Adjunct Lecturer, Monash University
Dr Jim Orchard is an Adjunct Lecturer at Monash University and an independent energy analyst. He spent more than 30 years working in the resource and energy industry, including 12 years in the US as a senior executive with a major energy producer. Jim uses his first hand experience with US energy politics to the explain the political, technical and investment challenges to achieving net zero carbon emissions. He runs the journeytozerocarbon.com blog and contributes regular analysis to the University of Sydney's United States Studies Centre news and analysis portal.
Biden’s Senate majority doesn't just super-charge US climate action, it blazes a trail for Australia
Jan 19, 2021 04:49 am UTC| Politics
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