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Abbott needs a bright spark to update energy policy
The Coalition’s energy policy presumes that Australia has too little energy capacity, rather than too much, and hasn’t caught up with the plunging cost of solar. Could it evolve to try and win the debate on delivering cheaper energy? Greg Hunt says he’s on to it. -
Two key reports highlight man’s influence on climate
Two new reports present a peer reviewed tour through the extreme weather and climate events of 2011 and conclude that mankind’s influence of manmade global warming on the climate system continues to grow, and the probability of extreme weather events is also increasing. Plus: Australian experts add their views. -
Solar Insights: Is solar PV only for the rich?
The plunging costs of solar PV and the arrival of new financing options is demolishing the idea that the technology is just a privileged plaything of the rich. Welcome to mass-market solar PV. The irony, however, is that it’s the very wealthy who are helping make this possible. -
Green energy schemes under renewed attack
As predicted, Origin Energy is using the reduced electricity demand forecasts for a new assault on the renewable energy target, and green energy schemes in Australia are now under attack at both utility scale and on the rooftop. But is the scale of the RET actually up for review?
