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MB’s David Llewellyn-Smith (DLS) and Nucleus Wealth’s Damien Klassen disagree with me on energy policy. MB exists to debate such issues in good faith and allow readers to form their own views.
We all agree that a domestic East Coast gas reservation policy and/or export levies are a no-brainer and would help to lower Australian energy costs. That issue is beyond debate.
Our difference of opinion concerns whether a renewable energy future for Australia, without coal or nuclear generation, would reduce energy costs and is rational from a policy perspective.
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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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