OUT NOW: how is energy governed in Australia, and could that be improved? LMSU declares interests, navigates conflicts, and dives in to a paper rich with ideas beyond The Three Body Problem. Pod here: www.letmesumup.net/nem-governan...

OUT NOW: methane! Frankie’s apotheosis arrives as LMSU dives into a Climate Change Authority consultation on fossil CH4 leaks. How big a deal are they, what can be done, how should we prioritise them versus CO2 or nonfossil CH4? We discuss! Episode: www.letmesumup.net/when-is-20-m...

OUT NOW: a glorious 100th episode of Let Me Sum Up features: SummerUpperers asking us anything! A mysterious message from the beyond! Alarming thought leadership! What’s the biggest policy gap? What will we do once climate is solved? Whither China? Who is our royal patron really? Listen & see!

LMSU Episode 100 Tops Up The National Podcast Reserve

Your intrepid hosts navigate the curliest questions y'all could conjure in this Episode 100 Ask Me Anything spectacular!

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OUT NOW: proposed data centres could put vast pressure on the NEM. But how could they be operated to relieve pressures instead of- and what would it take to motivate that? LMSU assesses a semi-advertorial writeup of a cool trial. www.letmesumup.net/data-centre-...

OUT NOW: a coalition of the willing met in Santa Marta recently to talk fossil fuel transition. What ideas were presented, and with only relatively cuddly fossil exporters present, what was agreed? LMSU summarises! www.letmesumup.net/santa-martas...

OUT NOW: some businesses are for climate policy, some are agin’ it. A 2025 study examines how time horizons, rather than CO2 intensity, explain this. We wonder at their method! LMSU episode here: www.letmesumup.net/trust-no-one...

OUT NOW: how did Australia get so vulnerable on fuel, and what are the options to get more secure? IEFFA serves up a nice little survey of the terrain, and LMSU sums it up! Pod here: www.letmesumup.net/ieefa-grease...

OUT NOW: world oil supply is down 20% for who knows how long. How does demand flex down in the near term? What makes longer term sense? The IEA was born to solve this - and LMSU was born to summarise! Pod here: www.letmesumup.net/oils-well-th...

OUT NOW: what happens to fossil energy systems when usage starts to decline? A new paper argues models of smooth contraction miss physical, financial and managerial constraints that make the ride bumpy indeed. LMSU summarises here: www.letmesumup.net/the-general-...

OUT NOW: a super rapid, yet extended, Let Me Sum Up reaction to Australia’s 2035 emissions target and the päperdämmerung of accompanying advice, modelling, strategies and plans. Are we at home on the range from 62-70%? Saddle up and find out! Podcast here: www.letmesumup.net/the-hi-lo-co...

OUT NOW: a double-epic LMSU episode covering NOT JUST the Productivity Commission’s timely climate and energy contribution to the looming Reformdämmerung, BUT ALSO the blockbuster draft report of the Nelson Review of the NEM! Phew! Here’s the pod: www.letmesumup.net/like-sands-t...

OUT NOW: what in the heck is a Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, and what is In (or Not In) Australia’s first one, and what should we do (or not do) with that? Let Me Sum Up is on the case! Podcast here: www.letmesumup.net/frankie-my-d...

This article from Marion Rae in The Energy is one of the few that properly gets under the hood of the gas appliance phase out regs announced by Victoria this week, and interactions with broader energy policy

‘Nation-leading’ electrification reserves gas for industry

Aussies will rely on gas for decades, just not in Victoria’s all-electric homes, with state supply to be prioritised for industry

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I'm back on Let Me Sum Up this week, your fortnightly dose of energy wonkery! Listening link below or wherever you get your pods.

Tennant Reed@tennantreed.bsky.social · last yr.

OUT NOW: a bold new idea for managing the financial side of an expected gas network death spiral! From past LMSU subject, regulatory superstar Ron Ben-David aka gansta RABer and guerrilla gorilla wrangler The Notorious RBD podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

OUT NOW: a bold new idea for managing the financial side of an expected gas network death spiral! From past LMSU subject, regulatory superstar Ron Ben-David aka gansta RABer and guerrilla gorilla wrangler The Notorious RBD podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

OUT NOW: an extra capacious Let Me Sum Up spectacular covers a series of anniversaries! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

Abundance: A Zippy 40 Year Ride On Procedural Liberalism’s Fast Train To Nowhere

Podcast Episode · Let Me Sum Up · 05/06/2025 · 1h 30m

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It's the Let Me Sum Up podcast's 3rd birthday, and we got ourselves (and all of you) some presents - A shiny new website! Check out the video below – or just visit www.letmesumup.net - T-shirts! Tote bags! Mugs! You've been hassling us for merch, we've delivered at www.letmesumup.net/p/merch/

New First Fuel podcast is out, with an armchair chat @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social We talk COP31, Australia’s 2035 emissions target, and why efficiency and electrification has a big role in his second term agenda. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/f... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6lGK...

