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.

Commentary

Emissions to impact: How climate science will hold fossil fuel companies to account
Advances in climate attribution science are helping to make the case that individual fossil fuel companies should be made to pay compensation for climate change linked disasters.
Michael Mazengarb

Jan 20, 2025

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Commentary

US DoE report busts LNG myth, says fossil gas exports are bad for consumers and the planet
US Department of Energy has eroded the fossil fuel industry’s arguements for ramping up fossil gas exports, with direct relevance for Australia.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 19, 2024

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Commentary

Why is spring the record-smashing season for Australian renewables?
Australia is nearing a major renewable energy milestone. But why does the market share of renewables peak in spring, and not the sunny summer?
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 7, 2024

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Commentary

Explainer: How the “climate trigger” could be the answer to Australia’s fossil fuel problem
Australia’s national environment law is completely blind to the issue of climate change. A ‘climate trigger’ could be the most powerful step Australia can take towards tackling global warming.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 23, 2024

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Commentary

Why Harris v Trump is the everything-but-climate election
The US climate movement must support a candidate that celebrates fracking and the growth of a domestic fossil fuel industry, because the alternative is Donald Trump.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 16, 2024

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Commentary

New data shows Labor fuelling NT election campaign kitty with gas cash
The largest donation came from Beetaloo Basin gas company Tamboran Resources, which has gifted $28,000 ahead of the Territory election.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 22, 2024

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Commentary

Australia exposed as one of world’s worst climate wreckers in key UN-backed report
Australia again ranks amongst the world’s worst countries for climate action, ahead of onlyQatar, Brunei and the United Arab Emirates.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 8, 2024

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Policy & Planning

The network of conservative think-tanks out to kill the switch to renewables
Australia’s renewable energy plans are being targeted by coordinated campaigns from conservative “think tanks”, as the Coalition embraces nuclear and rails against large scale renewables and transmission lines.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 28, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Major parties set to block Pocock move to enshrine climate change “duty of care” for children
Labor and Coalition likely to block climate “duty of care” bill designed to close the gap that allows new fossil fuel projects to be approved.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 22, 2024

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Policy & Planning

“Obvious solution:” NSW urged to unlock demand side potential ahead of Eraring closure
With Eraring set to close, the NSW Government has an “obvious” solution to deliver lower cost electricity and higher reliability.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 22, 2024

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Renewables

UQ start-up finds way to detect solar faults in “sea of a million panels”
“The challenge with large solar farms is detecting any faulty or underperforming solar panels hidden in a sea of millions.” UQ start-up says it has found a way.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 20, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Battery storage and green hydrogen could be key to cutting transmission bottlenecks
Emerging technologies like energy storage, green hydrogen and digitisation platforms may be the key to dodging a global network infrastructure supply crunch and avoiding delays in the energy transition.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 20, 2024

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