It's not clear whether South Africa's president can coordinate his ministers in a way that provides clarity about dealing with the country's energy crisis.
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Labor leader Anthony Albanese will emphasise his party's pro-business stance in a speech on Tuesday, departing from Bill Shorten's criticism of the “top end of town”.
Australia's renewables revolution proves that there's cause for hope in our emissions reduction goals. But we cannot rest on our laurels.
How are oil companies positioning themselves for a post-carbon world? So far, cautiously.
Nuclear waste is dangerous, will outlast our civilisation and needs to be dealt with as safely as possible.
The federal government this week heralded Australia's renewable energy performance. But the outlook leaves little cause for celebration.
State renewable energy targets have been driving energy investment in Australia. 'Where and when' the generation and transmission build occurs varies substantially under a national approach.
China wages 'war on air pollution', but turning away from fossil fuels towards natural gas has its challenges.
Electricity consumption will grow as more people switch to electric cars – but this could drive up emissions, unless power is sourced from renewables.
Almost 80 million Nigerians do not have access to electricity and its erratic supply is costing the economy an estimated $29 billion annually. Nigeria's abundant sunlight could be the solution.
When it comes to eliminating greenhouse gas emissions from transport, the future is already here on small islands.
A rapid transition from fossil fuels is possible by targeting the 'tipping points' in our political and economic systems.
Labor would aim for a new threshold under a revamp of the existing safeguards mechanism of 25,000 tonnes of direct CO2 pollution annually, which would be phased in after consultation with industry.
Far from being wiped off the map as was once predicted, Whyalla is coming back in an unlikely way, as potentially Australia's biggest steel producer powered almost entirely by renewable energy.
South Africa needs a policy that drives growth and positions if for the 21st Century.
South Australia's energy prices have gone up as more renewables entered the market – but prices would have gone up even more without them.
This and Turnbull's observations on energy policy provided abundant material for a question time attack by Labor bloated from dining on the unending manna that's been flowing from political heaven.
The two countries have successfully collaborated on electricity supply for 11 years, but could Brexit pull this unique UK-Ireland innovation apart?
The federal Coalition's primary vote fell for the third consecutive time, to 34%, in a poll that if replicated at an election would cost 21 seats.
Federal Labor has promised to give rebates of up to $2,000 to 100,000 households to install batteries to store power from solar panels. Is this good energy policy, or just middle-class welfare?
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Andrew Blakers is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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Research Fellow at the Australian German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Sustainability, Curtin University
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Energy Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Political Sociology, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Human Geography and Planning, University of Tasmania
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Professor Emeritus, Macquarie Business School, Macquarie University
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Director, Energy Change Institute, Australian National University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University
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Simons Chair in Disarmament, Global and Human Security at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia
