a project idea Triple Bottom Line analysis of future investment into space science ISA, School of Physics Manfred Lenzen The TBL of space science investment 2 1.Direct benefits 2.Indirect impacts 3.Methodology and case studies 4.Discussion 1. Direct benefits Satellite telecommunications Global positioning Weather and disaster forecast Materials for medical and electronics applications 2. Indirect impacts Watching satellite TV Al for sheet Mining machinery Emissions from machinery manufacturing Bauxite for Al Al sheet for satellite 2. Indirect impacts 3. Methodology Integrating ABS National Input- Output Tables Physical data 3. Methodology The input-output round-robin 3. Methodology Balancing Act: A triple bottom line account of the Australian economy 3. Methodology An example: Production layers 3. Methodology An example: Structural path analysis 3. Case studies 28 29 3. Case studies 30 3. Case studies 31 3. Case studies 32 3. Case studies 33 3. Case studies 34 3. Case studies 35 3. Case studies 4. Discussion Potential research question: -How much employment and economic stimulus would an investment into space science generate? -How much environmental impact would an investment into space science cause? -How would space science investment compare with other investments, eg into defense, education, or resource extraction? Question for discussion: -Would it be a worthwhile exercise to create a Triple Bottom Line profile for space science, just as in the Fed Govts Balancing Act report?