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When Bad Bunny and his dancers scaled power poles during his Super Bowl performance, he wasn’t just entertaining millions. He was spotlighting how Puerto Rico’s chronic power outages are a legacy of its…
New research shows intermittent fasting is no more effective for weight loss than receiving traditional dietary advice.
The South African government and coal industry need to move fast to set up a plan to turn old coal mines and power stations into job-creating hubs after they close.
Native American lands contain 30% of the nation’s coal, 50% of its uranium and 20% of its natural gas, as well as copper, lithium and rare earth elements.
Even as the US steps back from Paris and New Zealand flirts with imported gas, the global energy transition is gathering speed.
Even if we can pull of the logistical feat, given the social and environmental impact, the question remains: should we?
In South Africa, many low-income families who’ve never had electricity can’t afford solar power. Solar mini-grids could help.
Australia cannot meet its 2035 climate target with existing policy settings: Stronger incentives are urgently needed.
South African homes need two-way meters so that they can feed extra solar power from home systems and electric vehicles back to the grid.
Your 40s can feel more exhausting than your 60s. The reason isn’t inevitable decline, but a clash between biology and peak life demand.
If the biggest coal exporters banned new coal mines, they could drive the shift to renewables – and benefit while they do it.
Australia’s energy system favours households with wealth, secure housing and flexibility – leaving millions exposed as heatwaves intensify.
The government directed data centers to turn on backup generation in parts of the US. Expanding distributed generation could improve grid resilience.
It wasn’t so long ago pundits claimed Australia’s grid couldn’t run on higher than 20% renewables. Now it’s 50%.
South Africa needs a renewable energy industrial strategy, not just requirements for green power projects to buy a percentage of solar parts from local companies.
Many homeowners could save money on their heating bills by installing heat pumps – but not everyone, and not everywhere.
Electric vehicles are a fast-growing share of auto sales in many countries, and Chinese automakers are benefiting as the US industry pulls back.
Yes, climate change is worsening and action is uneven. But the shift away from fossil fuels is beginning.
Nigeria’s energy insecurity has become one of its most serious development and security challenges.
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Senior Fellow in Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Payne Institute, Colorado School of Mines
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Climateworks Centre Country Lead, Australia, Monash University