APO Papers

Sustainable development Tom Edwards / Research Service, Parliament of New South WalesThis paper explores what is meant by sustainable development and considers some of the approaches that have been taken to measuring sustainability using composite indicators and sets of indicators, including interstate and international cases. Posted 08-04-2009

The hidden costs of electricity: externalities of power generation in Australia Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and EngineeringThe key finding of this review is that a greater focus on externalities, preferably quantified in monetary terms, will help Australia to gain maximum social and environmental benefit from the portfolio of electricity generating technologies it will use for meeting emission reduction targets. Posted 03-04-2009

Energy technology for climate change: accelerating the technology response Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and EngineeringThe key finding of this report is that a commitment is needed by government and industry to invest around $6 billion by 2020 on RD&D on new power generation technologies. Posted 03-04-2009