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Economists say Australia shouldn’t try to transition to net zero by aping the mammoth US Inflation Reduction Act

  • Written by: Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Australia’s top economists are pressing Prime Minister Anthony Albanese not to ape US President Joe Biden’s “think big” approach to clean energy.

Biden’s so-called Inflation Reduction Act – dubbed the largest climate investment in US history – directs nearly US$400 billion (A$605 billion) in...

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