Australia is already in the grip of a skills shortage. We’re going to have to solve that before we can start on the big renewables build.
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They look like conventional school buses, but electric versions are cleaner, quieter and cheaper to maintain. States, utilities and federal agencies are helping school districts make the switch.
The US is a latecomer to offshore wind development, but President Biden has set big goals for expanding it. The Gulf of Mexico has good conditions and a large offshore energy industry.
Economists discuss current political proposals designed to tackle the cost of living crisis.
East Kalimantan province possesses enormous potential for clean energy.
For centuries, Pacific Islands have been raided by mining interests with little to show for it. Harnessing their enormous green mineral wealth must be done justly.
The new federal government wants to supercharge state renewable targets. But financial headwinds pose real challenges to the rapid rollout.
Without women in strategic positions, renewable energy projects are at risk of being inappropriate, or even failing.
In the first major study of its kind, the authors travelled to where renewable energy is expanding in NSW to ask communities how they feel about the changes.
The Nationals have long promoted coal for regional development and politics. But new leader David Littleproud could seize the moment and refocus the regional party.
Mike Cannon-Brookes has blocked AGL’s demerger – for now. But can he force it to accelerate the closure of its coal and gas-fired power stations?
Former Soviet bloc nations have reason to worry about an embargo on Russian oil, but Europeans are finally recognizing the true costs of their longstanding energy dependence on Russia.
Reducing greenhouse gases is expensive, but it’s a great investment compared to the damage we can expect to the Canadian economy if the climate warms 5 C by 2100.
Many people want to know about practical suggestions to help slow climate change. Effective action starts at home.
Bidirectional charging is the next big stage for electric vehicles. But storing power in your car and sending it back to your house involves more than flipping a switch.
Simple economic modelling shows the mining industry would benefit from a carbon tax.
Australia has finally opened the regulatory doors to offshore wind farms. What do we need to do to make the roll out fast and build supply chains?
New relationships between energy, geopolitical security and climate change policy flowing from the invasion of Ukraine are beginning to emerge, and the implications could be enormous.
Quirks of our geology made Australia unusually abundant in coal. But as the world goes green, we can switch to vital clean mineral resources so coalminers aren’t left behind.
The late implementation of the coal retirement program also increases the risk of stranded assets in Indonesian coal facilities.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Law, Deakin University
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Canada Research Chair in Urban Planning for Climate Change, Associate Professor of Geography and Civil Engineering, University of Victoria
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Transport Technology and Sustainability, Swinburne University of Technology
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State