
The summer that was…
Alan Pears brings us the latest news and analysis from a frenzied period of activity for the energy sector.
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We need a new design for our electricity market
Alan Pears exposes the cracks in our current energy system and explains why we need a better design for regulatory and policy decision-making.
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Renewable energy is not enough—we must reduce consumption too
Alan Pears updates us on the pending energy crisis in many parts of the world, discusses the future of big batteries, and looks at an often overlooked form of housing.
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May 2022 election—a new beginning for climate and energy policy?
Alan Pears updates us on the pending energy crisis in many parts of the world, discusses the future of big batteries, and looks at an often overlooked form of housing.
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Warnings from the EU and UK energy crisis
Alan Pears updates us on the pending energy crisis in many parts of the world, discusses the future of big batteries, and looks at an often overlooked form of housing.
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The gas-transition debate
Alan Pears updates us on the latest IPCC report, discusses appliance and EV efficiency, and asks why makers of hybrid vehicles are not offering plug-in upgrades.
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On yer bike
They’re ubitiquous overseas, but in Australia, it seems impossible to make a bike-sharing system work. Nic Huntington asks: why?
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It’s not a tax
Shout it from the rooftops! Renew's Dean Lombard looks beyond the headlines and the hysteria at the details of the proposed new solar rules.
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Does Australia need a Green New Deal?
Does Australia need a Green New Deal? And if we do, is the Greens' Green New Deal the Green New Deal we need? Sophie Weiner investigates.
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A new lease on sustainability

The big switch (off)
A unique set of circumstances has South Australian owners of rooftop solar panels staring down the prospect of having their grid exports curtailed—a scenario that may well lie in all of our futures.
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