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Friday 11 July 2008 (Updated on Mon 14 July at 5pm AEST)

MEDIA BRIEFING - NATIONAL BRIEFING: What is the future of petrol? CSIRO Future Fuels Forum - Report launch

Friday 11 July 2008 in Melbourne (also available online)

BRIEFING DETAILS:
DATE: Friday 11 July
START TIME: 9.30am AEST
VENUE: Melbourne CBD
DURATION: 60 minutes

As petrol prices head towards $2 a litre, Australian motorists look to be facing a grim future. While no one knows exactly what the future holds, the possible scenarios facing Australian motorists are explored in a new report by the CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship.

The scenarios explored include:
• The impact of emissions trading
• How quickly new fuels and technologies could be deployed
• The international oil supply

Fuel for thought –The future of transport: challenges and opportunities is the culmination of the Fuel Futures Forum. The forum, convened by CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship, has brought together scientists and representatives from the community, industry and government to develop a range of scenarios for the future of transport fuels in Australia.

The report launch heard from the following members of the Future Fuels Forum.

SPEAKERS:
• Dr John Wright, Director, CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship | Listen to John (mp3) | transcript
• Mark Reuss, Chairman and Managing Director, GM Holden | Listen to Mark (mp3) | transcript (pdf)
• Monica Richter, Sustainable Australia Program Manager, Australian Conservation Foundation | Listen to Monica (mp3) | transcript (pdf)
• Bruce Harrison, CEO, Biofuels Association of Australia | Listen to Bruce (mp3) | transcript (pdf)
• Phil Hart, Petroleum Facilities Engineer, Australian Association for the Study of Peak Oil and Gas | Listen to Phil (mp3) | transcript (pdf)

Listen to the Q&A session (mp3)

Follow the full briefing here (WebEx)

For interview requests or queries on the forum, phone Linley Davis (CSIRO) on 02 4960 6116 or 0417 772 480 or email: linley.davis@csiro.au