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Australia might be a long way away, but fossil fuel price spikes triggered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine are hitting households hard. We could have avoided this pain.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have global impacts far beyond the region directly involved in the fighting. Food prices will increase, and the effects will be felt by the most vulnerable.
Europe’s options of alternative sources of oil are limited,
Learn to avoid paying more than you need to – without having to put up with being cold.
The cost of living crisis could get even worse.
UK law currently regards heat as a physical characteristic, rather than a useful resource.
Global supply chains and energy prices are not solely to blame for a tough year ahead.
When entire sectors shut down, the demand for energy plummets.
We found a link between energy poverty and wellbeing, inflammation and cardiovascular disease.
Emissions trading systems are supposed to speed up decarbonisation, but they are not yet capable of doing so in practice.
Energy prices might be global, but domestic policy still counts.
Bleak expectations for 2022.
Oil and gas have been on a roller coaster these past two years – here’s why.
The Bank of England is weighing up the costs of a change.
The government is preparing to offer some kind of limited bailout to businesses that are struggling because of high electricity and gas prices.
Xi Jinping has been talking tough on decarbonising China, but blinked after an energy crisis threatened to derail the world economy.
Saving for the future is an expense we have to budget for.
Takeover bids for Australia’s last listed energy network companies suggest these monopolies are charging way more than necessary.
Energy prices, unemployment, inflation – it’s all looking a bit 1978. And that’s without COVID.
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Senior Industry Fellow, RMIT University
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Energy Fellow, Grattan Institute
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Senior Research Associate, Renewable Energy & Energy Systems Analyst, UNSW Sydney
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Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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Director of Energy Studies, University of Florida
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Vice Dean and Associate Professor in Economics, University of East London
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor and Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University
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Honorary Research Fellow, City Political Economy Research Centre, City, University of London
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Senior lecturer, Energy Policy Group, University of Exeter
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Research Fellow in Fuel Poverty and Energy Policy, Built Environment Asset Management (BEAM) Centre, Glasgow Caledonian University
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Fellow, University of Surrey
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Associate Professor of Strategy and Sustainability, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
