Of all Australia’s climate policies, the Renewable Energy Target has been the most effective. Why have Australian governments moved away from it, and how can they revive it?
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The transition to net zero emissions is under grave threat if governments do not do more to address the potential unfairness of some climate policies.
Australia’s move towards net zero emissoions by 2020 is in danger of stalling. If it is not to fail, the nation urgently needs a government plan, aligned with industry and with public support.
The Biden Administration’s signature climate legislation is unleashing a wave of clean energy investment, along with some opportunities and risks for countries like Australia.
Getting to Zero, a new series in The Conversation starting today, examines how – and whether – Australia can meet its net zero emissions target by 2050.
The widespread pessimism about our ability to solve climate change is misplaced. Australia is putting in place the fundamentals of a net zero future. Now we need to go faster.
The rising climate crisis presents an existential threat to humanity yet our government and political system are on a go-slow response. Is this issue too hard for humans to solve?
We can construct buildings that reduce atmospheric CO₂ by more than their lifetime emissions. They now don’t cost much more – and a project involving 1.2 million homes would drive costs down further.
Principais colaboradores
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Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Chair of ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Biotechnology, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of Economics, Griffith University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Director, Research Development, Adelaide Business School, University of Adelaide
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Associate Professor, Griffith University
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Professor of Leadership and Inaugural Director of the Social Purpose Centre, Melbourne Business School
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PhD Candidate, Griffith University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Indigenous Knowledge Holder, Indigenous Knowledge
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Honorary Associate Professor, CAEPR, Australian National University
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Professor in the practice of public policy and antitrust, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Politics, La Trobe University
