Tim Buckley, Author at RenewEconomy

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Renewables

Staggering rise of clean energy in China a wake-up call to Australia – including on nuclear
China is undergoing a monumental power shift that is positioning it to end new coal power before 2030. This has massive implications for global and Australian decarbonisation.
Tim Buckley

Apr 30, 2024

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Commentary

Woodside serves “nothing burger” on climate and clean energy as shares show decade long decline
Woodside this week cited market uncertainty over the climate science as a reason to delay its green investments.
Tim Buckley

Mar 13, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Massive Victoria blackout underlines need to accelerate transition to firmed renewables
Victoria blackouts a copy book demonstration that reliance on massive, centralised end-of-life coal-fired power plants is a fool’s errand and a fundamental strategic weakness.
Tim Buckley

Feb 14, 2024

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Coal

Rapid US coal exit has lessons for Australia as it faces down fossil lobby once again
Maintaining the planned schedule for coal closures is crucial to the successful transition of the grid. Just look at the US.
Tim Buckley

Aug 28, 2023

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Coal

Australia’s biggest coal plant can close in 2025 and lights won’t go out. Here’s how
Fossil fuel lobby and mainstream media are agitating for an extension of Eraring on grounds it is needed to “keep the lights on.” This is a massive furphy and a bad idea.
Tim Buckley

Jul 18, 2023

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Commentary

“Truly momentous:” Solar is changing everything, and Australia must seize the occasion
Treasurer Jim Chalmers should introduce a solar module production tax credit so Australia can secure its position in global solar production supply chain.
Tim Buckley

Jun 14, 2023

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Markets

Latest hike could be power price peak – as long as we decouple from inflationary fossil fuels
Latest DMO reminds us the only solution to permanently lower power prices is to decouple from polluting, inflationary fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to firmed renewable energy.
Tim Buckley

May 26, 2023

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Renewables

Australia’s renewable superpower ambitions could be turbo-charged by Biden compact
US-Australia compact promises to massively boost our potential as a global renewables superpower and zero-emissions trade and investment leader.
Tim Buckley

May 22, 2023

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Gas

Developing new gas projects is 100 per cent the wrong answer
Labor’s retrograde pandering to the tax-avoiding multinational gas cartel is almost as counterproductive as the “gas-led recovery” brain-fart of the previous government.
Tim Buckley

May 17, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Labor’s budget is good for climate and renewables – and great for the gas cartel
The Labor budget lacks ambition to leverage massive decarbonisation opportunities – and fails to deliver substantial social dividends through gas tax reform.
Tim Buckley

May 10, 2023

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