A member of Australia’s Climate Change Authority, Lesley Hughes, explains what this body does – in light of high profile NSW politician Matt Kean’s appointment to the top job this week.
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Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen joins the podcast to discuss the ongoing costs of the energy transition and Peter Dutton's nuclear plan.
Paul Keating has joined the debate on the Coalition’s nuclear policy saying “"Only the most wicked and cynical of individuals would foist such a blight on an earnest community like Australia,”
In the timing of his announcement, Peter Dutton is putting his nuclear power policy through an early stress test.
Floating solar panel systems on lakes and dams could generate much of Africa’s energy, decrease greehouse gas emissions, and stop freshwater evaporating, new research has found.
Human beings are so keen put off things off (as the Coalition wants to with our 2030 emissions target), economists have come up with a name for it – hyperbolic discounting.
Clive Hamilton, who is Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University, joined us to talk about what Australia can do to not only survive a hotter world.
Pursuing net zero will cost UK citizens around £5 a week per person – new study.
The Net Zero Economy Authority will have a broad remit to support the net zero transition. Here are some pointers on how it could go about it, based on an assessment of best practice
Electricity networks in cities need the biggest overhaul – but the public can help.
Supply and demand imbalance means the automotive sector may be heading for a perfect storm.
Expanding the $22.7 billion Future Made in Australia program would enhance the country’s economic resilience and competitiveness.
The phrase ‘net zero’ has a long history.
A new report from the Transport Energy/Emission Research consultancy examines Australia’s New Vehicle Efficiency Standard, finding it was weakened by late changes.
Why is Australia talking about opening new gas fields as a way to reach net zero?
The new strategy sees gas as crucial to the new Future Made in Australia policy, which includes support for manufacturing and refining critical minerals.
The Albanese government will invest $566 million over a decade on data, maps and other tools to promote exploration and development in Australia’s resource industry.
The public is largely open to moving away from fossil fuel use for residential heating and hot water.
Producing energy from harvested trees and other plants – bioenergy – might sound like a greener option, but it’s not a simple issue.
Yes we need land for solar panels, wind farms, batteries, pumped hydro, transmission lines and so on. But the amount of land is surprisingly small, when you do the sums. Here’s why.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Visiting Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
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Professor in Energy and Climate Governance, Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University
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Professor of Climate Economics and Policy, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
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Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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