Energy
16 November 2020
If you’re cooking with gas, think again
Over time, many households in Australia will need to find cleaner and smarter ways to cook, heat water, and warm their homes in winter.
16 November 2020
Science and economics mean the way we use natural gas must fundamentally change
Prevarication by government and industry, or thinking we can avoid the challenges ahead, will only make things more expensive in the long run.
16 October 2020
What is the electricity transmission system, and why does it need fixing?
Federal Labor has pledged to create a $20 billion corporation to upgrade Australia’s energy transmission system. So what’s all this about? Our Energy Program Director explains.
23 September 2020
Good news from the climate and energy wars
At last, the Prime Minister and his Energy Minister are talking the talk on delivering lower emissions, with lower costs.
22 September 2020
The PM’s gas plan will misfire
Australia needs to use less gas, not more. If you plan to move to net zero emissions, a COVID-inspired gas splurge appears to be a terrible misstep.
19 September 2020
Lots of energy plans, but still no cohesive strategy
What’s missing from the Morrison Government’s many energy announcements is clear direction on economy-wide climate change policy.
9 September 2020
There’s no spark of economic revival in this energy policy
Forget talk of a gas-led or renewables-led recovery. Revival requires credible, stable, integrated energy and climate policy.
12 August 2020
A gas bubble cannot lift Australia to manufacturing recovery
Using gas to fire-up recovery from the COVID recession would simply demonstrate everything that’s wrong with such well-meaning stimulus programs.
24 May 2020
Technology roadmaps won’t drive us to clean energy
There are some grounds to be optimistic. The roadmap suggests the Morrison Government is committed to finding a way out of the climate wars that have been a plague on our house for well over a decade.
22 May 2020
The role of gas on Australia’s long road to a low-emissions future
Gas is a valuable resource for Australia with a wide range of applications. But its flexibility means its future role easily becomes hostage to commercial and ideological interests.