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Labor has promised 50% of electricity will come from renewable sources by 2050, but has left the detail for after the election. Wind turbine image from www.shutterstock.com

April 27, 2016

Labor’s climate policy: back in the game but missing detail

Lynette Molyneaux, The University of Queensland; John Foster, The University of Queensland, and Karen Hussey, The University of Queensland

Labor’s detailed climate policy is ambitious, but it remains to be seen if it will capture the voters.

Renewables could be a better answer to India’s power problems. DIVatUSAID/Flickr

March 6, 2016

Australian coal v renewables: how much will it cost to bring electricity to India’s poor?

Lynette Molyneaux, The University of Queensland; John Foster, The University of Queensland, and Liam Wagner, Griffith University

A new analysis suggests that, all things considered, renewables are actually better than coal at lifting India’s energy-poor out of poverty.

Falling renewable costs could make action on climate change cheaper. Simon Yeo/Flickr

September 2, 2015

Economic modelling may overplay the costs of Australia’s 2030 climate target

John Foster, The University of Queensland; Liam Wagner, Griffith University; Lynette Molyneaux, The University of Queensland, and Phillip Wild, The University of Queensland

Debate is continuing around Australia’s 2030 climate target and how much it will cost Australia’s economy.

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