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"Big changes in society can only occur when people have enough vision, energy
and determination to meet the challenge. Hugh Saddler, who died aged 79 on 29
June after a long illness, had a profound influence on generations of
Australian energy researchers, industry experts and policymakers.
He did not seek the limelight, but remained dedicated to conducting, explaining
and sharing the best possible analysis of how the energy system works, and how
it might be improved. His pursuit of new insights was matched by his generosity
in sharing them. His work helped lay foundations for Australia’s transition to
a low-emissions energy system, one of the defining challenges of this decade
and beyond.
Saddler grew up watching his father, Bruce, an engineer, help design and build
the South Australian electricity grid. He went on to graduate from the
University of Adelaide and gain a prize-winning PhD in plant physiology at
Cambridge University.
With a rising interest in politics, society and the environment, he worked in
London on transport and industrial development policy before returning to
Australia in 1974 to work as a research fellow at the University of Sydney, and
then on to the Ranger uranium environmental inquiry. He later moved to the
Australian National University, where he eventually became an adjunct professor
at the ANU Crawford school of public policy.
Saddler’s work on climate change policy began in 1988, when he led a business
that provided energy efficiency advisory services to residential and business
clients in Canberra. This work included specialist services for low-income
households in financial hardship."
RIP,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
