About this episode

The episode discusses how the housing crisis in Australia is impacting solar energy adoption and the broader energy transition.

A group of Australian researchers have recently put out a paper detailing how soaring housing costs are taking a toll on solar uptake and effectively slowing our push to net zero. There are also growing concerns that the huge uptake in household batteries - incentivised by government - is deepening inequities in the housing and energy markets. What’s the solution? Well, did someone say nationalising our rooftops? Dr Song Shi from University Technology Sydney joins host Bill Code on City Road.

People in this episode

Host: Bill Code

Guest: Dr Song Shi

Topics covered

• housing crisis
• energy transition
• solar uptake
• net zero
• equity in energy markets
• nationalisation

Keywords

• housing crisis
• energy transition
• solar energy
• net zero
• household batteries
• equity
• Australia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University Technology Sydney

Places: Australia

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