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From the archive Mike Steketee 8 March 2024 On the Middle East, renewable energy, American power and much else, Jimmy Carter was ahead of his time
International Michael Jacobs 27 October 2021 What exactly is up for negotiation at next week’s COP26 conference? National affairs John Quiggin 22 February 2021 Power failures in the United States highlight system problems half a world away National affairs John Quiggin 19 October 2020 Ultra-low interest rates have fundamentally changed the arithmetic of renewable energy Essays & reportage Tristan Edis 7 January 2020 Are three multimillionaires about to break Australia’s political deadlock on climate?
National affairs Frank Jotzo 13 July 2011 The speed of carbon reduction is hard to predict, writes Frank Jotzo, but we’ll certainly need to do some serious spending
National affairs Fergus Green 13 July 2011 Fergus Green unpacks the carbon pricing package to discover, at its core, a tension between fundamentally different visions for the future of Australia’s economy… National affairs Peter Browne 5 December 2009 Could Latrobe Valley coal be creating a source of renewable energy? That’s one of the questions being explored in the Victorian Geothermal Assessment Report, writes… National affairs Brian Toohey 2 December 2009 There are more straightforward ways of moving towards a low-carbon future, argues Brian Toohey National affairs Brian Toohey 7 October 2009 The vast spending gap between compensation and renewable energy demonstrates a lack of federal government commitment to dealing with climate change, writes Brian Toohey
National affairs Rob Chalmers 25 August 2009 Massive public assistance is being given to a dying technology, writes Rob Chalmers, just when electric cars are showing enormous promise
National affairs Brian Toohey 5 August 2009 Is Kevin Rudd a supporter or a critic of neo-liberal policy-making? On the evidence of his approach to climate change, it’s hard to know, writes Brian Toohey National affairs Iain MacGill & Regina Betz 4 March 2009 A diverse set of measures is needed if we are to minimise the risk of failing to deal effectively with climate change, write Iain MacGill and Regina Betz Essays & reportage Peter Mares 27 November 2008 All sides of politics agree that a German-style national feed-in tariff to encourage rooftop solar power makes sense. But Christine Milne’s bill to create the tariff is… National affairs Ian Lowe 12 November 2008 The World Economic Forum’s latest summit showed that Australia can both learn from and teach the rest of the world, writes Ian Lowe from Dubai
Fred Pearce 6 November 2008 California is leading the way on climate change, reports Fred Pearce, with an Australian company likely to make a major contribution