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Should flying between Canberra and Sydney be abolished?
…pursued. Now, with a new Federal Government, the cogs are slowly turning. We’re finally on track to getting an electric vehicle strategy, fuel efficiency standards are in the works, and…
Discussion Paper: Residential Time of Use Electricity Pricing in NSW
Australian energy companies and regulators claimthat introducing Time of Use pricing will benefitconsumers and move their consumption to timeswhen the network is less congested. On closer examination, further adoption will…
Securing renewables : How batteries solve the problem of clean electricity
Battery and other energy storage technologies are ready to solve the problem of variability of renewable energy. This report includes new polling showing high public support in Australia for battery…
Offsetting Us Up To Fail: The myths of ‘nature markets’ explained
Australian governments have committed to tackling the twin climate and biodiversity crises but continue to subsidise and approve fossil fuels and habitat destruction. While simple policy solutions exist, governments are…
Climate Integrity Summit 2024
The Australia Institute’s Climate Integrity Summit in 2023 established the principles that must sit at the heart of policymaking to ensure it is robust, grounded in truth and uncorrupted in…
Truth, Lies and Consequences | Between the Lines
The Wrap with Richard Denniss While I have no doubt that the votes cast in the recent referendum were validly counted, I have major doubts about the arguments and evidence…
Big Utes Driving Transport Pollution: Research Report
A new research report has found that favourable tax and policy treatment of fuel-guzzling utes and SUVs is driving Australia’s transport emissions. Of the top 10 most popular new vehicles…
Electric Dreams
Australia has no policy to incentivise electric vehicle uptake, are we destined to become a dumping ground for gas guzzlers? This week we talk to Richie Merzian and Audrey Quicke…
Renewable electricity policy for Australia
Australia has one of the highest per capita emissions of greenhouse gases in the world.If Australia is to stay within its share of the remaining, diminishing, global carbonbudget for stabilising…