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Will any Australian politician stand up for renewables?
Australia is poised to become the first economy to row backwards on its renewable energy targets, just as it proposes to be the first to drop a carbon price. And no politician is prepared to be outraged by the proposal. Why is it so?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2014

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Abbott’s Emissions Reduction Fund: What the experts say
A comparison of submissions on the proposed Emissions Reduction Fund reveals some common themes, including the question of whether it will work.
Gordon Weiss & Peter Holt

Dec 19, 2013

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CleanTech Bites

Abbott government pledges more than $800m on Green Army
Abbott government will invest more than $800 million in its Green Army scheme – in what must be the most expensive working bee in history.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 17, 2013

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Climate and science policy: The Coalition’s first 90 days
From abolition to emissions; a comprehensive list of the Abbott government’s climate change and science policy decisions since the election.
Luke Menzies

Dec 10, 2013

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Carbon war heats up, with separate battles for CEFC and CCA
Labor and Greens claim important win as climate repeal bills separated. Government continues to brand CEFC as ‘highly speculative’, while Labor accuses the Coalition of creating a new slush fund, and the Greens accuse it of acting out of ‘ideological spite’ and climate denial. So much for a bipartisan approach to climate!
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 3, 2013

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Policy & Planning

The Abbott government: Climate policy as culture war
The Abbott-led LNP is prosecuting climate policy as a social polarisation between two conflicting sets of values, principally those of science and ideology.
David Spratt

Nov 6, 2013

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How renewables will shift the balance of power
A fascinating thought experiment illustrates the crucial role renewables could play in changing global commercial and geopolitical relations.
Rick Bosman & Daniel Scholten

Nov 5, 2013

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States of change: Clean energy policy from Athens to Massachusetts
Around the world, clean energy policy continues to be in state of a flux, with most countries in the midst of implementing changes.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Oct 30, 2013

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Right, left, right, left, right: ALP marches to carbon oblivion
After years building one of the world’s most sophisticated carbon pricing packages, the Labor Party is reportedly ready to abandon it. Those who have watched the Labor Right in action will not be surprised if this comes to pass. Here are some reasons why this may come to pass, and some why it won’t.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 29, 2013

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Repealing the carbon tax: Hidden costs and unanswered questions
There’s a reason we have a price on carbon. Repealing it may save taxpayers a little money, but it will cause long-term problems.
Rosemary Lyster

Oct 17, 2013

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Government says carbon tax will go, whatever the Senate does
Government declares it won’t extend the carbon tax beyond June 30, even if the Senate does not pass the repeal legislation by then. Another (unstated) message: don’t hold your breath for the double dissolution Tony Abbott has threatened.
Michelle Grattan

Oct 16, 2013

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CleanTech Bites

Tony Abbott’s climate wasteland policy hits major roadblocks
Climate Change Authority to continue work, but Coalition does not want it to undertake RET review. Meanwhile, Flannery is back with Climate Council.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 24, 2013

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