Does Energy Efficiency Mean Living in a Cave?

In this episode, Viv asks -  How do other countries get citizens to use less energy? Martina Blum: explaining how the citizens of Zurich voted  to lower their electricity usage to 2000 watts per person each year. Now they are getting behind government spending on public transport and a massive renovation of buildings. Electricity companies in the country are required to buy produced surplus energy for four times the price that they are selling it for. This policy makes it possible to design buildings that make money for their owners. Verena Streitferdt (UTS): talks about Thailand and its innovative financing that gives an incentive to insulate and replace carbon intensive machinery. Although most countries efficiencies are motivated by the high costs of importing fuel, Australia can learn a lot about a new attitude to energy according to Verena Streitferdt  and A/Professor Alistair Sprould.Beyond countries we look at multi-national corporations with  Gareth Johnston from “We mean business “. With the clear framework of the Paris Climate agreement in one hand, he helps them  work on global plans to reduce their carbon footprint.No Planet B!