Analysis and commentary on urban decarbonisation, transport electrification, and the systems shaping Australia's energy future.
We spend more than $10 billion a year making diesel cheaper.
The Fuel Tax Credits Scheme is the largest fossil fuel subsidy in the country, and almost nobody can name it. It's also the quiet thumb on the scale in every fleet's decision to stay diesel — and it's forecast to grow toward $13 billion a year, just as we've told everyone diesel is on its way out.
Kerbside charging isn't a charging problem. It's a parking policy problem.
The most expensive moment in a council EV charging project is the one where the parking team finds out about it. A note from inside Australia's first commercial kerbside network on why the chargers aren't the question.
The Infrastructure Gap: Why Australia's Energy Transition Stalls Between Prototype and Scale
Australia currently has 30 days of diesel in reserve. That number has dominated the national conversation for weeks, and rightly so. But there's another number that will matter long after the immediate crisis resolves: the 18 to 36 months it typically takes a commercially validated clean energy infrastructure company to become a fundable, scalable business.
Australia's Fuel Crisis and the Food Supply Chain: What the 21 April Billing Date Means
The fuel crisis conversation has stayed mostly at the petrol station. The more consequential story is what happens inside the freight and food system over the next three weeks — and it has a specific date attached to it