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More coal and gas, less renewables: what a nuclear power plan for Australia would really mean
My latest in The Conversation
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Friendly fire
a nuclear push by allies at COP29 poses a sticky problem for Albanese
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Expanding coal mines – and reaching net zero? Tanya Plibersek seems to believe both are possible
From The Conversation
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Researchers analysed 1,500 climate policies to find what works. These are the lessons for Australia
From The Conversation 26 August
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AI won’t use as much electricity as we are told
And it’s not a reason to slow transition to renewables
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Czech nuclear deal shows CSIRO GenCost is too optimistic, and new nukes are hopelessly uneconomic
My first article for RenewEconomy
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Achieving net zero with renewables or nuclear means rebuilding the hollowed-out public service after decades of cuts
Another belated reprint, from The Conversation, 27 June
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Why neither growth nor degrowth make sense as long-term objectives for Australia’s economy
What we need to reduce is the ‘throughput’ of the residual industrial economy
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Be careful what you wish for
The third in the famous trilogy of spurious Chinese curses that begins with “May you live in interesting times” is “May all your wishes come true”.
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Peter Dutton has promised to solve our energy problems – but his nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark
I published this in the The Conversation in June, but I’ve been too busy until now to share it with my Substack readers.
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Metallurgical coal is coming to the end of the road
Green steel is cheaper once carbon emissions are taken into account
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Australia now has a $70 ‘shadow price’ on carbon emissions.
Here’s why we won’t see a real price any time soon
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