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The world runs on energy, so finding low-emission alternatives to fossil fuels is crucial. Wind and solar are cheap and abundant but can’t do everything. But hydrogen fuel could complete the picture.
There’s still a long road ahead in the electric car revolution. But Australia can learn from New Zealand’s policies to boost electric car sales.
The UN’s climate change conference is coming to the UK this year, and former industrial powerhouse Glasgow is just the city to demonstrate its environmental commitment.
Long term climate targets are meaningless without concrete action. Here’s what the plans of the UK’s two biggest parties mean for the planet.
As the share of renewable energies in the energy mix rises, policymakers must understand how renewable energies can influence electricity prices.
The use of fossil fuels has to end and be replaced by sustainable energy as quickly as possible. The Paris Agreement was a good start but states continuing to work together is key.
The federal government claims that Australia’s rising emissions are offset by savings around the globe when Australian gas exports replace other fossil fuels. But the numbers don’t stack up like that.
Australia hasn’t done much planning to prepare for the shift away from coal. But it’s not too late to learn from international experiences.
The ‘thin green line’ of resistance against any new infrastructure for shipping oil, gas and coal abroad has won many battles.
Only a small share of the vehicles Americans buy are electric. Even if all of them were, it would take until 2040 to phase out the fossil fuels used to power personal travel and road-bound freight.
The UK has made huge progress in decarbonising its energy mix, but the hard work has just begun.
Natural gas supplies are growing, but so are other markets for it besides power generation.
Energy storage could prove an inexpensive way for power companies to handle heat waves and other times when consumers use more electricity than usual.
The coal, oil and natural gas industries are also connected with human rights violations, public health disasters and environmental devastation.
Australia’s government insists it is on track to surpass its emissions reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement. But while that may be true, it will only happen with some clever accounting.
A new pathway for the global energy transition shows how the world can meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C warming goal without relying on carbon capture and storage, by creating a renewable gas industry.
The country’s carbon emissions should level off again soon.
Ensuring that everyone doesn’t charge their cars simultaneously will make a big difference.
Indian mining firm Adani has announced scaled-down plans for its planned Queensland coal mine, which it will now fund itself. But there are still many questions hanging over the project.
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Professor of Economics, University of Pretoria
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Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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CEO, Climateworks Centre
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Professor of Energy and Environmental Economics and International Affairs, Penn State
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Research Manager, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Faculty, Graduate Program on the Environment, Evergreen State College
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Senior Research Fellow, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program, Australian National University
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
