Malcolm Turnbull has said coal will be important for “many decades to come” – joining a long line of prime ministers who talked big on climate policy but found themselves talking up fossil fuels.
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Trump is following in Ronald Reagan’s footsteps by pushing against regulations, but in the 1980s, it only awakened the public to environmental concerns.
Victoria’s brown coal Hazelwood station produces 5% of Australia’s electricity, and 3% of the country’s carbon emissions.
Environment and energy minister Josh Frydenberg said that eight out of Australia’s 12 most emission intensive power stations closed in the last five years. Is that right?
Risk management for climate change is starting to impact our day-to-day lives.
With the last major court case cleared, Adani is free to proceed with its Carmichael coal mine. But the business case is not looking good.
How bad are things for U.S. coal? Very bad, but that’s very good for environment. Now the question is whether other countries will cut back on coal as well.
Australia’s energy watchdog has warned that closing coal power stations could leave us vulnerable to supply problems. But not if we help take the pressure off the grid.
Beyond the environmental cost, what is the psychological toll on communities of mountaintop removal coal mining?
The electricity market that covers most of Australia is designed to have periods of high prices, to attract new generators. But there may be better ways to encourage electricity investment.
Will merging the environment and energy portfolios result in joined-up thinking, or one set of ideas steamrollering the other?
Malcolm Turnbull returns to the helm with a wafer-thin majority and a significant element in his government who still oppose climate action - can he defy the odds and serve up some credible policy?
Coal dust and oil can spread toxic chemicals hundreds of kilometres out to sea. But Australia’s monitoring guidelines do not meet the standards used in countries such as the United States.
The world has global authorities for trade and security, but not for threats to the environment. It’s time the natural world got its own version of the World Trade Organisation or UN Security Council.
Latest revelations about Peabody’s funding of groups linked to climate denial are the tip of the iceberg.
From formation to export, the key facts and figures.
China’s crackdown on pollution and climate change may yet see coal use fall - but it’s no certainty.
Victoria has announced a renewable energy target of 40% by 2025.
Despite advances in technology, carbon capture and storage could be unsettled by renewable upstarts.
India is at a crossroads: how to bring electricity to millions of people without power, while also dealing with climate change?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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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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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Research fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Professor of Political Philosophy, UNSW Sydney
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