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In August 2024, Chris commenced a three-month research trip across Australia and New Zealand to explore their unique challenges and opportunities in the energy transition, and to conduct interviews with the people involved. This episode kicks off a miniseries based on those travels.<\/p>\n

We start by speaking with Giles Parkinson, a journalist for more than 40 years who has arguably covered Australia\u2019s energy transition more thoroughly and consistently than anyone else. Giles is the founder and editor of Renew Economy<\/a> and the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast<\/a> as well as the founder of two other websites: One Step Off The Grid<\/a>, which provides information to consumers contemplating what they can do to support the energy transition, and The Driven<\/a>, which is billed as \u201cAustralia\u2019s most-trusted and well-read electric vehicle news site.\u201d<\/p>\n

In this roughly 90-minute conversation, we frame up the big picture on Australia\u2019s energy transition, including the major themes and vectors of change. We discuss several significant energy transition projects as well as the politics of the energy transition in Australia, including the roles of various government agencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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