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Australia’s budget woes could be eased by closing mining tax loopholes and ending fossil fuel rebates, CEF’s new report says. Read more

Tim Buckley writes that China should be applauded for its sustained investment in lower emissions technologies, as it leads the world in EV sales, wind and solar installs and green hydrogen. Read more

Tim Buckley says it’s time to axe fossil fuel subsidies, bring in a Carbon Export Levy, and fix tax and royalty loopholes. Read more

Tim Buckley outlines the triggers of the energy crisis such as the regulatory failure that has lumbered east cost consumers with export parity prices – and key solutions. Read more

Tim Buckley on RN Breakfast breaking down the AustralIan Energy Market Operator’s ISP – its landmark roadmap for energy transition: The $12bn in public spending earmarked “will catalyse 5-10 times that amount in private investment and, critically, drive a massive decarbonisation and deflation in energy prices”. Read more

Tim Buckley on the massive upscaling of investment needed in wind, solar, the grid and storage to realise AEMO’s 30 year roadmap: “The key message for consumers is that this is an investment that will drive lower power bills permanently”. Read more

In this extended interview, Tim Buckley details what needs to be in place to deliver the Australian Energy Market Operators 30 year $12bn plan to decarbonise Australia’s energy system. Read more

While China has been increasing coal production as President Xi Jinping prioritises a stable economy over climate change targets, Tim Buckley said this was expected to peak next year as it invested heavily in renewables. Read more

Tim Buckley on the causes and solutions of the energy crisis in this extended interview: “We have a budget, energy and climate crisis. We need permanent solutions at scale, we need to flood the market with cheap new capacity as fast as we can – wind, solar, rooftop solar – batteries, energy efficiency. And we need to make the fossil fuel producers pay tax. On policy, we’ve had a decade of stupid. Let’s not do more stupid.” Read more

Tim Buckley interviewed on BHP’s inability to find a buyer to offload its huge Hunter Valley Mt Arthur coal mine, the $1-1.5bn rehabilitation costs for the toxic mine site, and the federal LNP’s government’s failure to support investment in the renewable energy future. Read more

Tim Buckley interviewed about the energy crisis that has landed in the lap of the new federal ALP government after a decade of federal LNP government policy paralysis. Read more

Tim Buckley notes that the unreliability of ageing coal-fired power plants, and the multinational fossil gas cartel’s regulatory capture and control of eastern Australian gas supplies have helped create a perfect storm for eastern states’ energy markets. Read more