The coal curse : resources, climate and Australia's future
Brett, Judith, 1949-2020
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Click and Collect for The coal curse : resources, climate and Australia's futureAustralia is a wealthy nation with the economic profile of a developing country, heavy on raw materials, and low on innovation and skilled manufacturing. Once we rode on the sheep's back for our overseas trade; today we rely on cartloads of coal and tankers of LNG. So must we double down on fossil fuels, now that Covid-19 has halted the flow of international students and tourists? Or is there a better way forward, which supports renewable energy and local manufacturing? Judith Brett traces the unusual history of Australia's economy and the "resource curse" that has shaped our politics. She shows how the mining industry learnt to run fear campaigns, and how the Coalition became dominated by fossil-fuel interests to the exclusion of other voices.In this insightful essay about leadership, vision and history, she looks at the costs of Australia's coal addiction and asks, where will we be if the world stops buying it?
The coal curse : resources, climate and Australia's future / Judith Brett.
Carlton, Victoria : Black Inc., an imprint of Schwartz Books Pty Ltd., 2020.
136 pages : illustration ; 24 cm.
Quarterly essay ; 78, 2020.
Title from cover.Includes bibliographical references.
The coal curse / Judith Brett -- Correspondence.
9781760642297
333.8220994338.27240994
English
Coal mines and mining -- Government policy -- AustraliaCoal trade -- AustraliaCoal mines and mining -- Social aspects -- AustraliaCoal mines and mining -- AustraliaMineral industries -- AustraliaClimate change -- AustraliaRenewable energy sources -- AustraliaCoal mines and mining -- Economic aspects -- AustraliaCoal mines and mining -- Environmental aspects -- AustraliaAustralia -- Economic conditionsAustralia -- Politics and government
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