Your intrepid hosts embark on some meta analysis of the meta analysis contained in the new report from the Blueprint Institute and the McKell Institute, 'How the Sausage is Made: Assessing Australian Policymaking Practices in the Energy Sector'.
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Your intrepid hosts construct another corner in the LMSU cafe and contemplate how the current geopolitics of it all have impacted the latest talks of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which met to decide the timeline and content outlines of their next (7th) assessment report cycle. That's right folks, it’s IPCCC time! There was a cornucopia of climate contretemps at this cluster in Hangzhou and while plenty of that includes the US, it wasn’t because of their contributions - they ghosted the talks altogether! Will they align AR7 to the next Global Stocktake in 2028? Undecided! Will there be a chapter on CDR and CCUS in the mitigation report? You betcha. And those are but a tantalising taste of the buffet on intrigues the IPCC folks served up.
And now it’s time to slip into some stretchy clothes and get comfy Summerupperers because the LMSU barbecue is firing up!
Our main paper
When a report titled “How The Sausage Is Made: Assessing Australian Policymaking Practices in the Energy Sector” from the McKell Institute and the Blueprint Institute appears on the a la carte menu, what’s a hungry LMSU crew to do?
This double-think-tank bonanza popped some banger energy policies into the meat grinder with some of the wurst to give us a recipe for how to make a better sausage. Sated? Barely! Room for more? Some gristle to clear out!
Stick a fork in this one, we’re done!
One more things
Frankie’s One More Thing is: to tantalise our Summerupperers with the promise that we'll be covering the Federal Budget in our regular public episode for main course, and serving up some exclusive extra sizzle in our BoCo episode for dessert! Make sure you don’t miss any of the juicy details and subscribe to our Patreon for the full Budget buffet!
Tennant’s One More Thing is: US mini-freakout over gas turbine cost/availability - does it mean anything for Australia? (Yes!)
Luke’s One More Thing is: Canada’s impending election is getting wild! Riding a wave of anti-Trump sentiment, Mark Carney, former head of the Bank Of Canada and climate change advocate has won leadership of the Canadian liberal party and will take over as PM from Trudeau, despite not having a seat in Parliament!
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