Paris climate agreement

7-8 min.

The reaction of the Australian government to the recent IPCC report was to reject a phase out of coal. But with research showing new wind and solar are competitive with new coal, economics, not politics, looks set to define the country’s energy mix

23/November/2018

Energy transition economics outpace Australian politics

Katie Kouchakji, Policy

9-10 min.

The IPCC highlights behavioural change as key to the energy transition, yet economics and modelling still tend to lead policy making rather than inputs from social sciences. Dealing with energy in conjunction with other policies such as health, education and employment could help to change this

14/November/2018

Changing minds about changing behaviour

Policy

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