Category Archives: electricity networks

Atmosphere reveals that we’re living a lie

Posted on 4 July 2017 by Peter Boyer

Our governments have been cooking the carbon accounting books. It’s past time they stopped. There are many measures of our performance in reducing carbon emissions, but only one that counts. As Bill Clinton might have said, it’s the atmosphere, stupid! … Continue reading →

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Finkel’s purse may not be silk, but at least it’s a purse

Posted on 13 June 2017 by Peter Boyer

As a climate plan it’s second-rate, but it’s our best chance to end the climate wars. It can be no surprise that Tony Abbott looks with great suspicion on the review into the security of our electricity supply led by … Continue reading →

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The big, ugly mess that is national energy policy

Posted on 11 April 2017 by Peter Boyer

The story of rising power prices is very different from what our political leaders tell us. There’s an idea doing the rounds that rising power bills are a direct result of rich people putting solar panels on roofs. It’s vaguely … Continue reading →

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