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while it's great to see these kind of speeches, i don't think we should kid ourselves about where the reality is at yet.
there are a handful of inner city councils with a significant number of executive officers who really understand peak oil, but beyond that there is very little to shout about. the Vic and NSW State Governments are not recognising and responding to the problem in any strategic manner.. just a few token measures while the road building and urban sprawl goes on. Qld has some serious representation on the issue in State Parliament, but the Government is still pursuing the big roads/tunnels solution.
at Federal Level there is remarkable variation in awareness and response to peak oil even amongst senior ministers.
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Phil.
My brother advises the premier of Victoria. 4 years ago I had a discussion with him about peak oil. He said they were fully aware, but the government will ignore the issue because it would not be politically popular to scare the electorate.
France is using Global Warming as a cover to do something effective about Peak Oil.
Most effective is a recent goal of 1,500 km of new tram lines in a decade. Adjust for population, and that would mean 500 km for Australia. Towns as small as 100,000 are getting trams in France.
Mulhouse France is my favorite example. Population 110,900 metro 271,000. No trams in 2005, 54 km of trams in 2012. Velib rental bicycles all around town (first 30 minutes free), and the LGV Rhin-Rhône arrives in 2011.
Mulhouse, in a few short years, is going from an oil based transportation system to having a very viable non-oil based alternative.
All good for Climate Change, but also good for Peak Oil !
Please pass this on, too few know what can be done !
Alan