The government’s energy package is unnecessarily preoccupied with fossil fuels and ignores important reform work already underway.
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The global shift toward renewable energy is challenging old geopolitical power structures. So where does Australia stand?
Hydropower infrastructure may bring economic and geopolitical advantages, but India risks undermining the mountains that protect its people, wildlife and borders.
Nigeria’s electricity reforms look solid on paper, but the real-world results still lag.
As the uptake of solar power accelerates, New Zealand should develop policy that requires recycling of panels and supports installations on rental properties.
Even fossil fuel companies have found that clean energy can reduce costs.
Getting to net zero relies on the bush. Rapid change can create tensions – but media framing and vested interests have inflamed the situation.
Households might win from major electricity sector reform, but there would be powerful and noisy losers. The sums involved will be large, and the politics difficult.
Communities hosting renewables projects often don’t receive meaningful benefits. Giving them cheap electricity could make the transition fairer – and faster.
Weaning ourselves off fossil fuels is glacially slow – isn’t it? This pessimistic narrative doesn’t stack up against evidence of very rapid change in the real world.
Opposition is often rooted in a worldview in crisis.
Africa’s Second Climate Summit in Ethiopia will try to find ways to bring in more finance to help the continent adapt to climate change.
A strong 2035 target makes sense for the climate and the economy. The challenges for Australia are clear – but so too are the opportunities.
Ideally, Australia’s emerging green grid would have plenty of solar, storage and wind. But rising costs are stalling many wind projects.
States take the lead on regulation of planning, site selection, leasing and other elements of offshore wind projects in the Great Lakes, though the federal government has a role as well.
Rural counties also benefit in jobs, manufacturing and tax revenue that will be hard to replace as the US government slashes support for the industries.
If Australia is to take meaningful climate action, federal parliament must engage with the facts without distortion. Barnaby Joyce obviously didn’t get the memo.
Watts up with Balkonkraftwerk? A solar energy expert crunches the numbers.
Electrification means more demand on the grid. Smart charging of EVs and electric hot water systems could be the solution.
Indigenous Dayak women are starting to cultivate chili peppers and lead a just energy transition through backyard farming
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