Energy resources
Briefing paper
Australia's clean energy investment outlook
The Clean Energy Regulator announced this month that the 2020 Renewable Energy Target has now been met. But with investment slowing, no national policy and a range of regulatory barriers emerging, what happens next is unclear.
Report
Rethinking power sector reform in the developing world
This book provides an evaluation of developing country power sector reform, sifting the evidence of whether reforms have contributed to improved sector outcomes.
Report
National Energy Emissions Audit: electricity update - August 2019
This issue contains some new graphs that show the nation's energy transition over the more than twenty years since the National Electricity Market was launched, in December 1998. In addition, this report has a particular focus on South Australia, where the transition is most advanced.
Article
We need a national renewables approach, or some states – like NSW – will miss out
There are plenty of arguments for states pursuing their own renewable energy targets, not least because they can fill the policy vacuum left at the national level.
Discussion paper
Measures to improve transparency in the gas market: COAG Regulation Impact Statement for consultation
This consultation Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) presents options to improve transparency in the eastern and northern Australian gas markets.