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Video to promote HVACR in everyday life
Video features innovative HVACR design at iconic buildings including Adelaide’s SAHMRI building.
tools that can help raise awareness about our critical industry and the tremendous career op- portunities within it.”
The video brings to the fore some key statistics surrounding HVACR – for instance that it is worth more than $28 billion to the national economy, uses 24 per cent of total electricity, and is respon- sible for 13 per cent of total CO2 emissions.
“These weighty numbers also help explain the industry’s preoccupation with sustainability, re- silience, energy efficiency, and emissions reduc- tion,” Gleeson said.
“The video celebrates innovative HVACR design that is hiding in plain sight in our iconic buildings.”
Examples include the seawater cooling system at Sydney Opera House, the thermal labyrinth that helps cool Melbourne’s Federation Square, and the high-performance building envelope of Adelaide’s SAHMRI building.
AIRAH executive manager – government relations and technical services Phil Wilkin- son, said the video is a great way to reach a broader audience.
“One problem we in HVACR have when promot- ing ourselves is that our communications tend to stay within our own world,” Wilkinson said.
“This video is made for people who don’t even know what HVACR stands for, so it’s vital we take it out of the silo of our industry and into the wider public.”
To check out the video, go to www.airah.org. au/promote ✺
THE AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF REFRIGERATION, AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING (AIRAH) HAS RELEASED A NEW VIDEO HIGHLIGHTING THE HVACR INDUSTRY’S ESSENTIAL ROLE IN AUSTRALIAN LIFE.
IT ALSO PROMOTES the essential role played by the HVACR industry in the Australian economy.
AIRAH CEO Tony Gleeson, said that despite the pivotal role of HVACR in contemporary life, it exists below the radar in terms of its general pro- file, and indeed as a career option.
“Despite employing 170,000 Australians in a range of occupations and being essential to our health, comfort and productivity, HVACR stubbornly re- mains very much a hidden industry,” Gleeson said.
“Our new AIRAH video is another addition to our suite of communications and marketing
Australia must act now to meet climate targets
AUSTRALIA WILL NOT meet the target set under the Paris Climate Agreement unless urgent steps are taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
IBISWorld senior industry analyst, Jason Ar- avanis, said Australia needs to implement poli- cies that will reduce emissions by at least 850 million tonnes between 2021 and 2030.
“To reach the target set out by the Paris Agreement, Australia must produce less than 4,800 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emis- sions between 2021 and 2030,” he said.
“However, IBISWorld expects that Australia will produce close to 5,650 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions during this period.”
Aravanis said the National Energy Guaran- tee's (NEGs) own modelling states it will only reduce emissions by 44 million tonnes, or 5% of the economy-wide requirement.
“As electricity emissions account for 31% of
total emissions from the economy, the Turnbull government’s policies implicitly assume that other sectors will cut emissions at a far greater rate than previously required,” he said.
“Cutting emissions from other sectors, such as agriculture, mining, or manufacturing is far more expensive and is likely to be both politically and practically difficult. Should this obligation be foisted upon operators in these sectors, it could significantly increase costs in industries such as beef cattle farming, iron ore mining, and iron and steel forging among many others.”
The pre-existing Renewable Energy Target (RET) is set to reduce emissions by 24% from 2005 levels by 2021.
“The NEG target of reducing emissions by 26% by 2030 suggests that the government expects the NEG to cause hardly any additional reduction in emissions from 2021 to 2030,” Aravanis said.
At the same time Professor Will Steffen of the ANU's Climate Change Institute, has warned not enough is being done to combat climate change with a new study showing the world is close to a tipping point.
The scientific study says more needs to be done to ensure the Paris Climate Agreement can deliver on its promise to keep global warm- ing below two degrees Celsius.
For the latest research on global warming and updates to the Kigali Amendment turn to our special three-page
report which begins on
page 20. ✺
Professor Will Steffen of the ANU's Climate Change Institute.
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