Opportunities Beyond Carbon
There’s a new book hitting the shelves now called “Opportunities Beyond Carbon“.
The book aims to recast the debate on climate change from one of fear and problems to one of hope and opportunity. It contains a collection of essays from key politicians, investors, business people, activists and academics on how to make the most of the current predicament. The authors include the Hon Greg Hunt MP, the environment spokesperson for the Federal Opposition, Professor Sir David King of the University of Oxford, Bill Mckibben, the renowned American author, and Tenke Zoltani who works with Lord Nicholas Stern in London.
…and me. As someone who can be counted on to take a positive view on most things, John O’Brien. the editor, asked me to contribute a chapter in the section on business opportunities. My chapter is called “Reasons to be Cheerful,” and, alas, some of it was out of date before the book came out. The carbon industry is like that though.
The book is being launched in seminars around the country. I spoke at last week’s Sydney seminar, harking back to my youth as a door-to-door sales person in rural Australia and making the connection between occupational health and safety legislation and climate change laws. I’ll be speaking in Melbourne this coming Friday if people want to come along and hear me, and a handful of others, talk about just why we are not doomed, why business can save the planet, and why carbon trading is an essential part of the long-term solution.
The Melbourne book launch seminar will be held on Friday 17 July 2009, 9:00am until 12:00pm at Investec Bank, Level 49, 120 Collins Street, Melbourne.
For more information and a booking form for this event please email melbournelaunch [ at ] auscleantech.com.au. — DS