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Here’s an idea – let’s lead the world and free up cleantech trade
Getting the G20 to commit to free trade in clean technology would do more to mitigate global warming than all the efforts made under Kyoto to date.
John Mathews

Jun 20, 2013

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Keystone XL threatens true American ‘energy independence’
The impending Keystone XL decision will signal whether the US is ready to move from quick profits to investments in renewable technology.
John Mathews

May 29, 2013

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Exxon’s Pegasus oil spill – and the myth of US energy independence
The oil industry is spreading cheeriness about unconventional sources, meanwhile, a major US oil-pipe spill went largely unreported over Easter.
John Mathews

May 10, 2013

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Germany’s energy stock-take: More power to the people
Germany’s energy transformation has led to a democratisation of economic power unprecedented in the industrial world.
John Mathews

Apr 8, 2013

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Green bond sets Korea apart as global environmental leader
A $500m green bond offer by Korea’s Export-Import Bank – a world first – employs the big guns of capitalism to finance cleantech projects.
John Mathews

Apr 3, 2013

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What’s going on with Chinese solar?
Is the Suntech bankruptcy a sign of chaos in China’s solar industry, or are we witnessing the birth pangs of a capitalist industry?
John Mathews

Mar 28, 2013

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A tale of two energy visions: China and Australia
Australia’s energy White Paper points to a future of digging stuff up and burning it. The contrast with China’s outlook couldn’t be starker.
John Mathews

Nov 22, 2012

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Newsflash: Solar costs are falling below fossil fuels
The message for countries looking to develop solar systems is clear: the costs of solar PV are falling by around 45 per cent per year.
John Mathews

Jun 21, 2012

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Time to refloat the Solar Flagships
Australia knows how to stage events, so why can’t it build a large solar farm? Blame a lack of political will.
John Mathews

May 9, 2012

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Cities will drive the green industrial revolution
Increasingly, efforts to green the current fossil-fuelled industrial system will have to focus at the city level for real solutions – technological and financial.
John Mathews

Apr 26, 2012

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