Oil rig out at sea.
Pulling together for a national fuel strategy
Mr David Lamb, Low Emission Transport Leader of the Energy Transformed Flagship, writes that we need to become less dependent on oil and create a national fuels strategy.
- 13 February 2006 | Updated 14 October 2011
Mr David Lamb believes it is time we pulled together for a national fuels strategy for Australia. He is Low Emissions Transport Leader in our Energy Transformed Flagship.
'How have we allowed ourselves to be misled and distracted from the real issue – what will we do if oil prices continue to rise?'
Mr David Lamb,
Low Emission Transport Leader, Energy Transformed Flagship
Mr Lamb recently published an article outlining his views in ON LINE opinion – Australia’s e-journal of social and political debate.
In this article he shares his views on aspects of the debate including:
- alternative energy technologies
- climate change
- oil reserves
- transport.
Read the full article Pulling together a national fuel strategy. [external link]
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Fast facts
- Transport is a vital element of any country’s economy and the most important issue that will influence future transport is the sustainability of our oil-based economy
- The rapid rise in the price of oil has caused us to think about the security of oil supplies
- Transport, which is almost totally dependent on oil, causes about 15 per cent of Australia’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
- We have to ask what alternatives to oil might be realistic
