Ketan Joshi, Author at RenewEconomy

IEA technology report highlights a simple truth: In a good emission scenario, there is less gas. In a bad emission scenario, there is more gas.

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Covid may have hastened peak oil, but clean energy fight is far from over

Ketan Joshi9 September 2020

Covid may temporarily cut emissions, but the world will still likely blow past the carbon budget for a 1.5-degree future in 2028.

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Covid-19 hasn’t fixed Australia’s emissions tug-of-war

Ketan Joshi4 September 20204 September 2020

Covid has barely affected the tug-of-war between the things pulling Australia's emissions down – mainly renewables – and things pulling them up – mainly transport and fossil gas.

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California’s remarkable solar revolution unpacked

Ketan Joshi30 August 2020

If the problem in California has been the mere presence of solar power, why isn't Australia suffering constant rolling blackouts, as grids collapse under the pressure of solar power?

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California grid melts in record heat. Are renewables to blame?

Ketan Joshi18 August 202019 August 2020

The California grid is failing to meet demand in a record heatwave. It is already becoming clear that this is a story of mismanagement, rather than the fault of...

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A global clean energy health check in 5 charts – good, but must be better

Ketan Joshi17 August 2020

Australia is doing well on lifting renewables and burning less coal - but not that well, and countries with high renewables aren't building more gas.

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AEMO’s recipe for a cheap, clean and reliable energy future

Ketan Joshi30 July 2020

The ISP's doesn't target lowest emissions. It targets a lowest-cost replacement of ageing fossil fuel power stations, with a minimum standard for reliability. It finds that the cheapest, most...