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Australian governments have invested a lot of hope in hydrogen to help drive the net zero transition, but concrete policies are urgently needed or we will lose our hydrogen advantage to other nations.
One set of ideas runs counter to the mainstream consensus that technology will save us from climate change. Can degrowth ever win enough converts to persuade humanity to change course?
For Australia to shift to a net zero economy, its big polluters need to cut emissions. A get-out clause buried in the policy makes it unlikely that they will, and the result will be devastating.
If big money is going to invest in clean energy and technology, the rules have to be clear. Australia’s launch of a green finance strategy last week was a good start but there is further to go.
When Australia’s government and opposition argue over how to get to net zero emissions, nuclear power is the flashpoint. The argument against nuclear is stronger, but not for the obvious reason.
Australia has a massive opportunity to reduce global emissions by as much as 9%, all while renewing its heavy industries and economy. But to seize the opportunity, government needs to move fast.
Australia’s road to net zero must pass through Indigenous-held land, which is likely to host many clean energy projects. First Nations people want partnerships that help them protect their Country.
If Australia is to meet its net zero targets it must move fast and build massive industrial infrastructure. But those projects are provoking fierce hostility. Is there a way through the green dilemma?
Of all Australia’s climate policies, the Renewable Energy Target has been the most effective. Why have Australian governments moved away from it, and how can they revive it?
The transition to net zero emissions is under grave threat if governments do not do more to address the potential unfairness of some climate policies.
Australia’s move towards net zero emissoions by 2020 is in danger of stalling. If it is not to fail, the nation urgently needs a government plan, aligned with industry and with public support.
The Biden Administration’s signature climate legislation is unleashing a wave of clean energy investment, along with some opportunities and risks for countries like Australia.
Getting to Zero, a new series in The Conversation starting today, examines how – and whether – Australia can meet its net zero emissions target by 2050.
The widespread pessimism about our ability to solve climate change is misplaced. Australia is putting in place the fundamentals of a net zero future. Now we need to go faster.
The rising climate crisis presents an existential threat to humanity yet our government and political system are on a go-slow response. Is this issue too hard for humans to solve?
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Research Team Leader, CSIRO
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Researcher in architecture and urban planning, Climateworks Centre
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Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Assistant professor of public policy, University of Warwick
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Professor, Australian National University
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Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Program Lead, Business, Economy and Governance at the Institute for Sustainable Futures., University of Technology Sydney
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PhD candidate at the LSE and Research Fellow at the Superpower Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in the practice of public policy and antitrust, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, CAEPR, Australian National University
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Indigenous Knowledge Holder, Indigenous Knowledge
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Senior Research Fellow, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, ANU College of Law, Australian National University
