What will the US$1.2 trillion infrastructure bill pay for? Here are some of the things it will help build, fix or remove.
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The government uses a process called public procurement. A professor of public policy explains how the process works and how it is increasingly used to achieve social goals.
If we fail to balance the social impacts of climate change with responsible climate action, we risk substituting one kind of harm for another – and this would be a disaster of another kind.
Clean energy innovation, giving up coal, cutting methane and getting China and India on board for net-zero can deliver progress at COP26.
The number of people using mainly polluting fuels in sub-Saharan Africa is rising at an alarming rate and is due to exceed 1 billion people by 2025.
Developments in the energy sector shouldn’t be reduced to technological sophistication. They should be guided by how they improve the livelihoods of the intended beneficiaries.
Local communities near lithium deposits shouldn’t become zones of sacrifice, shouldering the socio-environmental costs of supporting a renewable energy transition.
From its inadequate safety provisions to vague wording around Native Title rights and interests, the bill leaves us wanting.
The infrastructure bill being debated in Congress looks like a small but genuine down payment on a more climate-friendly transportation sector and electric power grid. What comes next is crucial.
After $22,000 and four different electricians, Heather’s rooftop solar system is still not working. Her story illustrates the risks of having no support in the switch to clean energy at home.
Some of the most powerful offshore wind is over water too deep for a standard wind turbine. Engineers found a way around the problem.
New research found lots of incentives to chuck out working solar panels and replace them with new ones. This may be creating huge amounts of unnecessary waste.
Government-owned firms are often branded as uncompetitive, stuck in the past and unable to truly innovate. But they’re sometimes better suited than private firms to drive new, clean technologies.
The genius of the Paris climate agreement was getting major oil producing countries to agree to a target, but they still have widely different views of energy’s future.
Unless mining is done differently, rushing to bring copper mines into production could unleash unacceptable, catastrophic impacts.
To increase renewable energy use, the Biden administration wants the US to go from seven offshore wind turbines today to enough to power 10 million homes within a decade.
New Zealand has put just over half of its NZ$50 billion pandemic stimulus towards clean energy, but several fossil fuel powered projects will slow down the country’s shift to a low-emissions economy.
Different energy technologies should be explored in Ghana to enhance clean fuel use.
Former Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter explains what Biden’s “all hands on deck” approach could look like as the new administration takes on five big climate challenges.
As he reaches the end of his five-year term, Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel reflects on his proudest achievements in the role - and why the biggest projects have been the most unexpected.
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Research Fellow, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of Mechanical Engineering, UMass Amherst
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Senior research fellow, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Co-Founder at Relectrify | Graduated PhD in Battery Storage, The University of Melbourne
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William J. Perry Fellow in International Security, Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University
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Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Senior Research Fellow, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Professor and Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
