Economics Archives - Renew Economy

Renewables

Stronger, cheaper, smarter: Can Coalition ignore benefits of a renewables-led recovery plan?
Former Treasury economist says BZE Million Jobs Plan would deliver a stronger economic recovery, with lower unemployment, higher living standards, and less debt.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

Bottom line is that electric vehicles in Australia still face barriers
Australia can do much better on EVs – mass popularity is likely to take years. And that’s a shame, because in economic terms, EVs beat ICE cars hands down.
David Leitch

Apr 18, 2019

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Other Good Stuff

Coal, nuclear and renewable bombshells from Trump’s grid study
US energy department debunks Trump attack on renewables, shows ageing fleet of coal and nuclear plants not economic to operate anymore.
Joe Romm

Jul 18, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Australia needs to cut electricity sector emissions by 60% by 2030
Renewables must play key role in ramping up the abatement from the electricity sector in Australia.
Amandine Denis-Ryan

Jul 12, 2017

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Commentary

Trump’s argument for quitting Paris deal contains multi-trillion dollar math error
The economic study Trump uses to justify the US leaving the Paris climate accord fails to factor in one massive cost: human-caused climate change.
Samantha Page

Jun 2, 2017

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10 reasons why Donald Trump might accidentally help climate action
Donald Trump might actually reduce US emissions, however unintentionally.
Michael Barnard

Nov 16, 2016

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21 countries are cutting carbon emissions while growing GDP
A new trend is challenging the old argument that economic growth can not be driven by, or even coexist with, carbon reduction.
Nate Aden

Apr 6, 2016

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Wind and solar will soon become ‘least-cost option almost universally’
The average cost of developing wind projects will fall by 32% and the cost of solar PV projects will fall by 48% by 2040.
Stephen Lacey

Jun 24, 2015

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Life in a ‘degrowth’ economy, and why you might actually enjoy it
Like a snake eating its own tail, our growth-orientated civilisation suffers from the delusion that there are no environmental limits to growth.
Samuel Alexander

Oct 2, 2014

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