Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia goes to the polls

Peter Lewis from Essential Media joins Energy Insiders to discuss the likely outcomes in Saturday’s federal election, the role of climate and energy policy and the rise of the independents.

According to Lewis, there are about four different scenarios that could emerge from Saturday’s vote – and not all of them will be terrific for the advancement of climate and energy policy in Australia.

Lewis also looks at how people are rating those policy questions, the nature of leadership, the rise of the independents and what might happen to the right wing of the Coalition.

You can find this and more episodes of Energy Insiders, as well as our other podcasts including the EV-focused The Driven and Solar Insiders here or on our favourite podcast platform.

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Join Renew Economy founder and editor-in-chief Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch as they discuss the week's main events - politics, solar and storage.

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