Recent publications
Climate change is not our #1 problem
It is easy to forget that climate change is not the only issue facing the world today. In ignoring other problems we run the risk of introducing inefficient solutions that make other problems worse. A good example is the promotion of biofuels...
Submission to the Green Paper on Australia's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme
FuelWatch is the sort of stunt only a state government can try
Why is petrol so politically potent? It might not just be because of price. There seems to be a whole psychology of purchasing petrol that gets ignored. If you read the IPA Review, it probably means you believe in freedom of choice. But how much...
A critique of the ACCC analysis of the FuelWatch scheme
Much has been made of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission analysis of the Western Australian FuelWatch scheme. This paper investigates the ACCC analysis published last December and comments briefly on the additional analysis the...
Resource adequacy and efficient infrastructure investment
Chapter 11 of Competitive Electricity Markets
The emergence of Australia's electricity market
Int. J. Global Energy Issues, Vol. 29, Nos. 1/2, 2008
Economic issues in carbon dioxide abatement
Contrary to many assertions, including those of the Stern report, the costs of reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases will be considerable. Having agreed to meet specific levels of emissions reduction by signing the 1992...
The Politics and Economics of Climate Change