Michael Mazengarb, Author at Renew Economy

Michael Mazengarb

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Michael Mazengarb is a climate and energy policy analyst with more than 15 years of professional experience, including as a contributor to Renew Economy. He writes at Tempests and Terawatts.

Electric cars and homes: Rugby great joins push to electrify Australia
Independent ACT senate candidate and former Wallabies captain says Australians could slash energy bills and emissions by going electric.
Michael Mazengarb

May 3, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Junior energy minister Tim Wilson may lose his Liberal blue ribbon seat
Polling suggests junior energy minister Tim Wilson could lose his seat to an independent backing stronger climate action.
Michael Mazengarb

May 3, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Albo finds his mojo in push for green metals and EV batteries
Albanese pitches vision of a green resources sector and revitalised manufacturing to contrast Morrison’s embrace of fossil fuels.
Michael Mazengarb

May 2, 2022

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Coal

Loy Yang A coal plant outage expected to cost AGL at least $73 million
AGL says it will take a big hit to profits due to latest Loy Yang A coal outage, while market grapples with failing reliability and higher costs.
Michael Mazengarb

May 2, 2022

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Coal

Morrison inaction, Ukraine conflict weigh on clean energy investment
Clean energy investors say ongoing frustrations with Australian policy compounded by impacts of Russia invasion of Ukraine.
Michael Mazengarb

May 2, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Australia, US and China slammed for ignoring “real” climate threat in Pacific
Former Pacific Island leaders tell Australia, China and US that the biggest security threat in the Pacific is from climate change.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 29, 2022

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Coalition revives defeated state Liberal hydrogen hub, backs more CCS
The Coalition promises another $218m for a South Australian hydrogen hub, reviving a proposal of the defeated state Liberals.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 29, 2022

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Policy & Planning

“Two party system is broken:” Key climate independents back away from major parties
Key independent candidates decline to endorse either major party to form government, saying the ‘two party system is broken’.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 28, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Greens propose levy on coal exports to drive coal phase-out within a decade
Australian Greens say billions could be raised through a levy on coal exports and help accelerate the phase out the fossil fuel.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 28, 2022

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Ratings agency says Morrison climate policies “obscure, unclear and confusing”
Ratings agency says batteries will replace gas within a decade, but Morrison’s “obscure” energy policies could slow energy transition.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 27, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Morrison’s ‘hydrogen hubs’ push is a CCS trojan horse
Morrison and Taylor use promises for new ‘clean hydrogen’ hubs as a guise for channelling more than $285m into CCS projects.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 27, 2022

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Policy & Planning

“Lazy, toxic scare campaign:” Labor attacks Coalition over new climate war
Canavan triggers chaos within Coalition after declaring ‘net zero dead’, while Labor hits back at ‘lazy and toxic’ climate scare campaign.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 27, 2022

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