OUT NOW: how can Australia be a clean energy superpower when China can do cheap solar themselves? A meticulous paper by Reuben Finighan finds that without trade, sky-high future 🇨🇳🇮🇳🇩🇪🇯🇵🇰🇷electricity demand becomes horribly expensive to meet. Enter 🇦🇺! (And/or 🇧🇷 🇨🇱 🇲🇦 🇵🇪 🇸🇦) podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

Post-election, focus is turning to Australia's COP31 bid and the ambition of our 2035 emissions reduction target. I had a good chat with Ryan Cropp in the AFR about the role of ambition in securing the bid, and keeping faith with Pacific Island partners. www.afr.com/policy/energ...

Labor does diplomatic dance on climate targets

Australia needs an ambitious 2035 emissions reduction target, and soon, if it is to have any hope of hosting COP next year, experts say.

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OUT NOW: special bonus LMSU episode covers the climate and energy policy decisions in front of the reelected Federal Government. There’s a lot! Ordinarily available only to Patreon backers and Apple Podcast subscribers, we’ve waived the paywall - come get it! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

There Is Too Much: The Federal Election's Impact On Climate And Energy Policy

Podcast Episode · Let Me Sum Up · 09/05/2025 · Bonus · 35m

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OUT NOW: A super-rapid response Let Me Sum Up covers the 2025 Federal Election outcome - what happened, arguments about why, what role climate played, and where next for Australian Democracy and the re-elected Govt. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

Pearls And Kidney Stones, Fresh And Steaming From The Bloody Guts Of The 2025 Election

Podcast Episode · Let Me Sum Up · 04/05/2025 · 1h 8m

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Some thoughts from me in Renew Economy. Labor has a once in a generation opportunity to lock in an economic transformation that would dwarf the achievements of Hawke and Keating in the 1980s. Or they could play it safe and miss the moment. Game on. reneweconomy.com.au/labor-won-th...

Labor won the election. It was a mighty victory. Now it is time to win the future

Labor has once in a generation opportunity to lock in an economic transformation that would dwarf the achievements of Hawke and Keating in the 1980s.

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OUT NOW: what should climate people do next given rapid regress on 1.5, rapid progress on cleantech, and Global Political Headwinds? A new paper from @systemiq.bsky.social packs many ideas (and few details) into 15 pages. LMSU assesses! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

OUT NOW: should Victoria go all-out on residential electrification, or step more cautiously? The Government is consulting; a new IEEFA report offers independent, interesting, incomplete modelling of the options; LMSU digs in to the fine print! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

Big news today at a press conference with Jacinta Allan and Lily D'Ambrosio – from 2026 the Victorian Energy Upgrades program will support installation of ceiling insulation! Insulation is critical energy infrastructure, supporting health, comfort and affordability. Good on Vic for leading on this

This week the Let Me Sum Up podcast sums up the climate and energy measures in the 2025-26 Federal Budget – admittedly slim pickings, leaving ample opportunity for @frankiemuskovic.bsky.social, @tennantreed.bsky.social and I to play armchair Treasurer! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

OUT NOW: two think tanks with contrasting outlooks take a look inside the gristly heart of Australia’s energy policy sausage machine and come to similar conclusions. Is the guidance useful? podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

It's Friday, it's not the alternate Friday, so it's Let Me Sum Up day! Episode 1, 2025: 100% pure nuclear, featuring Nuke Menzel, Francium Muskovic, Technetium Reed, + me. Listen here: letmesumup.net/episodes/iea... @lukemenzel.bsky.social @frankiemuskovic.bsky.social @tennantreed.bsky.social

IEA Nuclear Wedge vs. CCA Atomic Wedgie | Let Me Sum Up

It’s 2025 and BOOM BOOM we’re back baby! LMSU returns with a double nuclear paper spectacular, featuring special guest Alison Reeve!

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Succinct summary of US energy and climate policy changes: “That’d be crazy. But they are crazy!” from @tennantreed.bsky.social www.patreon.com/posts/121636... @lukemenzel.bsky.social

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