Hey Reader, in case you missed it last week our website went live and with it we have a back catalogue of insightful news, context and analysis. In today's edition: Australia's Trumpian arc of climate and energy policy All aboard for energy security Preparing for COP30 without the US Australia's great big energy own goal Today in the first of a three-part series, Dan Cass explores the 'Trumpian arc' of Australian climate and energy policy. Expert view “As Australia basked in praise of the...
2 days ago • 6 min read
Hey Reader, Welcome to The Energy. We're excited to say our website is now live! In today's edition: A complex election pitch Chris Bowen's Term 1 report card Market updates from Woodside, GE Vernova and Tesla Teal, maroon or orange: indies are here for the future Pundits were shocked when Australian voters backed intelligent, independent women who wanted integrity in politics and a more ambitious approach to climate and energy policy. Polling suggests the new normal is a federal parliament...
6 days ago • 7 min read
Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy's weekly data newsletter. This week we explore greenhushing - what's behind it and how are energy transition investors navigating Trump's new world? Self-censoring on clean energy It has been seen in US boardrooms for a while. Politico says it has now spread to the leaders of the World Bank and IMF. But is Australia about to catch its very own strain of greenhushing? Spooked by US President Trump’s slashing of funding for ‘climate-related’ programs including...
7 days ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy. In today's edition: Experts unite against Coalition energy policy Victoria digs in on coal, fracking Trump chills US offshore wind Experts condemn Coalition’s nuclear folly Sixty economists, energy analysts and policy specialists from Australia’s leading universities signed an open letter condemning the pursuit of nuclear energy. They estimated the construction of nuclear power plants would take at least 15 years at a cost of at least $330 billion and drain...
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Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy. In today's edition: Shadow Energy Minister Ted O'Brien's dismal report card Buckle up for the next Trump trade rollercoaster BHP and ACCIONA to explore pumped hydro at Mt Arthur Coal Mine Ted talks but is anyone listening? With Opposition Leader Peter Dutton riding shotgun, and other colleagues feeling free to weigh in on his portfolio, Ted O’Brien has fallen short of even the low expectations of a shadow climate and energy minister. His nuclear power plan...
13 days ago • 7 min read
Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy's weekly data newsletter. This week we explore what the government's revised policy stick to reduce emissions is doing for the energy transition. Nudging emissions The first data release under the government’s reformed safeguard mechanism with an emissions cap has shown the adjusted policy is working to drive energy efficiency and bring down the emissions of big industry, albeit slowly. Covered emissions reduced by 2.7 million tonnes year-on-year, or less...
14 days ago • 4 min read
Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy. In today's edition: See the transition in real-time Billboards go nuclear 'Trump dump' winners and losers in energy Open Electricity cuts through the information wars The Superpower Institute launched NEM Records, an interactive tool that makes it easy to see how the grid is evolving. Part of Open Electricity, transforming raw data from the electricity system into instant data insights, the tool identifies and displays key milestones as they occur such as...
15 days ago • 5 min read
Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy, and a special shoutout to those of you recently joining after hearing about us at last week's Smart Energy Council conference. In todays' edition: Green iron explained Decarb for shipping despite US making waves Jemena loses court case over gas rule breaches Green iron, but made in China South Australia and Western Australia aim to be the preferred supplier of future green iron for steelmakers, if China intensifies its steel decarbonisation efforts when the...
16 days ago • 8 min read
Hey Reader, welcome to The Energy. In today's edition: Mixed government signals hurting the transition Future Made in Australia, with China Farmers on the campaign trail Getting smarter Industry may be solving the energy transition’s technical, market and regulatory challenges, but there was an undercurrent of concern at Smart Energy 2025 in Sydney that governments were still the main stumbling block. “Policy certainty is so important and as someone who implemented a comprehensive energy...
19 days ago • 7 min read