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Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Emma La Rouche from the University of Canberra’s Media and Communications team
Renewed interest in nuclear energy will go nowhere unless we talk about carbon pricing. As energy minister Chris Bowen points out, nuclear is extremely expensive.
None will address prices immediately. For now, the best option to keep warm this winter without breaking the bank is to shop around for the best electricity deals.
Can one department adequately tackle climate change, energy, the environment and water? It’s unlikely.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Canberra
Electricity is an essential service. Acting quickly is crucial to avoid households falling into hardship, and businesses closing their doors.
Australia exports most of its coal and gas, and prices have skyrocketed. We could be facing a winter of pain for gas users.
Extracting and storing human body heat we generate could improve building sustainability while cutting bills.
Coal producers in Australia have seen a sudden upswing in prices and demand amid an energy crisis. It can’t continue, as China moves to shore up energy independence and cut emissions.
A tidal energy expert explains why tidal power hasn’t delivered on its potential yet - and why that’s soon to change.
Australia might be a long way away, but fossil fuel price spikes triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine are hitting households hard. We could have avoided this pain.
Means-testing support for fuel-poor households will leave millions in hardship.
Turning down your heating by just 1°C can save around £55 a year.
The government’s failure to insulate housing stock has meant that households aren’t insulated from record energy prices.
Electric cars are still more resilient to price shocks than vehicles running on fossil fuels.
Dozens of energy suppliers could go bust in the coming months.
Nigeria’s attempt at privatising its power infrastructure hasn’t been without challenges but they are not insurmountable.
A survey of leading economists gave a mixed, and overall negative, view on Malcolm Turnbull’s plan to force gas producers to divert exports back into the Australian domestic market.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Industry Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Visiting Academic, The Open University
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Professor of Energy Policy and Director of the Institute of Sustainable Resources, UCL
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Ariel Liebman Director, Monash Energy Institute and Professor of Sustainable Energy Systems, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer l Policy Fellow in Net ZERO and Energy Transition, Nottingham Trent University
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, Liverpool John Moores University