The way forward from Finkel review of Australiaâ? s energy future
With the release of Chief Scientist Dr Alan Finkel's blueprint for Australia's future electricity market, ANU experts below provide their thoughts on the way forward to ensure the country's energy security. Professor Ken Baldwin, ANU Energy Change Institute "The Finkel review provides a comprehensive suite of carefully considered measures to bring the national electricity market into the 21st century. It presents a flexible, technology-neutral approach to decarbonising the electricity sector - which is the first cab off the rank to address climate change.â? "The review's recommendations provide politicians with the tools required for a much-needed bipartisan approach to meet our energy security, affordability and sustainability goals. This will provide the policy certainty required for the urgent multibillion dollar, multi-decadal investment by industry.â? â? "Technology and the associated regulatory and market possibilities are moving so rapidly that we need to be agile to keep ahead of them. The Finkel review is the start of that process.â'In order not to be surprised by future developments in the energy sector, governments should take the recommendations of the review on board and consult with experts at the cutting edge of energy research to continually evolve our energy systems."â'â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? â? - Dr Matthew Stocks, ANU Research School of Engineering "The Finkel review is a great opportunity to take the politics out of energy policy.
