The pandemic recession has reduced US energy demand, roiling budgets in states that are major fossil fuel producers. But politics and culture can impede efforts to look beyond oil, gas and coal.
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Under a rapidly changing climate, it's not just about keeping the lights on. We not only want energy, but we want to breathe clean air, have enough food and live in a sustainable community.
These teens are finding creative avenues to pursue action, even if it means taking a long shot. And beating the odds is exactly how the law tends to evolve.
The blocks can be used to run steam turbines at power stations as a clean alternative to burning coal, and at a fraction of the price of storing energy in batteries.
The Trump presidency has been a godsend for an Australian government apparently uninterested in significant climate action. But with Trump well behind in the polls, that's set to change.
The Japanese government will retire its fleet of old, inefficient coal-fired generation by 2030. If Japan's commitment to coal weakens, our exports can expect a big hit.
Indonesia's revised mining law is loose on the requirements for mining companies to close pits when operations are over, potentially adding to drowning casualties.
It'd be a matter of switching 20-25,000 jobs. During coronavirus, we shut down three million, and dealt with the consequences impressively.
The federal government has shown during the pandemic that it is prepared to impose great financial burdens for the sake of our health. We need them to do the same for another crisis: climate change.
The fate of a Queensland mine extension could be sealed today with a ruling on the ongoing case by Australia's highest court.
Contrary to the Morrison government's claims, it does prop up the fossil fuel industry. But the money doesn't create many jobs or much profit.
The long-awaited paper sets a positive tone. But it's not clear if the government grasps the sheer scale or urgency of the emissions reduction task.
Emissions from Australia's electricity sector have dropped markedly during the pandemic.
But a recession could cloud the renewables outlook.
Environmentalists say the new film has caused untold damage at a time when change has never been more urgent. So why is it so controversial?
How should the United States power its economy in 2050? A recent survey finds surprising agreement from Americans of all political stripes.
It's more freshwater than what the population of the Greater Sydney region uses, but finding this out wasn't easy.
As we face mounting job losses, taxpayers have a right to anticipate that the government's investments will be strategically sound.
We might need to ignore climate change right now if only to save our sanity, but it certainly hasn’t been ignoring us.
The US is gradually shifting to lower-carbon energy sources, but the COVID-19 pandemic, an oil price crash and a likely recession are big speed bumps.
New research shows how deeply entrenched "us" and "them" attitudes make it much harder to make a fair energy transition.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University
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Research Fellow at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne
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Research fellow, Centre for Policy Futures, The University of Queensland
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Research Associate in Social Movements, Keele University
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Senior lecturer & Deputy Director Monash Energy Institute, Monash University
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Professor of Regional Economic Development, School of Business and Law, CQUniversity Australia
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Conjoint Academic in Sustainability, University of Newcastle
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Associate Professor in Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Geography, University of Melbourne
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
