Labor MP Josh Burns says for Australia to grow its economy and create new markets we must take advantage of future demand for cheap, clean and reliable power.
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Four ways a smart government can create jobs and cut emissions
Done well, post-Covid government spending can make Australia’s economy more productive, improve quality of life and help the low-carbon transition. Here’s how.
Why the Covid Commission’s “gas fired” recovery plan is doomed to failure
Tasked with stimulating the economy post-Covid-19, the Morrison government’s NCCC has come up with a gas-based agenda. Here’s why it’s bound for failure.
CSIRO, NAB chair say shift to 100% renewables inevitable, and likely by 2050
Report led by CSIRO and backed by NAB says 100 per cent renewables in Australia is inevitable, and will likely slash bills by more than half under an ambitious policy.
Climate change could wipe $571bn from property values by 2030
Coalition climate policies set to wipe billions off property values, and be major drag on Australian economy, new Climate Council report shows.
Globe watch: $US3.7 trillion a year of fossil fuel revenue has to go away
The global balance of power is going to be completely changed by decarbonisation, and the burden of saving the world will fall disproportionately on Asia.
CEFC marks year of record investment, as industry embraces clean energy
Clean Energy Finance Corp reports record $2.3bn of investments in 2017-28, as industry and financial markets embrace decarbonisation.
“The question now is not one of direction, but of pace.”
Poor households are locked out of green energy, unless governments help
It’s time for governments to get serious about helping everyone to join the energy transition, not just the most affluent.
Clinton pushes clean energy as economic catalyst, Trump rejects climate change
With 91 days to go, Trump and Clinton sharpen focus on economic policy in bid to sway voters in battleground states.
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.
