The Explainer Series: Oil
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The Explainer Series is about exploring the questions we’re all asking.
Oil powers our world – from the petrol in our cars to the global economy itself. But as prices rise, conflicts flare, and the push toward renewable energy accelerates, it’s worth asking: how much does oil still control our lives? This Explainer will unpack how oil shapes geopolitics, the cost of living, and the future of energy – and whether we’re really moving beyond it or just learning to depend on it differently.
Meet Your Speakers:
Ellen Fanning is an award-winning public affairs broadcaster and journalist. She spent the first ten years of her career at the ABC where she presented both the AM and PM current affairs radio programs. She also served as the ABC’s Washington correspondent. She was later a reporter on the Nine Network’s 60 Minutes and was the last presenter of Nine’s prestigious Sunday program. She has produced award-winning documentaries, and until 2024, hosted ABC TV's The Drum. After years reporting big national and international stories, Ellen joined ABC Radio Brisbane, back in her home city, where she presents the Drive program weekdays. She dreams of learning to upholster and mastering pickle ball.
Professor Christoph Nedopil is a leading expert on the energy transition in the Asia Pacific at The University of Queensland Business School. Outside of wrestling matches with his two children, he unwinds by listening to and playing classical music. At our upcoming Explainer Series event, he’s most excited to discuss why the losers of the energy transition have a lot to gain.
Oil powers our world – from the petrol in our cars to the global economy itself. But as prices rise, conflicts flare, and the push toward renewable energy accelerates, it’s worth asking: how much does oil still control our lives? This Explainer will unpack how oil shapes geopolitics, the cost of living, and the future of energy – and whether we’re really moving beyond it or just learning to depend on it differently.
Meet Your Speakers:
Ellen Fanning is an award-winning public affairs broadcaster and journalist. She spent the first ten years of her career at the ABC where she presented both the AM and PM current affairs radio programs. She also served as the ABC’s Washington correspondent. She was later a reporter on the Nine Network’s 60 Minutes and was the last presenter of Nine’s prestigious Sunday program. She has produced award-winning documentaries, and until 2024, hosted ABC TV's The Drum. After years reporting big national and international stories, Ellen joined ABC Radio Brisbane, back in her home city, where she presents the Drive program weekdays. She dreams of learning to upholster and mastering pickle ball.
Professor Christoph Nedopil is a leading expert on the energy transition in the Asia Pacific at The University of Queensland Business School. Outside of wrestling matches with his two children, he unwinds by listening to and playing classical music. At our upcoming Explainer Series event, he’s most excited to discuss why the losers of the energy transition have a lot to gain.
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Where is it happening?
Cnr Peel & Stanley Sts, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, Queensland 4101, 4 Peel St, South Brisbane QLD 4101, Australia, South Brisbane
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Host or PublisherState Library of Queensland
