Chief scientist joins calls for Australia to dramatically boost energy efficiency

Alan Finkel calls saving electricity the ‘best form of generation’ as groups push for efficiency measures to lead economic recovery Australia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel, has warned the country is not doing enough to lift energy efficiency, and described measures to save electricity as the “best form of energy generation you could possibly ever hope to have”.Speaking in his role as chair of a panel advising the Morrison government on a low emissions technology st