Fixed Charges Sabotage Renewable Energy Transition
Stop taxing the transition: fixed network charges get consumer energy resources all wrong Hi fixed charges may fill short term revenues, but they do so by undermining the very tech & planning frameworks that make hi-renewables systems work https://t.co/qvc47Gn0Gr @renew_economy
Perth Storms Rare, Sea‑level Rise Already Accelerating
Perth storms may be in one in five years, but sea level rise from climate change has been decades in the making, with more to come https://t.co/RV4FKjIDea ICYMI Sunday Times 2007 interview warning on sea level rise in #Broome, #Perth, #Rockingham & #Mandurah...
WA Budget Funds Hardware, Skips Decarbonisation Policy
Western Australian Budget 2026-27 Summary: Infrastructure Yes, Climate Action No WA Government budget delivers impressive renewable energy hardware but dodges the policy framework needed for real decarbonisation. Build up, not out Build renewables + batteries And EV networks https://t.co/N6WtLleeto
Prioritize Walkable, Transit‑Focused Infrastructure for Sustainable Redevelopment
Build up, not out Build infrastructure for peeps and liveability Picking the best locations for redevelopment and what infrastructure we need Theory of urban fabrics describes 3 key areas in cities: car-based suburban fabric (BAU), transit city fabric and walking city fabric
WA Leads Renewables Yet Resists Gas Phase‑Out
Emissions targets, LNG, and an electrifying future: WA is Making History on Renewables but Can’t Accept Gas is Dying Fossil fuel squeeze to the exit continues https://t.co/SSi7FP1KqA @PeterNewmanCUSP @CurtinUni @ProfRayWills @uwanews https://t.co/bGRlyMKinA
Robots Accelerate Clean Energy Transition Without Job Loss
Robotics and automation don't take jobs in the energy transition Robots hand us the only credible way to build enough clean energy quickly without burning through people It's not ‘robots vs jobs’, it's robots plus good policy avoiding a slow transition and...
China Remains Top Car Supplier as ICE Dominates Sales
Australian vehicle sales Apr 2026 VFACTs + EV Council - 5May2026 BEV share 17% Hybrid (inc PHEV) 30.5% ICE only drive train share 52.5% Country of origin: China number one car supplier in Australia again April 2026 China 28% of sales Jan-Apr 2026, Japan 24% https://t.co/OQf2N5E3TL
Oil Rebounds as Clean‑tech Export Slump Accelerates Transition
Is oil king again? According to some global analysts, China's clean tech exports were gonna fall and there'd be a slowdown in global deployment Anybody that's awake to the rapid energy transition not surprised Oil crisis made it faster https://t.co/BMbEUch3Ox @ConversationEDU https://t.co/Xyx8yRhklD
Australia’s 2030 EV Surge Amid No Domestic Production
Here's our @FSS_Au vehicle sales projection for ICE, hybrids, PHEVs and BEVs projection for Australia to 2030 from Jan 2026, assumption is Australia doesn't build cars, so we buy what the world makes Four more years... Fruitloop? https://t.co/dkJ2U9AyOG https://t.co/pv6IT3SlLK
Density Is Key to Transforming Transport Infrastructure
Transforming transport needs density and infrastructure: part 1, density https://t.co/PzBkxCJU5T Prof @PeterNewman @CurtinUni and @ProfRayWills @uwanews @FSS_Au @FifthEstateAU
Australian EVs Cut Weekly Petrol Use by 13 Million Litres
Fact check: Bowen says EVs save Aus ~15M litres of petrol/week As at Mar2026, Aus fleet: 389,431 BEVS + 125,399 PHEVs = 514,830 Av Aus annual mileage 12100km at 11.1L/100km =1343L fuel🤔 Aus growing fleet of EVs now save Aus 13.3ML/week🤓 Accurate 😎 https://t.co/nAFztCHS6B
Fuel Crisis Demands Immediate Shift to Renewable Energy
The fuel crisis could last for a while. It’s time for a new approach to fossil fuel use – end it Let's base our energy systems on renewables, and stop burning stuff Prof @PeterNewmanCUSP @CurtinUni and @ProfRayWills @uwanews & @FSS_Au...
Solar Production Now Outpaces Global TV Set Output
More solar making electricity than TV sets using electricity Look where we are today The world now makes seven times more solar panels than TV sets Look at the surge from 2020 as China ramps it's domestic installation rate https://t.co/eKt7fjddvp
Australia’s Rooftop Solar Powers 40% Homes, Still Below Demand
Australia rooftop solar PV (so far) >4.3M systems (>40% dwellings), cap >28.6GW (Total Aus solar >45GW) ~455,000 home batteries, cap >5GWh EVs >350,000 EV fleet batteries >21GWh Avg daily home use ~20kWh/day All res use >220GWh/day Roof PV gen >90GWh/day https://t.co/5i2gWa9m2A https://t.co/4NlIp7pjyL
DIY Solar, EV, Battery
Sustainability guru Prof @PeterNewmanCUSP @CurtinUni on ABC Life Matters speaks about do-it-yourself, solar-led, EV-charged, home-battery powered, money-saving opportunities We need more It needs to be faster https://t.co/zz2A7TnPm3 No one will be elected saying no net zero