Energy
The Trump Slump, Full marks for Albo, Energy prices are telling us something, and Gittins it wrong on inflation (again)
The Trump Bump has officially become the Trump Slump, with the current US administration’s incessant focus on tariffs contributing to one of their greatest tailspins of all time:
Solar's death spiral
WA’s battery subsidy is an expensive fix for today’s grid issues that risks undermining its long-term economics.
Barriers to nuclear, the tradie shortage, trade-offs still matter, the deal of the century, and don't fire the bureaucrats
For whatever reason I’ve read more than the usual amount of interesting content over the past week, so here’s another post replete with my thoughts on several topical issues.
Nuclear is easier said than done # In somewhat of a cautionary tale for Peter Dutton’s nuclear ambitions (should he win the election), the most important piece of the puzzle may well be how his government chooses to regulate it. Specifically, he should distinguish between large- and small-scale reactors, to avoid stifling innovation in small plants that post significantly less risk to the public:
Blowing the boom, eurosclerosis, China's decline, why Nvidia is American, beware the dunkelflaute, limits to AI, and the brain drain
Most readers of Aussienomics are probably still busy soaking up the Australian summer rather than looking for interesting tidbits in their inboxes. But for those of you still checking your emails, here are a few of my thoughts on some of the essays, papers and news I’ve read over the break.