Economics
Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
Electric Vehicles
Governments
Markets
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.
Climate
Coal
Donald Trump
Governments
Other Good Stuff
People
Renewables
United States Government
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.
Climate
Other Good Stuff
Renewables
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.
Climate
Donald Trump
Governments
News & Commentary
People
Renewables
United States Government
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.
Climate
Donald Trump
Governments
News & Commentary
People
United States Government
10 reasons why Donald Trump might accidentally help climate action
Donald Trump might actually reduce US emissions, however unintentionally.
A new trend is challenging the old argument that economic growth can not be driven by, or even coexist with, carbon reduction.
Other Good Stuff
Renewables
Smart Energy
Solar
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.
Like a snake eating its own tail, our growth-orientated civilisation suffers from the delusion that there are no environmental limits to growth.
