Australia can become a global clean energy superpower with a modern and prosperous economy powered by reliable, low-cost, clean energy.
A letter to incoming minister for climate change, Chris Bowen
Moon landing anniversary hangs brightly over clean energy debate
Fifty years on, the moon landing has a few things in common with Australia’s move from coal to renewable energy. What we lack now is policy and vision.
10 hot trends shaping Australian clean energy
From record investment to policy chaos – a guide to last year’s biggest renewable trends and milestones that have set the pace for the energy market transformation.
There are no winners from Australia’s costly energy chaos
Investment in energy generation does not need new subsidies, but it does need certainty. Yet, a small group of vindictive politicians would prefer to block all action on climate change and get revenge on Malcolm Turnbull, rather than reduce power prices.
NEG must grow new renewable energy capacity, not shrink it
It remains unclear how the NEG will ensure the investor confidence required to deliver a strong pipeline of new clean energy projects.
Time for old coal to hang up the boots
At this time of year, football matters, but in the case of Australia’s energy system, the stakes are much higher and it affects us all.
Is Australia smart enough to be the lucky country?
Australia is lucky enough to have some of the best energy resources in the entire world. But despite our natural advantages power prices have more than doubled in a decade.
Fresh energy needed to cut through silly season fiasco
Last week served as a reminder – as if we needed another one – that climate policy is still a wild ride in Australian politics.
Even the new US president can’t Trump clean energy
The impact of America’s new President on clean energy in the US and Australia is difficult to predict. But there are a couple of forces even he can’t Trump: physics and economics.
Enough cheap shots: It’s time to embrace renewables and storage
It was disappointing some politicians used a natural disaster to play cheap political games and blame renewable energy for a blackout caused by freak weather.
