In Conversation — Making Australia's energy transition cheaper for all.

About this episode

The episode discusses Australia's energy transition and climate policy with guest Thom Woodroofe.

🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear 📨 SUBSCRIBE TO OUR EMAIL LIST: http://www.arationalfear.com/ REGISTER FOR THE BIG BBQ: https://bigbbq.com.au/lesson In this episode, we explore Australia's energy transition, climate policy, and innovative initiatives like the world's largest veggie burger lesson powered by electric vehicles. Guest Thom Woodroofe shares insights on policy levers, sustainability, and Australia's future in the global green economy. Thom has a book — you can check it out here: https://publishing.monash.edu/product/power-prosperity-planet/ 🤑 CHIP IN TO OUR PATREON https://www.patreon.com/ARationalFear Here's all the fun stuff you get when you sign up to Patreon. 🎧 Get an ad-free and sponsor free version of the show. 🎟 Get early access and discounts to live shows. 🎥 Get early access to final videos, and draft edits of upcoming videos. 👨🏼‍⚖️ Make show suggestions. 💬 Get a link to the A Rational Fear discord. If you enjoyed this please drop us a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a-rational-fear/id522303261 a Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dan Ilic

Guest: Thom Woodroofe

Topics covered

• energy transition
• climate policy
• sustainability
• green economy
• innovative initiatives

Keywords

• energy transition
• climate policy
• sustainability
• green economy
• veggie burger lesson

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: A Rational Fear, Patreon, Monash University

Products: Power, Prosperity, Planet

Places: Australia

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