeling from the first oil shock of 1973, was forced to revise its approach to energy security. Australia’s oil supply, on the other hand, remained largely uninterrupted, which did little to encourage any rethinking of energy policy. Fast forward to 2006, and the energy situation is looking no better. The peak oil debate and increasing tensions in the Middle East have pushed up the price of crude, and just about every natural resource is in high demand and tight supply. Meanwhile, global warming is presenting unprecedented challenges for governments worldwide. It seems, then, an appropriate time to compare the energy security and climate change policies of Japan and Australia, and to look at what solutions they may be able to offer each other.
AB - This year marks the Australia-Japan Year of Exchange, which celebrates 30 years since the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation. Back in 1976, Japan, still reeling from the first oil shock of 1973, was forced to revise its approach to energy security. Australia’s oil supply, on the other hand, remained largely uninterrupted, which did little to encourage any rethinking of energy policy. Fast forward to 2006, and the energy situation is looking no better. The peak oil debate and increasing tensions in the Middle East have pushed up the price of crude, and just about every natural resource is in high demand and tight supply. Meanwhile, global warming is presenting unprecedented challenges for governments worldwide. It seems, then, an appropriate time to compare the energy security and climate change policies of Japan and Australia, and to look at what solutions they may be able to offer each other.
KW - Energy security
KW - Australia
KW - Japan
KW - energy white papers
KW - Kyoto Protocol
M3 - Other report
VL - November
T3 - The Australian Review of Public Affairs
BT - Powering up a nation
PB - The University of Sydney
CY - Sydney
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