Stuffthatcounts

Why did South Australia's energy Minister call for some diesels be bought back into the energy mix?

Peter Dutton's nuclear plan and the media storm around it has raised questions over our media's capacity to analyse any energy plan.

Australia's energy policy is fast becoming a global outlier.

Should a South Australian Parliamentary Committee recommend a ban on shooting flying ducks with shotguns? It's about the process.

Suppose you are trying to shift Australia’s 30 million tonne grain harvest and somebody has decreed that you couldn’t use anything other...

“It’s the economy, stupid” was a phrase coined back in 1992 during a U.S. election campaign. It’s purpose was to keep people focused on...

Climate scientist Matthew England interviewed Naomi Oreskes, who, with Erik Conway, wrote: “Merchants of Doubt; How a handful of...

This is the start of a series on hard-to-decarbonise parts of the global economy. The first part will be diesel engines and it will take...

Abbreviations: AEMO: Australian Energy Market Operator ESB: Energy Security Board GENCOST: Gencost GSOO: Gas Statement of Opportunities...

Abbreviations: CCGT: combined-cycle gas turbine, this is the top-of-the-range gas turbine CCS: Carbon Capture and Storage GENCOST:...

"Blackouts" seem to be the new black. SBS On Demand is running a couple of mini-series on them at the moment. There's a 2020 Belgian 10...

An analysis of what the Teal vote in Australia's General Election means for climate action.

It's always confusing when people use different names for the same thing. Natural gas is burned for warmth and to generate electricity...