Tech Roadmap predictable
Clinging to old ways is the best way to describe the Government’s Technology Investment Roadmap. Gas is the cornerstone – painted as the deliverer of ‘cheap energy’ and facilitator for renewables. …
One Million Jobs Plan
Beyond Zero Emissions has just released a plan they say is: ….nation building, transformative projects that can upgrade our economy, modernise our industry, reskill our workforce and deliver a bright …
Decarbonisation critical for economic recovery – ARENA
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency says climate change is now central to resetting the economy post-Covid-19 – a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build a more resilient and prosperous Australia. We agree. …
Under cover of Covid
The Qld Government, in its post-COVID-19 $13.8m stimulus strategy, wants to open up an additional 7,000 square kilometers in the Bowen and Surat Basins for gas and coal exploration. Craig …
Energy at the crossroads
This is the right time for governments to reshape the economy so it’s fit for purpose for at least the next few decades. Australia is at the energy crossroads. The …
Asleep at the wheel
The Government announced over a year ago that it would develop a National Strategy for Electric Vehicles, but it won’t be done before June 2020 and it’s unlikely to add …
Ice tells the tale on gas
While the PM and his Resources Minister tout the benefits of using gas as a ‘transition fuel’, CSIRO research says fugitive methane from extraction puts gas on a par with …
No easy future for nuclear alternatives
Conservatives are finally getting it – the people want climate change addressed. However their solution is so often to spruik ‘new generations of nuclear power’ or mini versions of the …
Gas, the PM’s full of it
Update: Simon Holmes a Court, Climate & Energy College, Melbourne University says there’s no domestic case for increasing gas extraction. It’s better we leave it in the ground. Here’s the full …