About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Professor Alistair Sproul about Australia's rapid transition to renewable energy amidst a global energy crisis.

Professor Alistair Sproul has been building solar technology since the 1980s. As head of the School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at UNSW, he's watched Australia lead the world in solar adoption often without realising it.  As the nation, and indeed the rest of the world, grapples with a mounting energy crisis and growing oil prices, I thought it would be a great time to revisit my chat with Alistair and his insights into Australia's transition towards renewable energy. That transition isn't coming. It's already here. And it's happening faster than anyone in Canberra is telling you. LINKS   Listen to the full interview with Prof. Alistair Sproul here Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club  on YouTube Get tickets for our next Story Club show Get Osher's latest book "So What? Now What?" here Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com   LIKE THIS EPISODE? CHECK THESE OUT... The Psychology of Climate Anxiety, Climate Denial and Talking to your Kids about it with Psychologist Dr Susie Burke The Wonder and Hilarity…

People in this episode

Host: Osher Günsberg

Guest: Professor Alistair Sproul

Topics covered

• renewable energy
• solar technology
• energy crisis
• Australia
• energy transition
• climate change

Keywords

• renewable energy
• solar adoption
• energy crisis
• Australia
• photovoltaic
• climate change
• oil prices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW

Products: So What? Now What?

Places: Australia, Canberra

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