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Australia depends on imported fuel to keep running. We never got around to setting up an official reserve, and that means we're already at risk.
Warnings that a tide of electric vehicles will cut Australia's tax income put the cart well before the (low-emissions) horse.
A shipping industry summit is exploring routes to a greener future.
There is a rapid shift in production of electric cars all over the world. But how will it benefit ordinary people?
Kenya's inadequate electricity supply is due to an over-reliance on hydropower, high energy and infrastructure costs.
A recycling company has received tens of millions from the federal government to develop solid waste fuel. This fuel reduces landfill, shrinks our carbon footprint and protects the environment.
The Australian government is considering a cap on car emissions, and the savings in fuel and health costs mean there's no reason to delay.
Australia needs stronger policy aimed at curbing air pollution, but the options currently on the table fall short. For now, we could all aim to drive less and turn off the engine when the car is idle.
Raging debates about the state of South Africa's energy industry have missed one critical area, the role of transport fuels and base chemicals.
Plans to send a satellite around the moon using fuel from water point to a renewable future.
The fourth episode of our podcast takes on fuel – from Olympic diets to conflict over oil in the Niger Delta.
Phasing out fossils fuels would go a long way to stopping dangerous climate change – but it might be harder than we thought.
While this year’s relative stability in crude oil prices appears to have lulled us into a false sense of security, the dramatic fall over the last few weeks reminds us just how volatile these prices can…
Indonesia’s move to cut fuel subsidies, raising the prices of petrol and diesel by more than 30%, could be a game-changer for Indonesia’s economy. The subsidies, which have kept fuel prices in Indonesia…
Motorists will pay more for petrol from November despite the Senate numbers not being there to pass the budget’s fuel tax…
Tony Abbott has warned there will be “tough decisions” in tomorrow’s federal budget – but would his government risk an industry and internal backlash by cutting back on multi-billion-dollar fuel tax credits…
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Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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retired, University of Western Australia
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Professor of Institutional Economics, RMIT University
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Adjunct Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University
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Lecturer, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Senior Research Fellow, Energy Storage, University of Birmingham
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Dean of Faculty, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Head of Implementation, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer in Energy, Swansea University
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Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of Sheffield
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Professor of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics, Glasgow Caledonian University
