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‘Thom Woodroofe is a rare talent. In Power, Prosperity & Planet, Woodroofe draws on his deep policy expertise, tempered by political insights from the front lines of the climate and energy debates raging around the globe. The result is a tour-de-force – a practical and informed white paper for all Australians, policymakers and citizens alike, who care about the future of their country and their planet.’ -- The Hon Dr Kevin Rudd AC, 26th Prime Minister of Australia ‘Climate deniers obfuscate with ideology and idiocy, but as this book shows meeting the climate challenge requires engineering and economics and a practical blueprint that empowers all of us.’ -- The Hon Malcolm Turnbull AC, 29th Prime Minister of Australia ‘The Pacific is counting on Australia to be a climate leader in exactly the ways this book sketches out.’ -- Her Excellency Dr Hilda Heine, President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands ‘The Paris Agreement provides the global foundation, but it is up to every country now to walk the walk through the kinds of ideas contained in this book.’ -- Christiana Figueres, former UN Climate Change Executive Secretary ‘This book is an optimistic and practical roadmap for how Australians can benefit from the huge economic opportunity that comes with the climate and clean energy transition.’ -- The Hon Matt Kean, Chair of the Climate Change Authority and former NSW Treasurer and Minister for Energy and the Environment ‘This book is a timely reminder that an energy-secure future grounded in Real Zero is within our grasp.’  -- Dr Andrew Forrest AO, Chairman and Founder of Fortescue

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Thom Woodroofe is a Senior International Fellow with the Smart Energy Council. He played a key role in securing the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2015, including helping establish the High Ambition Coalition of progressive nations. He has since worked as chief of staff to former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd; for the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade in Washington, DC; and at the Asia Society in New York, where he forged a backchannel for USChina climate talks. Thom studied diplomacy as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and grew up off-the-grid on a solar-powered property in regional Victoria.

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