David Holmes, Author at RenewEconomy

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Storage

With battery storage, the Kodak moment has finally arrived
Despite the Coalition talking down renewables, the Kodak moment has finally arrived.
David Holmes

Mar 22, 2017

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Governments

The fossil-fuelled political economy of Australian elections
Polls consistently show Australian voters want climate change on the election agenda, so why are leaders keeping so quiet about it?
David Holmes

Jun 22, 2016

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Meet the fossil fuel firms sponsoring the world’s biggest climate conference
The reputation risk that flows from an association with pollution has become increasingly relevant for corporations amid growing public awareness of climate change.
David Holmes

Dec 9, 2015

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There is one thing the Coalition can do for climate change that Labor cannot
Strangely, the one government that can move to depoliticise climate is the Coalition.
David Holmes

Oct 1, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

Australia’s ‘Carnival of Coal’ – can you feel the love?
Whatever its form, the love for coal in Australia is going to end badly, like all relationships based on fantasy.
David Holmes

Jul 20, 2015

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Commentary

How baffling is the Abbott government’s assault on windfarms?
CEFC directive further isolates Australia as one that has scaled back its renewable energy target and now is winding back the wind power sector.
David Holmes

Jul 14, 2015

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Has consumer capitalism hit a Powerwall?
There are so many reasons why the Powerwall has grabbed everyone’s attention, but for reasons other than the hype that has surrounded it.
David Holmes

Jun 10, 2015

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The Bjorn supremacy – is Australia getting the climate advice it deserves?
Lomborg’s dangerous form of climate denial is to begrudgingly accept the science while producing economic models to say global warming is minor issue.
David Holmes

Apr 24, 2015

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From the Reef to the RET: the politicisation of environmental science in Australia
Somewhere between the vocation of politics and the vocation of science, Australia has lost its way – to the point where our international standing is seriously on the line.
David Holmes

Aug 20, 2014

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Policy & Planning

What if Abbott acted on a climate of terror?
What if Abbott said that intelligence (from climate scientists) suggests Australia is in grave danger from climate change; and he will do something about it.
David Holmes

Aug 11, 2014

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