AM Jonson

2 weeks ago | pv-magazine-australia.com | Tim Buckley |AM Jonson

This is just what we need to see: immediate incentives to accelerate the rollout of distributed batteries across the residential and SME sectors, driving real, permanent cost of living solutions for consumers and reducing energy costs for small business. Analysis by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water calculates a household with solar and a battery system could save up to $2,300 annually, equivalent to 90% of a typical family’s electricity bill.

Nov 6, 2024 | reneweconomy.com.au | AM Jonson

The re-election of Donald Trump as US president – a charlatan, fool, felon and climate denier captured and paid for by the fossil fuel cartel – is a bitter irony after the devastating climate-change driven floods that smashed parts of the southeast US recently. Trump’s ‘drill baby drill’ climate and energy ‘policies’ are a disaster for the nation, for intergenerational equity and equality, and will impact global efforts to mitigate climate change.

Sep 5, 2024 | reneweconomy.com.au | Matt Pollard |AM Jonson

As China’s construction slump and steel glut bite, the chairman of government-owned China Baowu Group, the world’s largest steelmaker, has warned China’s steel sector will enter a “severe winter” more challenging than even the major downturns experienced during the GFC of 2008. This spells trouble for iron ore. Australia is the world’s largest iron ore exporter, and it is our number one commodity export, with over 80% going to China.

Jul 25, 2024 | reneweconomy.com.au | AM Jonson

Australia’s path to enduring prosperity is through accelerated economy-wide electrification and decarbonisation. The Productivity Commission’s 2022-23 Trade and Assistance Review released this week risks undermining this at a critical juncture. The Productivity Commision (PC) notes that over 2023, 1,800 trade distorting industry policy measures were implemented globally.

Jun 19, 2024 | antinuclear.net | Tim Buckley |AM Jonson |Christina MacPherson

Nuclear plan is fiscal irresponsibility on an epic scale and rank political opportunism The LNP wants to burn untold tens of billions of public money in a nuclear debt bin fire because nuclear is 100% uncommercial – no private investor will touch it with a ten foot pole short of massive multi-decade subsidies.