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Articles on Getting to Zero
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Rapidly reaching net-zero is vital to avoiding the worst ravages of climate change. But doing so in a way that damages nature is self-defeating.
No, it’s not a problem that some renewable power doesn’t make it to the grid. Here’s why
The phrase ‘net zero’ has a long history.
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.
Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?
Our super funds say they want to invest more in the net zero transition but that regulation blocks them. It’s time to put them to the test, and turn their piles of money toward a greener future.
To fight global warming we will soon have to try to remove carbon dioxide from the skies or find ways to reflect the Sun’s heat. Such radical paths must be examined, but risky experiments avoided.
Australia leads the world in rooftop solar per head. Can this small-scale power source be the secret weapon to fire up our struggling transition to net zero?
Australia supported a phase-out of fossil fuels at the recent UN climate summit but is still expanding coal and gas production. It’s a contradiction that threatens the planet. There is a better way.
Most Aussie homes are not suited to the current climate, let alone future extremes. But they can be upgraded. A new report identifies the most common housing types and benefits of renovating.
Australian governments have invested a lot of hope in hydrogen to help drive the net zero transition, but concrete policies are urgently needed or we will lose our hydrogen advantage to other nations.
Australia’s clean energy transition cannot succeed unless the government opens debate and decision-making to many more voices.
One set of ideas runs counter to the mainstream consensus that technology will save us from climate change. Can degrowth ever win enough converts to persuade humanity to change course?
For Australia to shift to a net zero economy, its big polluters need to cut emissions. A get-out clause buried in the policy makes it unlikely that they will, and the result will be devastating.
If big money is going to invest in clean energy and technology, the rules have to be clear. Australia’s launch of a green finance strategy last week was a good start but there is further to go.
When Australia’s government and opposition argue over how to get to net zero emissions, nuclear power is the flashpoint. The argument against nuclear is stronger, but not for the obvious reason.
Australia has a massive opportunity to reduce global emissions by as much as 9%, all while renewing its heavy industries and economy. But to seize the opportunity, government needs to move fast.
Australia’s road to net zero must pass through Indigenous-held land, which is likely to host many clean energy projects. First Nations people want partnerships that help them protect their Country.
If Australia is to meet its net zero targets it must move fast and build massive industrial infrastructure. But those projects are provoking fierce hostility. Is there a way through the green dilemma?
Top contributors
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Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Australian and Aboriginal History, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, Convenor: Indigenous Land & Justice Research Group, UNSW
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Professor, Australian National University
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Professor of Sustainable Future Transport, University of Sydney
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Climate Program Manager, Institute of Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Researcher in architecture and urban planning, Climateworks Centre
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CEO, UNSW Energy Institute, UNSW
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Senior Research Fellow, School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland
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Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland
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Redmond Barry Professor of Political Science, School of Social and Political Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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Senior lecturer in Renewable Energy Engineering, UNSW