Jeremy Cooper, Author at Renew Economy

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Don’t let the data centre gold rush become an excuse to pollute
National rules should ensure new data centres bring new clean power with them, rather than creating a captive market for gas and dumping the emissions on the rest of Australia.
Jeremy Cooper

Aug 10, 2026

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Australia needs to kick its diesel habit – and a timetable to electrify machines that run on imported oil
The real anathema in the modern Australian economy is not renewable energy, but the idea that our prosperity depends on shipping prehistoric hydrocarbons halfway around the planet.
Jeremy Cooper

Mar 17, 2026

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Why super needs a uniform mandatory internal carbon price to guide its $4.3 trillion pool
Big super funds are Australia’s most powerful investors, but have no guiding value on the cost of carbon – an anomaly that must be fixed. Here’s how.
Jeremy Cooper

Oct 10, 2025

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Nuclear energy is an ugly duckling in every possible respect: Too late, too costly, too toxic
Nuclear power in Australia would be too slow, too expensive, and unable to supply a 21st century power grid that will have moved to flexible power sources.
Jeremy Cooper

Apr 5, 2024

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