The book offers insights into reconciling innovation with sustainability and identifying key stakeholders responsible for the reconciliation through conversations with experts in various fields. A vital resource for scholars in climate studies, that also confronts important challenges facing policymakers, government and society.

Michael Lester is an independent economist, writer and radio presenter. A former public-sector executive in Australia, he has worked and lived internationally. His experience spans science, technology, innovation, environment, resources, industry, trade and investment domains. He has undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in engineering, public administration and economics.

Marie dela Rama, PhD (UTS), is an independent researcher. She participated as an accredited civil society observer in these multilateral meetings: G20 ACWG, OECD GACIF, UNCAC IRG, UN COSP9, UNGASS, UNODC ISM COSP UNGASS and UN SPT OPCAT. Her publications include The Changing Face of Corruption in the Asia Pacific (Elsevier) and Corporate Governance and Corruption (Journal of Business Ethics).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

List of Acronyms

The Interviewees

Chapter 1: Introduction - Exploring the Opportunities and Challenges Of Innovation, Technology, Climate Change and Sustainability

Section I Understanding Innovation and Sustainability

Chapter 2: Mark Dodgson - The things that matter: understanding and communicating the process and impact of innovation

Chapter 3: Kevin Fox - The delayed growth impact of disruptive digital technologies: measuring and accounting for the 'productivity paradox'

Chapter 4: Nicholas Gruen - Entrepreneurs and start-ups in the digital age: profiles, values and paradigms

Chapter 5: Robert Atkinson- National innovation and competitiveness in the United States: at a strategic 'tipping point' -

Chapter 6: Roy Green - Innovation policies in Australia: the divisive politics and administration of systemic transformation

Chapter 7: Ross Garnaut - Efficient, effective and integrated economy-wide climate change policy: economics and politicisation

Chapter 8: Warwick McKibbin - Climate change energy transition: modelling, scenarios and the political economy of 'the tragedy of the commons'

Chapter 9: Sami Kara - The innovative 'circular economy' as a sustainable business model: design and transformation challenges

Section II Climate Change and Energy Resources

Chapter 10: Giles Parkinson - Renewable energy development : the costs of policy uncertainty and lack of political stability

Chapter 11: Chris Dunstan - The National Energy Guarantee (NEG): frustrated reductions in electricity emissions and dirty party politics

Chapter 12: Peter Khoury - Electric Vehicles (EV): Infrastructure and policy barriers lead to laggardly diffusion and adoption

Chapter 13: Sean Foley - Bitcoin, cryptocurrency and global finance industry disruption: dirty little energy secret

Chapter 14: Jim Green - Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) untried and untested: why all the political interest now?

Chapter 15: Tony Wood - Hydrogen-Based Economy: shipping sunshine energy to the world

Section III Agriculture, Land and Water Resources

Chapter 16: Richard Heath - Agricultural productivity improvement: the role of digital technologies

Chapter 17: Lesley Hughes - The second domestication of dairy and beef: Food 2.0 proteins without the animals

Chapter 18: Richard Beasley - Murray Darling Basin (MDB) environmental catastrophe: federalism politics and best available science

Chapter 19: Bruce Pascoe - Indigenous agriculture and sustainability knowledge: the great Australian silence

Chapter 20: Charles Massy - Regenerative agriculture: confronting industrial agriculture with farmer-led sustainability innovation

Section IV Governance Roles and Responsibilities

Chapter 21: Michael Piore - 'Silicon Valley Consensus': self-fulfilling technological determinism

Chapter 22: Bob Carr - The business of climate change: reimagining 'material interests' and the corporation

Chapter 23: Pru Bennett - Environment, Social and Governance (ESG): harnessing capital to sustainability or just 'woke' and 'greenwashing'?

Chapter 24: Ross Garnaut - Decarbonising & transforming the Australian economy: a game changing renewable energy opportunity

Chapter 25: Allan Fels - Public interest journalism: vanishing pillar for a sustainable democracy?

Chapter 26: Aaron Mertz and Abhilash Mishra - Public confidence in science: building trust on understanding scientific method and uncertainties

Chapter 27: Ray Ison - Systems-based governance: for a complex sustainable future

Chapter 28: Barry Jones - Political reform and public engagement: necessary sustainable path for confronting climate change

Chapter 29: Conclusion - Towards Complex Systems of Governance

Selected Readings (Available at www.routledge/9781032248295)

Index