Speeches

It’s obvious that any community needs a sustainable supply of affordable energy. By sustainable, I mean reliable, and with an acceptable impact on our environment.

Good afternoon. Today, I’d like to talk about the future of energy security from two perspectives. The first I’ll call the energy challenge and the second will be about how Australia’s resources and resourcefulness can help meet that challenge.

Global energy demand will continue to grow rapidly, and sustainable energy supplies will struggle to keep up. The global energy challenge is therefore clear.

Proverb 17.28 tells us: “Even a fool is counted wise when he holds his peace. When he shuts his lips, he is considered perceptive”.