Victoria Townsend

Working towards a #netzero future for Australia and the world - advocate of climate change mitigation & adaptation. Grad of @UniMelb, @Dartmouth

[National Press Club @PressClubAust]

Today: Dr Geoff Raby AO, Australian Ambassador to China 2007-2011, Chairman, Geoff Raby & Associates, Addressed the National Press Club of Australia on "Great Game On: China’s ascendency in Eurasia and the West’s Chussia Anxiety". Watch the replay on ABC iview.

Photography by Fernanda Pedroso

[It's Not A Race @ItsNotARace2025]

We asked Saul Griffith about some offshore wind farm BS — here's what he said. #Illawarra #Offshore #ClimateAction

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

@SydWorldPride Turn up the volume on the speakers!!!

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

Register now to attend #EESummit22 online and hear from Andrew, as well as @jennymcallister and leaders from across our industry @EECouncil @ACOSS @gbcaus @PropertyCouncil @ClimateworksCtr @GrattanInst - #energytransition #netzero #energtransformation https://t.co/F27QRzfIwg

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

Great to hear from fellow @dartmouth alum, @CalEnergy Commissioner Andrew McCallister, about what CA has accomplished in #energyefficiency and what Australia 🇦🇺 can learn - thanks for journeying across the ocean to nerd out with the @EECouncil and our members! 🤓⚡️

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

“Nobody has all the answers, we need to share best practices internationally and work together” - like California 🇺🇸 working with Denmark 🇩🇰 on industrial energy efficiency. Hear more about what’s happening around the 🌎 in #energyefficiency at the #EESummit22 online Thurs 6/10

[Luke Menzel @LukeMenzel]

Joint statement time. It's long so here's the TL;DR:

Lots of sensible folk who get energy + focused on consumer outcomes agree apocalyptic energy prices demand:

- Immediate $ support for vulnerable
- Rapid investment in EE + fuel switching
- Accelerating rollout of clean energy

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

There is opportunity, there is momentum, and there is DIRE need for change. As @AnnaCollyer13, Chair of the Energy Security Board & @the_AEMC said, we know where we want to go, now we just need to set the plan to get there: “seize the day - we’re in this together” #AEW22

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

Speakers at today’s #AEW22 plenary sessions were amazing, shedding light on some of the real challenges - and exciting opportunities - presented by the #energytransition. I’m not a great live-tweeter so I couldn’t do a running update, but here are some of my key takeaways

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

#energyefficiency #demandresponse and #demandflexibility all featured prominently during todays sessions. We need to make these #energymanagement options easy (+ automated!) for consumers as they move to the centre, for grid stability, reliability, and decarbonisation #AEW22

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

And beyond protecting customers from price volatility, as @ClareSavage17, Chair of @aergovau noted, #EnergyEfficiency needs to be first cab off the rank for decarbonising the energy system since “the unit of energy you don’t use is the unit you don’t need to abate”

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

Excited to be at #AustralianEnergyWeek, hearing about the way the industry is tackling the #EnergyTransition and driving a #NetZero energy system, partnering with government, customers and communities to ensure a swift and just transformation. Could not be more pressing!

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

With prices skyrocketing in Australia, following the trends seen in Europe, #energyefficiency and #demandmanagement must be the first lever we pull to ensure affordability, reliability and security of our energy system and protect customers from the worst impacts of this crisis

[Holly Taylor @hollymtaylor_]

Get on board for delivering the #EnergyTransition and #NetZero transformation in a way that enables prosperity for businesses and everyday Aussies by joining @EECouncil!

We're actually hiring two roles at the moment: https://t.co/DKJ95BzRep

#EnergyManagement #EnergyEfficiency

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

Great day in Melbourne with @MdbMuller, learning about the German #energypolicy and #energymanagement landscape. Highlight was meeting with @cityofmelbourne Cr Elizabeth Doidge to discuss #sustainability in the built environment @EECouncil @hollymtaylor_

[Victoria Townsend @vdtownsend]

Apparently I joined twitter 13 years ago today! Not sure what I was doing here at 16 -def not adding any deep social commentary-but I hope to use this platform more to share the work being done in #EnergyEfficiency to achieve #NetZero - watch this space! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Andrew Beebe @andrewbeebe]

Last year we outlined why and how the long boom of climate tech was just getting started. Well, it got started, it got funded (2–3x the previous year), and the scaling is in full effect: the 2020s are shaping up well to be the Decarb Decade.
Here’s our top 10 for this year👇🏽