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Barnaby Joyce had a long history of opposing climate action. His successor Michael McCormack seems to think the same way, despite climate being a growing threat to the Nationals’ rural voters.
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.
The current domestic gas crisis will pass. But if the industry wants to surpass coal and fulfil its role as a ‘transition fuel’, it should lobby for a carbon price to help it on its way.
Taxing carbon has always been a tricky political sell for conservatives. But a group of establishment US Republicans is touting the idea of a carbon “tax and dividend” as a way to break the deadlock.
New technologies that can help us to meet climate change targets are struggling to see the light of day. Incentives need to be fixed, and carbon pricing is at the heart of the matter.
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.
Australia’s energy policy has lost its way over the past couple of decades, which is unfortunate because the challenges – to move to a low-carbon economy without high prices – have never been tougher.
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.
Australia has been mired in climate confusion for years - as reflected by its underwhelming performance at last year’s Paris climate summit. Here’s how to get things back on an even keel.
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?
Business has a significant stake in the Paris climate talks. Here’s how companies will be shaping the agenda.
Former NASA climate scientist James Hansen has come to the Paris climate talks to push his radical alternative to current carbon pricing schemes.
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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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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Economics, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
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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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Research Fellow, Curtin University
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Emeritus professor, Australian National University
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Professor and Director, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy, The University of Western Australia
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Adjunct Associate Professor James Cook University and University Fellow Charles Darwin University, James Cook University
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Director of the Climate Change Institute, Australian National University
