Christopher Wright, Author at Renew Economy

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Some of Australia’s dirtiest coal mines are about to change hands. Here’s why we should be worried
Some of Australia’s most emissions-intensive coal mines have used some of its most sophisticated methane management programs. That could be about to change.
Christopher Wright

May 20, 2026

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Why the “generational” data centre opportunity feels a lot like the coal and gas debates of old
Australians have spent decades fighting over how much multi-national investors should pay for our resources. Now, it seems the debate has shifted from the mines to the machines.
Christopher Wright

Mar 30, 2026

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Snail trails and uncertainty: Australia’s emissions are not falling fast enough
The latest quarterly update on emissions is great opportunity to check in on Australia’s climate progress – and a great reminder of the scale of the challenges ahead.
Christopher Wright

Mar 8, 2026

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Failed bid? Australia misses out on a massive trade fair, but still has critical role to play at COP31
Even as the news comes as a bitter disappointment, Australians should be proud of this result. Here’s why.
Christopher Wright

Nov 20, 2025

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Fossil fuel production has driven a staggering rise in Queensland’s energy emissions
Queensland’s grid emissions have fallen, thanks to more renewables, but its vast industry extracting and exporting fossil fuels has driven an alarming rise in emissions.
Christopher Wright

Sep 11, 2025

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Albanese’s green steel boost leaves Queensland’s coal budget hopes in the dust
While the federal government is working to deliberately pursue a decarbonised, green steel future, Queensland remains anchored to a fading coal paradigm.
Christopher Wright

Jul 17, 2025

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Coal royalties fall by nearly half a billion dollars, as climate disaster costs leap 1,000%
The increasing cost of climate inaction has well and truly transitioned to become a hip-pocket issue not just for our farmers, but those in the “big smoke” as well.
Christopher Wright

Jun 25, 2025

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Can business save us from climate change?
Business begins to see climate change as strategic risk, but there are three key reasons not to rely on business to save us from climate change.
Christopher Wright

Apr 17, 2014

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Climate change research targeted in era of political denial
Members of the Abbott government are now turning their turrets towards climate change research, with some branding such grants as “appalling.”
Christopher Wright

Nov 18, 2013

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What does direct action on climate change really look like?
While the Coalition government talks ‘Direct Action’ as the climate crisis worsens, we should expect to see a dramatic rise in social reactions and protest.
Christopher Wright

Oct 30, 2013

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We’re f*cked! Conceptualising the climate catastrophe
Climate change is often dubbed a ‘crisis’. But humanity’s suicidal trajectory would be more accurately described as a ‘catastrophe’. Here’s why…
Christopher Wright

Sep 20, 2013

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