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67 comments on Part 2. The Future in Australia: The Next 13 years.
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Aeldric,
I'm not from Australia, but from Holland. Gas is here US$ 8.10, because of tax. NG that most people use to heat their home is equally expensive.
The good part is: A lot of people adapt to the high prices of energy by basically using less. For example: In the morning, a lot of people commute to work by bike. There is an excellent bicycle infrastructure and people actually use it.
All I can say is that high prices will push people to change their ways and they will do so rather fast. We shouldn't be too negative about it.
Hi Richard,
Yep. In Australia petrol prices bounce around a bit but it is around US$5 or US$6 per gallon (though of course we use litres not gallons), so I am not to worried that our US cousins will start to die if it hits US$4.
Aeldric,
Besides, some of them might benefit from the exercise ...
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