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Giles Parkinson

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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Why the fossil fuel industry wants us to ignore risk
IPCC report says climate change impacts are occurring now, and the risks of greater impacts need to be managed. The fossil fuel industry, meanwhile, relies on politicians and business people to ignore those risks.
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Mar 31, 2014

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CEFC says it has unlocked $2.5 billion in investment
CEFC says it has unlocked finance for $2.5bn in projects and is having a close look at another $3bn worth of projects.
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Mar 31, 2014

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UniSuper dumps fossil fuels from some investment funds
UniSuper dumps fossil fuels from “socially responsible” funds, as Australian universities come under pressure for allegedly colluding to dodge carbon surveys.
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Mar 28, 2014

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Can utilities avoid same fate as telecom companies?
The fixed line telephone business has lost nearly half its customers and more and more households go wireless. What can energy utilities learn from that experience. Is there anything they can do to stop customers going solo?
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Mar 28, 2014

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CleanTech Bites

Mixed Greens: CEFC commits another $100m to energy efficiency
CEFC commits another $100m to energy efficiency; Suntech to launch Solar Analytics tool; Infigen backs climate petition; Solar 360 plans own branded module.
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Mar 28, 2014

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Victoria cans energy efficiency loans scheme
Victoria halts an energy efficiency loans scheme, threatening up to $2 billion in energy savings and hundreds of jobs.
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Mar 27, 2014

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Citigroup says the ‘Age of Renewables’ has begun
Investment bank Citi says solar and wind competing on costs with fossil fuels in US, signalling the start of the ‘age of renewables’ based on the economics of production. Coal and nuclear will be priced out of the market, and gas prices are rising and volatile.
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Mar 27, 2014

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Alinta wants small solar systems to act like coal generators
Alinta pushes for rule change to require small wind farms and even rooftop solar arrays to act in market like large coal-fired generators.
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Mar 26, 2014

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Are Australian solar households getting ripped off?
New solar households in Australia are receiving little for their electricity exports. This is in contrast to areas in the US, where the broader value of solar is recognised – not just the interests of incumbent utilities.
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Mar 26, 2014

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Morgan Stanley: Tipping point nears for going off grid
Investment bank Morgan Stanley says the tipping point for going off-grid in the US is getting closer – thanks to falling solar costs, Tesla’s big battery bet and rising grid prices. Some utilities may adapt, others will not.
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Mar 25, 2014

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How Tesla could take utility customers off-grid
Morgan Stanley report says Tesla’s $5bn battery energy storage plans could make it economically advantageous for customers to go off-grid by 2018.
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Mar 25, 2014

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Labor’s victory in SA offers hope for a little energy sanity
Labor’s surprise holding of power in South Australia offers some hope in a bleak policy outlook for renewables. Three states and territories – largely devoid of fossil fuel interests – will be strong supporters of clean energy in the face of a large conservative bloc.
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Mar 24, 2014

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