Tristan Edis
The Guardian
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Past articles by Tristan:
An extra $1.3bn to upgrade Australia’s energy inefficient homes might not do much – here’s what would help
Taking on vested interests and mandating housing energy ratings and minimum standards are far more important steps → Read More
Australia is facing gas shortages. We shouldn’t be here, but there is a way out
Curtailing the inefficient use of gas to heat our homes will help bridge the supply issue expected in 2027 → Read More
After Mike Cannon-Brookes’ shake-up, AGL now faces the challenge of pivoting away from power stations
Boardrooms around Australia will be noting what shareholders can do if you don’t take climate change issues seriously → Read More
Labor appears to be living in either fear or hope over climate policy
With an election looming, Australia’s political parties are arguing about the wrong thing: it’s policy instruments, not targets, that are pivotal to containing global warming → Read More
Scott Morrison could restore Australia’s climate reputation as a lifter rather than a leaner with five steps
There is a way the Coalition can claim its climate policy is all about technology not taxes and still show it is serious about net zero → Read More
The Coalition’s net zero policy is merely a plan to freeload off the rest of the world
Scott Morrison’s government is counting on businesses and households to reduce emissions almost entirely as a result of their own voluntary initiative → Read More
The Morrison government wants to bail out coal-fired generators. Guess who’ll pay?
This is a desperate quick fix to try to rescue power station owners from an onslaught of renewable energy they should have seen coming → Read More
The Coalition's tech roadmap is a strategy based on an old and discredited argument
There are useful elements in recent policy announcements but what we really need is a clear financial incentive to deliver emission reductions → Read More
While the government is in denial, the states are making staggering progress on renewable energy
State governments seem frustrated with the Coalition – but we are closer to 100% renewables than you think → Read More
Is Australia on the verge of having too much solar energy?
Solar will represent a very substantial part of our power supply, but we’re hardly at risk of generating too much. Here’s why → Read More
Wind and solar success shows spirit of Snowy resides with renewable energy
Instead of saying we can’t do it, imagine if our leaders, like those behind Snowy Hydro, showed how great things can be done → Read More
Australia breaks record again for rooftop solar installs in November
A total of 120MW of rooftop solar was installed in November, knocking off five year old record set when demand was fuelled by premium tariffs. → Read More
Queensland election: Energy numbers say no to new coal
I hate to break the news, but north Queensland will not be getting a new coal fired power station if the LNP are elected on Saturday. → Read More
Australia wind and solar power overtake gas in September
Not long ago, energy market modellers thought we’d be building gas turbines everywhere to hit our emissions targets. How quickly things change. → Read More
$2.5bn on an unnecessary power station? That's good old pork barrelling
A pledge to build a plant in Townsville makes no environmental or economic sense. But it might just make political sense → Read More
Solar boom underpins big surge in renewable energy jobs in August
Large-scale power project construction work has broken through 10,000 jobs and rooftop solar installs almost broke 100MW for the month. Given they’ll deliver something close to $180m in bill savings the large lift in solar shouldn’t come as much surprise to anyone but Tony Abbott. → Read More
Renewables delivering – despite enemies and “lukewarm defenders”
Green Energy Markets Renewable Energy Index shows an industry delivering on its promise: fulfilling a large and growing part of Australia's energy needs while also providing meaningful employment. → Read More
Turnbull has failed to axe Australia’s power price “laziness” tax
The PM only had to push energy reforms slightly further to make a world of difference, and protect consumers from the "laziness tax" exploited by utilities. → Read More
New coal power plants are great – if you don’t have to pay for them
Tomago smelter wants a new coal generator, subsidised by the government. If it really wants coal power, why doesn't it write out a contract itself? → Read More
Turnbull just needs to look back into his own past to address high power prices
A new coal power station is useless for solving current problems. Instead we should focus on cutting out energy waste → Read More