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.

Could an emissions reduction trajectory be baked into a capacity mechanism?
Energy ministers will decide which technologies will be eligible in a capacity mechanism, but the ESB chief says emissions cuts could be built into its design.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 1, 2022

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Chubb’s big challenge is to restore confidence in Australia’s tainted carbon markets
Labor taps former chief scientist Ian Chubb with the task of restoring confidence in Australia’s troubled carbon offsets regime.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 1, 2022

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IEA data exposes “technology not taxes” myth of former Morrison government
Public funding of energy research collapsed under the Coalition, with more funds spent on fossil fuel technologies than renewables, IEA data shows.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 1, 2022

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Markets

AGL says Brookfield has quietly upped shareholding, reviving takeover speculation
AGL reveals that Canadian investment giant Brookfield quietly increased its stake in the energy company, reviving takeover speculation.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 30, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Australia is becoming a global hotbed for climate change lawsuits
New research shows Australia ranks as one of the most litigious on climate change, as the number of lawsuits launched globally continues to surge.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 30, 2022

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How Labor might transform Abbott’s climate policy and actually cut industrial emissions
Labor will rely on Abbott-era climate policy to deliver the bulk of emissions cuts to hit its 2030 target. It must avoid making the same policy mistakes.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 30, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Europe saw Morrison’s Australia as “handbrake” on global climate action, Albanese says
Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison’s recalcitrance on climate change almost scuttled a major trade deal with the European Union.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 29, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Labor to introduce legislation for climate targets and EV tax cuts in first week of parliament
Labor will seek to legislate its 2030 target, EV tax cuts and a revival of the Climate Change Authority during the first week of the new parliament.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 29, 2022

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Gas exporters sucking gas out of domestic market in middle of crisis, data shows
Australia’s LNG exporters are contributing to an ongoing energy crisis, by diverting gas away from the domestic market, AER data confirms.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 29, 2022

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WA targets more than 1,000 standalone power systems, with $37m funding boost
WA tips another $37m to deploy 180 standalone power systems across the state, as it aims for 1,000 over four years.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2022

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Could a storage target or a capacity incentive provide a lifeline for solar thermal?
The renewed focus on dispatchable power and long-term energy storage could help jumpstart an Australian solar thermal industry.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2022

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Renewables

Bigger and better wind turbines to overcome climate caused wind droughts
A shift to bigger and better wind turbines could significantly boost capacity factors, overcoming climate change driven reductions in wind availability.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2022

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