Putting aside concerns about feasibility and cost, it’s difficult to square the policy with the basic principles on which the Liberal Party was founded.
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Public ownership is back in vogue, after the Coalition promised publicly owned nuclear plants in a decade. The problem is, the public service has been hollowed out.
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen joins the podcast to discuss the ongoing costs of the energy transition and Peter Dutton's nuclear plan.
There’s no mention of nuclear in Australia’s latest energy transition roadmap – because our energy market operator can only model power sources legal in Australia.
The majority of South Africans want government to regulate the mining industry more tightly to reduce its negative impact on the environment.
Our new report makes 12 recommendations for how industry, government, educators and First Nations communities can create jobs and fulfilling careers in clean energy.
Kean has poured cold water on the Opposition’s nuclear power plan, pointing to experts who have said it doesn’t make economic sense and would take too long to implement.
Emotions help shape opinion on energy sources. Understanding this can allow us to design better zero-carbon policies.
If Australia is to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the Coalition needs to stump up with a plan to decarbonise the entire economy.
No, it’s not a problem that some renewable power doesn’t make it to the grid. Here’s why
The US majors have been doing a much better job of forecasting where oil demand is heading.
The Net Zero Economy Authority will have a broad remit to support the net zero transition. Here are some pointers on how it could go about it, based on an assessment of best practice
Electricity networks in cities need the biggest overhaul – but the public can help.
There’s already demand for critical minerals and solar panels. But what about green hydrogen?
Without a green energy transition Australia won’t meet its emissions reductions promises. But despite punching above its weight for years, the electricity sector isn’t transforming quickly enough.
Workers tunnelling through mountains and redirecting rivers, powering and irrigating the nation. We think of the Snowy scheme as a successful nationbuilding project – but it wasn’t always that way
Yes we need land for solar panels, wind farms, batteries, pumped hydro, transmission lines and so on. But the amount of land is surprisingly small, when you do the sums. Here’s why.
Understanding Berlin’s nuclear exit, one year on.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently ruled that it won’t approve energy projects on Native lands without tribal consent. But many more applications are pending.
The energy transition could be scuppered by community scepticism. Communities have to see the benefits.
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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