Greenwashing in energy

Sustainability, Greenwashing and Shakespeare

An extended version of this post was was later published as an op-ed by Mike Duffy in Renew Economy.  To read the full version click here. It may be time for the Australian energy sector to brush up on the wisdom of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.…
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Strategic communications energy

Strategic Communications in Australian Energy

It’s a big year for energy and for public campaigns that change perceptions, influence action and shape the future. There was a big win for renewables and storage projects last Friday. It was also a win for consumers. State and Federal…
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AEMO Warns on Power Shortfalls

Investment is urgently needed in energy storage, generation and transmission to avoid power supply becoming unreliable later this decade as coal power plants close, the Australian Energy Market Operator has warned. Gaps in the  reliability…
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Public interest can change

I can’t add anything to the heartbreaking pictures from Kabul. I have, however, been thinking deeply about how dramatically and tragically a public narrative can change and wane. I was in Afghanistan twice in 2011 as a television correspondent…
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