Former Treasury economist says BZE Million Jobs Plan would deliver a stronger economic recovery, with lower unemployment, higher living standards, and less debt.
Economics
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.
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.
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.
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.
10 reasons why Donald Trump might accidentally help climate action
Donald Trump might actually reduce US emissions, however unintentionally.
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.
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.
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.
