PROGRESS 2050: Toward a prosperous future for all Australians
CEDA's Australia's Energy Options series commenced in late 2011. It has included three policy perspectives that have covered nuclear energy, renewables and efficiency, and unconventional energy options, and this final report.
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Australia's Unconventional Energy Options |
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Renewables and efficiency |
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Australia's nuclear options |
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This final report provides key recommendations drawn from each policy perspective but also looks at the Australian electricity market and opportunities to improveits efficiency and effectiveness.
New recommendations in this report include:
CEDA undertook this series over 12 months because the combination of these issues had the potential to not only set-up Australia with low-cost efficient energy supplies for all Australian consumers but also open up significant export opportunities potentially delivering substantial gains to our economy.
Read: nuclear energy, renewables and efficiency, and unconventional energy options.
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Additional chapter
The contribution of monopoly network service providers to electricity price rises in the National Electricity Market. By Carbon Market Economics (CME), Director, Bruce Mountain
This paper examines the contribution of monopoly electricity network service providers (NSPs) to electricity price rises in the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Read more Energy October 30, 2012Watch video snapshots from CEDA's Australia's Energy Options research series, including renewables and efficiency, unconventional energy, electricity prices. CEDA's major research project for 2011-2012, Australia's Energy Options, explored a range of issues in the energy space.
Read more Energy September 1, 2012Released in September 2012, Australia's Unconventional Energy Options, is the third publication in CEDA's Australia's Energy Options series. It reveals the economic opportunities and environmental challenges for unconventional energy in Australia.
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