First Fuel

52: 'Safeguard mechanism performance art' with Alison Reeve

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In Episode 52 of First Fuel, Energy Efficiency Council CEO Luke Menzel is joined by Alison Reeve, Deputy Program Director of the Energy and Climate Program at Grattan Institute to unpack their new report Towards net zero: Practical policies to reduce industrial emissions.

Luke and Alison discuss the distinct challenges of unlocking emissions reductions in small and large facilities, the opportunity to reform the safeguard mechanism to lower the carbon footprint of big emitters, and how we can leverage state-based energy efficiency schemes to support small and medium manufacturers on their emissions reduction journey.

Mentioned in this episode:

Towards net zero: Practical policies to reduce industrial emissions (Grattan Institute)

https://grattan.edu.au/report/towards-net-zero-practical-policies-to-reduce-industrial-emissions/

First Fuel Episode 51: ‘This won’t hurt a bit’ with Tennant Reed

https://anchor.fm/energy-efficiency-council/episodes/51-This-wont-hurt-a-bit-with-Tennant-Reed-e16e3ab

Key topics:

Industrial emissions reduction

- Broad categories of industrial emissions

- Policy for emissions reduction at different scales

- Merits of national versus state action

Policy options

- Reforming the safeguard mechanism to lower emissions in large industrial emitters

- Opportunities to leverage state based efficiency schemes to support smaller manufacturers

- Importance of sub-metering and energy management systems for energy performance improvement

Connect with our guests:

Find Alison at https://twitter.com/alison_reeve

Connect with us:

Find Luke at https://twitter.com/lukemenzel

Find out more about the Energy Efficiency Council at www.eec.org.au

Email us at [email protected]

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