The price of renewable energy will fall significantly relative to new-build coal in coming decades, making an all-renewable electricity system more desirable, both economically and environmentally.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Carbon price
Displaying 1 - 20 of 121 articles
With gas prices high, coal-fired power has been increasing, which is bad news for carbon emissions.
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has decided to leave climate policy to the provinces, while forcing them to act.
The current climate pledges under the Paris Agreement are weak, and need carbon pricing to give them teeth.
Climate change has won and lost elections in the past, and there's a distinct chill in the air this time around.
There's a wealth of climate policies to choose from this election – but what will they do electricity prices?
Labor has said it would introduce an emissions trading scheme for large emitters. PolicyCheck unpacks the detail and provenance of this proposed plan.
Renewable energy has had a rough time in Australia. Good climate policy could fix that.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a new "Clean Energy Innovation Fund". But will it generate much-needed investment in the sector?
The IMF wants a levy on ship and plane fuel, but that won't magically create low-carbon alternatives.
Under the Paris climate agreement, Australia has stated that it will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% by 2030 compared to 2005 levels. How will we achieve this?
By 2030 renewable energy sources such as solar and wind will cost a similar amount to fossils fuels such as coal and gas, thanks to falling technology costs
What have businesses put on the table ahead of the Paris climate summit in December?
Australia used to have state-based emissions trading schemes, before they were ditched in favour of the now-abandoned national one. State premiers might say there's no way to resurrect them, but there is.
Christopher Wright speaks with Canadian journalist, author and activist Naomi Klein about capitalism's impact on the environment and how it has influenced our responses to climate change.
Is ambitious action on climate change a recipe for a significant hit to the economy and our living standards?
Ben Oquist on the direction of the Greens and the Senate crossbench.
Ben Oquist, Executive Director of the Australia Institute, talks to Michelle Grattan about the current direction of the Greens, the Senate crossbench, climate change, and much more.
Emissions fell by six times the rate in the five years before the carbon tax than they did under the carbon tax. – Environment minister Greg Hunt, The Guardian, January 17, 2015. Australia’s total greenhouse…
For most of the world’s large economies, the sharp decline in oil and energy prices is great news. Cheaper energy will help boost economic growth and is especially welcome for lower- and middle-income…
Want a single word to sum up environmental affairs in 2014? Let’s go with “heated”. The year began with the realisation that 2013 was Australia’s hottest ever (and yes, it’s because of us), and ended with…
Top contributors
-
Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
-
Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
-
Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
-
Research Associate at the Centre for Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, University of Melbourne
-
CEO at ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
-
Researcher at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne
-
Director, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, University of Western Australia
-
Professor of Climate and Environmental Law, University of Sydney
-
Senior lecturer, Monash University
-
John Daley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Chief Executive Officer, Grattan Institute
-
Associate Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
-
Professorial Fellow, Australian Centre for Independent Journalism, University of Technology Sydney
-
Director, Climate Analytics (Berlin), Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
-
Director of the Climate Change Institute, Australian National University
-
Associate Professor, University of Western Australia
