Australia-Indonesia Centre Megatrends: ENERGY

Author:

Wise, Russ; Butler, James; Meharg, Seona; Hajkowicz, Stefan ; McEachern, Steve

Date of Publication:

2015-06-30

Publication Type:

Report

Pages:

57

Abstract:

Potential megashocks varied between the issues, but the most frequently mentioned were climate changerelated extreme events, political economy shocks (e.g. corruption, lobbying by powerful incumbent players, changing government and government policies), food and oil price shocks, novel technology shocks, geo-political security shocks (e.g. terrorism, cross-border disputes, refugees), nuclear energy disasters, and extended energy blackouts.Based on these shared issues and drivers, four overlapping megatrends were identified: ‘More affluent, more informed consumers’, ‘Green energy’s quiet take over’, ‘Increasing windows of opportunity’, and ‘Clashing interests and ideologies’. Using information and data suggested by Cluster researchers during the horizon scanning, combined with a literature review on the drivers and issues identified, narratives were collated for each megatrend. These are summarised below

Publisher:

CSIRO

Place of Publication:

Brisbane, Qld

Keywords:

energy renewable Indonesia Australia mega-trend mega-shock

Field Of Research:

Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified

Full Text Availability:

Published Version (pdf) (3.71MB)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4225/08/58518aeaa23fc

Rights Notice:

This report has been placed on the CSIRO repository and may be made available to persons outside of CSIRO for non commercial purposes, in its entirety and without deletion of disclaimers and copyright information.

Identifier:

EP158534

Publication Sub Type:

Technical Report (Author)

Language:

English

Attribution Statement:

Wise, Russ; Butler, James; Meharg, Seona; Hajkowicz, Stefan; McEachern, Steve. Australia-Indonesia Centre Megatrends: ENERGY. Brisbane, Qld: CSIRO; 2015. csiro:EP158534. https://doi.org/10.4225/08/58518aeaa23fc