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Of all Australia’s climate policies, the Renewable Energy Target has been the most effective. Why have Australian governments moved away from it, and how can they revive it?
Solar power generation varies greatly depending on the weather. A new study suggests in some parts of Australia, solar has a bright future.
The 1909 incident may have cost the industry decades of progress – and the planet huge amounts of damaging carbon emissions.
Rather than paying ageing power stations to stay open in the transition to renewable energy, demand flexibility is cheaper and cleaner way to ensure the system has enough capacity.
Australia’s move towards net zero emissoions by 2020 is in danger of stalling. If it is not to fail, the nation urgently needs a government plan, aligned with industry and with public support.
Policies and funds to decarbonise high-emitting industries and electrify transport are already delivering emissions cuts. But they are at risk of being disestablished or weakened.
Getting to Zero, a new series in The Conversation starting today, examines how – and whether – Australia can meet its net zero emissions target by 2050.
Holding climate change to 1.5 might be possible – but in the best case, we’ll blow past the limit first and then backpedal.
The government wants offshore wind to form the backbone of the UK’s future electricity system – but a key auction has delivered no new projects.
We’ve wasted a lot of time delaying climate action. As the damage becomes ever clearer, it’s time to accelerate the transition.
Despite the meteoric rise of wind and solar, fossil energy sources have met most new demand in fast-growing economies.
The federal government has been challenged to provide $100 billion over the next ten years to boost the renewables sector. But will policymakers respond to the challenge?
Lithium-ion batteries are holding back the full-scale decarbonization of Canada’s energy grid. Zinc-ion batteries may be the solution.
Tandem solar cells promise to revolutionise the clean energy transition – but a shortage of materials means they must urgently be redesigned.
Our research has found 30,000 farm dams which could be used as energy storage. Solar by day, hydro by night.
Using agricultural land for both solar and food production presents huge opportunities for Canadian farmers, especially in Alberta.
Our carbon budget is shrinking fast. We crunched the data to find pathways for G20 nations to act faster
There’s a consensus that extreme hydrological events will increase throughout the continent. This will lead to growing issues with power system reliability.
In some cases, adding a battery to your rooftop solar system will pay off. But to be sure of this, households need information about many factors – and there’s no single reliable place to find it.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW
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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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Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Senior Industry Fellow, Environment and Planning, RMIT University
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW
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Assoc Prof. Renewable Energy, Monash University
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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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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Research Principal, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University