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Renewables

How can we overcome Australia’s renewable energy policy deadlock?
Despite federal government inertia, there is the potential for industry and community to influence the direction of energy policy. Here’s how it might be done.
Genevieve Simpson

Sep 15, 2017

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Australia energy policy turns into a farce and a public circus
Energy policy has become a complete circus as Coalition ignores the real policy decisions, and new reports identify more gaming of the energy markets, and why an ambitious clean energy target will be quickest path to a big drop in electricity bills.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 30, 2017

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Finkel’s Clean Energy Target plan ‘better than nothing’: economists poll
When the perfect is the enemy of the “roughly acceptable”: Economists back emissions policy that Alan Finkel has put on the table.
Bruce Mountain

Aug 25, 2017

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SA’s energy policy: five steps forward, two steps back
South Australia’s energy security target could increase electricity prices while providing an incentive for power companies to pump out more carbon emissions.
Nicky Ison

Aug 7, 2017

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Commentary

Battery storage just part of smart demand response to grid problems
It is amazing how much is happening, even in Australia. There may yet be hope for Australia to become a low-carbon, successful 21st century economy!
Alan Pears

Jul 11, 2017

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Governments

How the far Right have hijacked Australia’s energy policy
Last week’s speech by NSW energy minister Don Harwin was exactly the sort of thing Malcolm Turnbull used to say about climate and energy policies, before he became master of all he surveyed – apart from his own climate and energy policies.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 5, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Victorian Liberal Party goes the full Trump on climate and energy
Australians are used to seeing politics switch to vaudeville when it comes to climate policy. This year we’ve been treated to a new farce.
Mark Wakeham

Jun 20, 2017

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Markets

Australia had a great electricity policy – let’s get it back
Australia has no federal policy other than what’s left of the RET. Zero, zip, nada. Perhaps Canberra could learn from the states?
David Leitch

Mar 31, 2017

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Markets

When will ABC stop parroting fossil fuel lobbyist lines?
ABC political commentators are in the nasty habit of parroting fossil fuel myths as if they are fact. This is a problem for viewers.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2017

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Coal

Malcolm Turnbull’s Trumpian disregard for energy facts
Malcolm Turnbull’s bizarre energy policy campaign against renewables – and in favour of coal – has reached Trumpian levels of false claims, fake news, paranoia and misleading comments. Is there any hope it will change course?
Giles Parkinson

Mar 2, 2017

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