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Programs like ‘Big Little Reno’ aim to help people make their houses more energy efficient.
As hundreds of thousands more EVs hit Australian roads, is our charging infrastructure up to scratch?
Any work to ease current shortages and price hikes while the Strait of Hormuz remains closed will take years and billions of dollars.
The pact with Turkey and Pakistan has evolved quickly from a vague political commitment. Riyadh hopes it will help it navigate a thorny Middle East crisis.
Diets like the Fast 800 or intermittent fasting have become popular ways to lose weight. But they’re not long-term solutions.
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.
These mobile power systems could be a lifeline for remote, island and disaster-prone places.
It’s a bid to alleviate cost-of-living pressures in the US and claw back Trump’s voter base.
There’s not much diesel fuel lying around, and lots of people want to buy what is available, as well as what little is produced each day. It’s all a matter of supply and demand.
Households might get relief on fuel they would have bought anyway, but cheaper petrol could encourage them to use more.
Keeping aging coal plants open, building new gas plants and choices about pollution controls affect electricity bills. Pollution adds health costs and climate damage that may not appear on those bills.
As renewed chaos grips the oil market, China is reaping the benefits of electric vehicles. But Australia’s reliance on diesel leaves it exposed.
People who have extra funds, suitable homes and a desire to be self-sufficient may consider disconnecting from the grid.
The country, and the world, have been losing diesel refining capacity for many years and can’t just ramp up production to fill the shortages.
The resumption of fighting, paired with the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, complicates regional strategy and energy policy for the Gulf powerhouse.
The data centre boom will mean more energy and water use. The real question is how the energy is produced – and where the water comes from.
The Ukraine war certainly featured in conversations. Tellingly, however, Putin steered many talks with leaders towards fuel, trade and transit.
Global warming is set to surpass the 1.5°C limit if governments worldwide fail to act.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Lecturer in International Studies, University of Washington
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Adjunct Professor in Sustainability, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
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Climateworks Centre Country Lead, Australia, Monash University