Alan Pears: The “big challenge ahead of us” in sustainability and energy efficiency

How to build a better world

In our latest podcast, our managing editor, Tina Perinotto, spoke with Alan Pears about how he got started in the sustainability and energy efficiency space, and the “big challenge ahead of us”.
Alan Pears is probably Australia’s favourite, most trusted and reliable “go-to” authority on energy efficiency. And no wonder. He’s been around since the dawn of the environmental movement in the 1970s and initiated many of its big leaps forward.

While a lot has changed since then, Alan’s recollections on this podcast of the journey, the political setbacks, the successes, plus the challenges still in front of us are a clear demonstration of why he continues to hold that special place in the sustainability sector's heart.

And he told The Fifth Estate that while the environmental movement has undoubtedly made leaps and bounds since its inception, much more needs to be done in the next few years.
“We are locked into a lot of pain,” he says. “And what we need to do is plan ahead so that we help people avoid that pain or minimise that.”
Find out what steps Pears says are critical to meeting that challenge – including specific technical requirements for energy efficiency, how government policy can push the needle, what’s happening overseas with hydrogen, the latest technological improvements in the sector, and the importance of cross-sector business collaboration.
Host: Tina Perinotto
Produced by: The Fifth Estate
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