Mike Barnard, Author at Renew Economy

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The net zero fallacy: How Australia’s renewables projections got so absurd
Australia’s plan to get its economy to net zero by 2050 is a laudable goal. But it has been hijacked by people huffing hydrogen hopium.
Mike Barnard

May 12, 2023

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What do electric car drivers regret most about leaving petrol behind?
Amid all the talk about how much everyone loves driving their electric cars, is anyone saying what EV drivers miss most about petrol cars?
Mike Barnard

Sep 8, 2016

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Electric Vehicles

Will electric cars make traffic quieter? Yes & No.
Cyclists safety and the health of people living near roads are all positives to having electric cars on roads. But how much quieter will traffic really be due to electrification of transportation?
Mike Barnard

Jun 9, 2016

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Gates & Thiel both wrong on energy, but who is more wrong?
Bill Gates accepts climate science, thinks solutions don’t yet exist. Peter Thiel doesn’t accept the science, but wants investment in disruptive energy innovation.
Mike Barnard

May 23, 2016

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Climate change deniers are getting angrier, here’s why
Climate change deniers are being forced off of multiple positions and the world is ignoring their opinions en masse.
Mike Barnard

May 3, 2016

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Autonomous cars likely to increase congestion
Congestion is a serious issue in developed countries, but autonomous cars are likely to be as much a part of the problem as part of the solution.
Mike Barnard

Jan 19, 2016

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VW is a symptom of widespread automotive disruption
VW scandal is a symptom of the reality that internal combustion cars, have reached the limits of effective compromises that will satisfy regulators and consumers.
Mike Barnard

Oct 19, 2015

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EVs could cut global gasoline use by 2040
A tipping point has been reached in the last two years for electric cars. Almost half of all fully or partially EV sold in the past decade were sold in 2014.
Mike Barnard

Sep 7, 2015

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Electric motorcycles are as disruptive as Tesla’s cars
The rate of change in electric motorcycles is phenomenal, and mostly outshadowed by Tesla’s great job of getting press by delivering amazing electric cars.
Mike Barnard

Aug 10, 2015

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Courts worldwide reject anti-wind experts and their evidence
The EPI just published a full report of my research into anti-wind court cases in the USA, Canada, the British Isles, Australia and New Zealand.
Mike Barnard

Aug 18, 2014

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Wind energy beats nuclear, CCS for global warming mitigation
The myth is that only nuclear can be scaled to sufficient capacity to reduce the impacts of global warming should be ignored.
Mike Barnard

Jul 30, 2014

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Solar energy towers: Harvesting R&D dollars for decades
Energy towers have been back in the hype cycle, specifically with the misnamed Solar Wind Energy Tower, which has nothing to do with solar.
Mike Barnard

Jun 25, 2014

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