Australians want government to act on climate change, but not necessarily now, or in their neighbourhood. How can governments resolve this dilemma?
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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?
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?
The transition to net zero emissions is under grave threat if governments do not do more to address the potential unfairness of some climate policies.
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.
The Biden Administration’s signature climate legislation is unleashing a wave of clean energy investment, along with some opportunities and risks for countries like Australia.
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.
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
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Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Leadership and Inaugural Director of the Social Purpose Centre, Melbourne Business School
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Director, Research Development, Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University
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PhD Candidate, Griffith University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Indigenous Knowledge Holder, Indigenous Knowledge
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Honorary Associate Professor, CAEPR, Australian National University
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Professor in the practice of public policy and antitrust, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
