Can two clean energy targets break the deadlock of energy and climate policy?
Will decarbonising energy make it more expensive? Probably not, but we could assuage doubts by linking emission reduction targets to price.
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Politics podcast: AGL chief economist Tim Nelson on what to do with Liddell
Politics podcast: Tim Nelson on what to do with Liddell.
AGL chief economist Tim Nelson says preserving the Liddell power station may not be the best solution.
Abbott’s disruption is raising the question: where will it end?
Even in today’s often bizarre political environment, Tuesday night’s encounter between Tony Abbott, Peta Credlin and Alan Jones on Sky News was surreal. Credlin, Abbott’s former chief-of-staff, now works…
A cleanish energy target gets us nowhere
Federal energy policy failure is provoking action at other levels – it's multi-layered democracy in action.
VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the energy wars
Michelle Grattan speaks to Deep Saini about the week in Australian politics.
More coal doesn’t equal more peak power
We need to remember that baseload coal power stations won't help cope with peak demand – the issue that will determine whether people in elevators are trapped by a sudden blackout, per Barnaby Joyce.
Treating AGL with public contempt seems hardly the way to get the best outcome
If anyone thinks the government isn’t behaving in a extraordinary manner in its onslaught against AGL over the future of the Liddell power station, just consider what the Coalition would say if a Labor…
Politics podcast: Mark Butler on energy uncertainty
Politics podcast: Mark Butler on energy uncertainty.
Opposition climate change and energy spokesman Mark Butler has written about the toxic divisions on energy policy in a recent book.
AGL board to consider Liddell extension or sale – but company pushes alternative plan
The government's public pressure on AGL is based on a report warning there will be a substantial electricity shortfall over coming years.
Government leans on AGL over Liddell ahead of meeting
As he grapples with the power issue, Malcolm Turnbull has swung increasing emphasis onto coal.
Britain has long struggled to build power plants – and inefficient project management is to blame
It has held back the UK's energy infrastructure for decades.
Finkel’s Clean Energy Target plan ‘better than nothing’: economists poll
A panel of leading economists has given its majority verdict on Alan Finkel's proposed Clean Energy Target: it may not be the best possible emissions policy, but we should get on with it anyway.
FactCheck Q&A: is coal still cheaper than renewables as an energy source?
On Q&A, an audience member said renewable energy is 'now cheaper than coal'. Senator Matt Canavan disagreed, saying renewables are not 'at the moment, cheaper than coal'. Let's look at the numbers.
Britain’s £246m battery challenge won’t solve energy storage problem
The UK is about to miss an opportunity if it tries to take on the giants of the lithium-ion battery industry.
Politics podcast: Alan Finkel on the future of Australia’s energy market
Politics podcast: Alan Finkel on the future of Australia’s energy market.
Alan Finkel acknowledges there's a hard road ahead for policymaking on energy.
Politicians: please ease off on ‘announceables’ until after the electricity market review
The energy security crisis has politicians leaping to unveil various schemes. But we don't need piecemeal action – the Finkel review, due in June, aims to create a coherent new energy blueprint.
America’s ‘hidden subsidies’ for fossil fuels are worth $170 billion a year
Even Trump's most destructive proposals pale in comparison. The president is merely throwing a match on a burning building.
Germany’s plan for 100% electric cars may actually increase carbon emissions
The country's ambitious plans for sustainable transport and renewable energy must work in sync.
Shorten goes on front foot over 50% renewables ‘target’
Australia could be the 'energy capital of Asia' but instead it is going backwards, Bill Shorten will say in a speech on Thursday.
There is a difference between a strong contest of views on energy policy and counter-productive hyper-partisanship
Whether it’s the awkward politics of preferences for One Nation or the extremely complex policy conundrum of improving Australia’s energy security, the Turnbull government’s default position is to attack…
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