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🇦🇺/🇩🇪 climate change/energy economist and policy wonk; former academic (CEEM) and consumer advocate (CUAC); amateur footballer. Personal views. He/him.

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London bus stop. #Swasticar

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In its review of minimum solar PV feed-in-tariffs, the Victorian Essential Services Commission has found that more and more solar is being exported (into the electricity grid) at times when the grid doesn't want it; i.e. when prices for electricity are negative. www.esc.vic.gov.au/electricity-...

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"BP will abandon its pledge to reduce oil and gas output and announce at least one major divestment ... as chief executive Murray Auchincloss battles to convince activist Elliott Management that he can turn around the energy major." www.afr.com/companies/en...

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A future without gas: How German cities are managing the transition to climate-neutral energy Via @janrosenow.bsky.social theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/19/a...

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Long duration storage; you're hearing it more and more!

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The long duration compressed air storage project has NSW development approval and soon will have its #energy market rule change too

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Climate Change Authority (per The Age): "Australian greenhouse gas emissions would surge by more than 2 billion tonnes [CO2-e]under the Coalition’s plan for nuclear energy", miss the 2030 target and struggle to meet net zero by 2050 www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

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In Melbourne, Aldi is marketing a solar and battery package that includes 6kW of solar panels, a 5kW hybrid inverter and a 5.1kWh lithium ion phosphate (LiFePO4) battery for $7,999 – inclusive of installation. That's absurdly cheap! onestepoffthegrid.com.au/aldi-launche...

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Interesting analysis by Tristan Edis on what he calls the “accounting tricks” behind the L/NP’s claim their nuclear plan is cheaper than AEMO’s Step Change scenario: 1) Assume a cost for nuclear power plants ~50% of they have actually cost to build (1/5) reneweconomy.com.au/the-four-acc...

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podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/r... I did not know that the AIS funds sports based on medal chances but for football, it’s based on the men. So because the Olyroos never had a shot, The Matildas were never allowed the facilities in the pre-pro era.

submitted 9 days ago • 2 comments

Here's my list of (as of now) 542 Australian researchers, communicators and experts working on issues related to climate change, energy, the environment and ecology. Pin it for a ready-made feed of good people doing important work. I am adding to it constantly, so it will keep growing as I do.

submitted 9 days ago • 9 comments

Private schools, 2024: Victoria's removal of our payroll tax exemption will roon us! Private schools, 2025: Our enrolments are at an all time high!

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“It’s a moonshot.” Vienna has a $21 billion plan to end its dependence on imported fossil gas with heat pumps, boreholes and energy efficiency. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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"AGL says its remaining coal-fired power plants cannot continue operating long enough for them to be replaced by nuclear reactors, as proposed in the federal opposition’s energy policy, without raising the risk of higher prices for consumers and more sudden outages" www.theage.com.au/business/com...

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"Seven of the 10 world’s largest economies missed a deadline on Monday to submit updated emissions-cutting plans to the United Nations — and only one, the UK, outlined a strategy for the next decade that keeps pace with expectations staked out under the Paris Agreement." www.bnef.com/news/sri5wpt...

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'Indonesia plans to add 71 GW of electricity capacity over the next 10 years; ~70% from renewables, incl 17 GW of solar PV and 16 GW of hydro. It will also add 15 GW of gas and 5 GW of coal. That will help raise its RE share from 12% last year to about 35%' www.bnef.com/news/sri8uhd...

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Global Air Travel Surges While Switch to Clean Jet Fuel Use Lags. 'Air travel jumped 10% in 2024—and 4% above pre-pandemic levels—to reach an all-time high; SAF accounted for ~0.3% of aviation’s fuel consumption last year, well below IATA's forecast of 0.53% for 2024' www.bnef.com/news/sris4nt...

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Unsurprisingly, Sam Kerr is found not guilty of racially abusing a UK police officer. What a waste of time that was. www.theage.com.au/world/europe...

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Nature: "A year above 1.5 °C signals that Earth is most probably within the 20-year period that will reach the Paris Agreement limit" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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AusNet seeks approval to spend $3.5bn on upgrading its network over a five-year period it says will bring “significant changes” to the electricity market

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MVP

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The Victorian Government has responded to the Electoral Matters report and this is extremely disappointing #springst

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