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Cyclones and hurricanes are getting more intense. But introducing new categories of storm may not be the answer.
Alberta’s experiment with voluntary ‘switching off’ was a success both in terms of saving electricity and in showcasing the power of proactive informed action to address the climate crisis.
We’re getting faster at building renewables – but we’ll have to speed up even more to reach our 2030 target of 82% clean energy
If a colony of flying foxes sets up in your backyard, you might be annoyed – or concerned. But these gentle bats are vital to our forests.
Ghana’s power generation mix is still not meeting national needs.
It’s often challenging to live up to your new year’s resolutions – but becoming greener is surprisingly easy.
Hydrogen will not be used to heat UK homes in the future in any meaningful way.
Did the enormous West Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse the last time global temperatures were 1.5°C above preindustrial levels? The answer lay in the DNA of an octopus.
With a record hot summer expected, will rooftop solar cover our need to be cool?
Grassfires are normal in central and northern Australia. But fast-growing invasive grasses are supercharging grassfires – and this summer looks like it will be big.
Australia’s federal government has been hollowed out in recent decades. But states can – and still do – deliver. That’s why they are the main drivers of climate action.
Trains once carried most of our freight. Could a return to rail help us meet our emissions cutting goals?
Every two years, we get an updated plan for the future of Australia’s main grid. Under the new plan, coal vanishes even faster.
You may have seen contestants on reality shows like “Survivor” make fire using friction, but do you know the physics behind the process?
Yes, there was some progress at COP28. But the international community is not taking this enormous climate challenge as seriously as it should.
What happens underground doesn’t stay underground. If we overexploit groundwater and kill off its species, we put surface species – including us – at risk.
This year, China has built renewables at a truly staggering pace. But can its tech-first approach actually cut emissions – and find common ground at COP28?
Banning public funding for overseas fossil fuel projects will boost Australia’s climate leadership. But can it take the next step and do it domestically?
El Niño usually brings hot, dry weather to Australia. But the rains that have drenched eastern Australia are normal too.
Principales colaboradores
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Global Energy, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Chief economist, CSIRO energy, CSIRO
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Energy Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
