【报告题目】：Australia’s environmental policies and energy transition

【报告时间】：2017年11月03日(周五)下午13：20—17：35

【报告人】：Paul Burke

【报告地点】：北京理工大学主楼418

【报告人简介】：

　　Dr Paul Burke is a Fellow in the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University (ANU). Paul's research focuses on the economics of energy, the environment, transport, and developing countries, particularly in the Asia Pacific. Paul has published in journals including American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, Economic Inquiry, Nature Climate Change, and Global Environmental Change. 　　His ongoing research includes examining Indonesia’s energy subsidy reforms, Australia’s ongoing energy transition, US energy demand, the economics of road safety, and benefits of electricity access. Paul has been a panel member for eleven completed PhD students at the ANU. He is a Project Leader in the Australia-Germany Energy Transition Hub, has been awarded an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award, 2016–2018, and received the ANU College of Asia & the Pacific Award for Teaching Excellence in 2013.

【报告内容简介】：　

　　Australia presents a good case study of environmental policies and the energy transition. This lecture will introduce Australia’s environmental policies and energy system. We will explore a detailed case study of the “Direct Action” subsidy program to reduce emissions, and compare this approach to other available alternatives. The lecture will also review ongoing work on the effect of closing coal-fired power stations on local communities in Australia. Listeners will conduct a brainstorming exercise on potential research topics for both Australia and China.