The gas industry needs a carbon price to compete with coal
With gas prices high, coal-fired power has been increasing, which is bad news for carbon emissions.
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Canada lets the states lead on climate, should Australia do the same?
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau has decided to leave climate policy to the provinces, while forcing them to act.
The Paris climate agreement needs coordinated carbon prices to be successful
The current climate pledges under the Paris Agreement are weak, and need carbon pricing to give them teeth.
Election 2016: climate politics off to a chilly start, but could still heat up
Climate change has won and lost elections in the past, and there's a distinct chill in the air this time around.
Carbon taxes, emissions trading and electricity prices: making sense of the scare campaigns
There's a wealth of climate policies to choose from this election – but what will they do electricity prices?
PolicyCheck: Labor’s phased emissions trading scheme
Labor has said it would introduce an emissions trading scheme for large emitters. PolicyCheck unpacks the detail and provenance of this proposed plan.
One day we won’t need a Renewable Energy Target, because we’ll have good climate policy
Renewable energy has had a rough time in Australia. Good climate policy could fix that.
Turnbull’s renewable fund could drive much-needed investment, but…
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced a new "Clean Energy Innovation Fund". But will it generate much-needed investment in the sector?
Could a levy on air and shipping fuel sink emissions?
The IMF wants a levy on ship and plane fuel, but that won't magically create low-carbon alternatives.
After Paris: now what for Australia’s climate policy?
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?
Wind, solar, coal and gas to reach similar costs by 2030: report
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
Business is picking up the pace ahead of the Paris climate summit
What have businesses put on the table ahead of the Paris climate summit in December?
As China launches a national emissions trading scheme, Australian states threaten to go back to the future
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.
Speaking with: Naomi Klein on capitalism and climate change
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.
How to make sense of big, scary climate costs
Is ambitious action on climate change a recipe for a significant hit to the economy and our living standards?
Politics podcast: Ben Oquist on the direction of the Greens and the Senate crossbench
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.
FactCheck: did carbon emissions fall faster before the carbon price?
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…
A carbon tax: the green opportunity in cheaper oil
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…
2014, the year that was: Environment + Energy
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…
Nuclear power isn’t ‘economically feasible’ in Australia, but …
No sooner had foreign affairs minister Julie Bishop announced that Australia should take a fresh look at nuclear power than Prime Minister Tony Abbott responded that nuclear power would only be supported…
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