10 May 2023
Pakistan’s gamble with Russian oil
Any deal will be hindered by US sanctions, refining challenges, transportation costs, and payment concerns.
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2 May 2023
Managing Japan-Australia energy tensions in a time of transition
Australia can’t afford to support Japan’s carbon emissions anymore than its own. -
1 May 2023
Finding opportunity in Asia’s net-zero transition
Australia will miss out if it doesn’t prepare for lower coal and gas exports. -
27 Apr 2023
Economic diplomacy: Friends, rivals and diplomatic gaslighting
Money still talks in a new world of tighter security alliances when Japan and China can align against Australia on energy. -
20 Mar 2023
Indonesia’s nickel superhighway
There are vast opportunities to build new industries when you’re sitting on the globe’s largest reserve of rare earth. -
28 Feb 2023
Vietnam’s challenge to wean off coal
Fossil fuels have driven rapid growth but the country has pledged – with global help – to be carbon neutral by 2050. -
3 Feb 2023
Global energy scarcity and the South China Sea
A new source of natural gas within the controversial “nine-dash line” should revive questions about sharing access. -
25 Jan 2023
Lithium, lightest metal on earth, carries heavy geopolitical weight
Instead of a source of great tech power competition, lithium should be key to a collective fight against climate change. -
17 Nov 2022
Economic diplomacy: Charging up old ties with Jakarta
Australia has stepped up a trade diversification push despite the first moves towards reconciliation with China. -
14 Nov 2022
The race for lithium
Global energy transition relies on a resource that Australia holds in abundance. But supply chains and policy are key. -
13 Sep 2022
Powerhouse: clean energy transitions in the Indo-Pacific
Energy security is shifting to new interdependencies based on alternate fuels and rare earths. -
3 Jun 2022
Labor should create a “Regional Carbon Bank” for ASEAN and the Pacific
An urgent demand for clean electricity infrastructure requires needs a dedicated, multilateral agency in support. -
31 May 2022
Japan-Australia: building a hydrogen supply chain
Efforts to develop a network for cleaner energy in the Indo-Pacific marks a practical step for closer relations. -
17 May 2022
No Gas: Lessons from Poland and Bulgaria for the Quad
The risk of disrupted energy supplies is not only in Europe but a danger in the Indo-Pacific, too. -
5 May 2022
Energy security: Embracing technological neutrality
Governments should set but not dictate energy standards. That includes allowing nuclear back on the negotiation table. -
27 Apr 2022
When the tank’s empty: Australia’s impoverished energy security
Reliance on foreign oil and fuel-hungry cars puts the country in a vulnerable position, even when there’s no crisis. -
7 Mar 2022
The Ukraine crisis and Timor-Leste
The small country’s decision to stand against Russia underscored its democratic credentials in a region without many. -
28 Feb 2022
Russia’s war will hasten the drive for clean energy security
Wind and solar is not only zero-emissions – it’s local. And that will cut Europe’s dependence on Russian gas and oil. -
18 Nov 2021
Nord Stream 2: Will you go to the Gazprom with me?
The latest ructions over the Russian pipeline should lead Europe to hasten a turn away from gas to renewable energy. -
13 Sep 2021
Iran’s energy diplomacy
Tehran knows its hand when it comes to playing the energy card across the region. -
2 Sep 2021
Australia’s potential as a “green” hydrogen superpower
As the hydrocarbon era wanes a new energy source could be a potent geopolitical asset. -
9 Jul 2021
OPEC Standoff: Resetting market share
Interests within OPEC+ are diverging as fundamentals are slowly catching up from a pandemic demand drop. -
17 Jun 2021
Coal’s decline is underway, no matter what Australia’s politicians say
Key countries are positioning for huge investments in clean energy industries and Australia should take its slice. -
16 Jun 2021
Russia’s energy sector: Accumulating effects of Western sanctions
Sanctions exacerbated already existing problems around debt and technology. Now decarbonisation challenges loom. -
3 Jun 2021
Nord Stream 2: Assessing Russia’s “serious geopolitical victory”
The US has realised the energy pipeline is nearly completed. But that might not be the end of the opposition. -
15 Feb 2021
Australia’s place in a decarbonising world economy
The economics of climate change are rapidly shifting, and that has opportunity for Australia. -
13 Jan 2021
Indonesia lags on renewable energy, and pays the price
Global companies are looking for clean energy, but Indonesia is failing to keep up with neighbours in the region. -
13 Nov 2020
Biden’s clean energy plan versus China’s green tech dominance
The US might be able to construct a clean-energy supply chain without relying on China, but it won’t be easy. -
26 Oct 2020
Crew-change crisis risks supply chains – and lives
Some 400,000 seafarers are currently stuck on ships, past the end of their contracts, unable to go home. -
5 May 2020
Despite headwinds, China prepares for world’s largest carbon market
A low-carbon economy is within China’s reach: it’s up to the provinces to make it work. -
30 Apr 2020
The high price of cheap oil for Saudi Arabia
Having picked this fight and dragged in Washington, the Saudi Crown prince now also has a big stake in the US election. -
23 Apr 2020
Negative oil prices: Why Asian nations may struggle to take advantage
Demand has collapsed, storages are filling – yet Asia’s energy markets might not offer producers a financial lifeline. -
21 Apr 2020
The complex consequences of a plunging oil price
The cost of planes on runways and cars in garages looks very different with an economics, security, or governance lens. -
26 Feb 2020
Australia has an IEA problem, not a fuel security problem
Perhaps it is time for Australia look to the Asia-Pacific for a more appropriate energy cooperation agreement. -
11 Jun 2019
It’s time for Australia to scale up its energy diplomacy
A huge transformation of global energy production and consumption is underway but sorely needs international governance. -
23 Nov 2017
The global energy outlook and what it means for climate change
The two-degree target is way beyond reach on the International Energy Agency’s base scenario. -
6 Nov 2017
The two Americas at COP23
The Trump Administration will be the clear villain at the Bonn climate change talks. -
20 Mar 2017
Global lessons from South Australia's power dilemma
As wind and solar deployment continues, we are going to see an increasing amount of battery storage deployed to secure supply and balance the grid. -
20 Jan 2017
Obama's legacy: Bold leadership on climate
Battling climate change was a signature issue of President Barack Obama’s tenure, particularly during the his second term. -
25 Nov 2016
Trump-sized upheaval in climate movement
Trump's determination to pull funds from the climate movement will have the most immediate impact. -
24 Nov 2016
Quick comment: Sam Geall on Trump, China and international climate change negotiations
US President-elect Donald Trump has significantly softened his rhetoric on climate change, saying he has an 'open mind' to it. -
18 Nov 2016
The switch to renewables: Lessons from small islands
Any shift to renewables worldwide will require considerable government intervention. -
7 Nov 2016
TurkStream: Putin’s latest triumph over the West? (Part 2)
At its heart, TurkStream is a project aimed at further entrenching European dependence on Russian gas -
3 Nov 2016
TurkStream: Putin’s latest triumph over the West? (Part 1)
An avenue of Russian resurgence that has attracted little attention is Putin’s pipeline politics. -
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