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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

OUT NOW and get in quick: a Low Carbon Liquid Fuels demand policy is being designed. Subs due next week! What’s in it? The only possible way to find out is via Let Me Sum Up, here: www.letmesumup.net/i-can-fly-hi...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

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!

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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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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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-...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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-...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

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...

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

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

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‘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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Alison Reeve @reevealison.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

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.

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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

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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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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

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/

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

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...

Luke Menzel and Chris Bowen having an armchair conversation on stage at an energy conference.

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

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...

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

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...

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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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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

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...

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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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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

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...

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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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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

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...

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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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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

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...

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

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

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

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...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

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...

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Alison Reeve @reevealison.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

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

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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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Sharanjit Paddam @sharanjit.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

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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EXCLUSIVE! Leopards Eating People's Faces Party Enjoying Entree | Let Me Sum Up podcast

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

The Year is New, the Pod is Out, the NDA has expired, and it’s time to post the winner of the 2024 Wonkie Award For Best Policy Paper Covered By The Let Me Sum Up Podcast. Three guesses what it is! Well, three candidates:

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

The last LMSU for 2024 includes some big reveals! Is Tennant still talking to Frankie after her brutal campaign in our movie listener poll? Are we totally besotted or just completely enamoured with Princess Mononoke? And who won the 2024 Wonky Award for best paper? podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

Princess Mononoke riding a giant wolf into battle.

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

OUT NOW: the annual Let Me Sum Up Holiday Special for 2024! A bumper episode featuring the Wonkies award for paper of the year; a deep dive into climate-resonant movie Princess Mononoke; and holiday reading/gaming/movie recommendations galore! podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

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LMSU Holiday Special 2024: Well Excuse Me, Wolf Princess!

Podcast Episode · Let Me Sum Up · 30/12/2024 · 1h 27m

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

A dignified concession after a hard fought campaign. The very fabric of our podcast has been tested sorely. We can only hope the new @frankiemuskovic.bsky.social Administration takes this opportunity to unite, rather than divide, Summerupperers everywhere

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

🎄 Are YOU dreading the social obligation to smile wanly at a Christmas Day pile of gift vouchers, novelty socks and duplicate copies of Power Grid? Banish your foreboding, by asking your nearest and dearest to give you the gift of your favourite podcast instead! 🎄 www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp/g...

A meme!

Girl sitting on Santa's lap says "for Christmas I want a climate paper summary podcast."

Santa says "be realistic."

Girl says "I want a high quality debate over energy policy."

Santa says "what colour do you want your podcast?

Girl says "orange but sometimes aqua."

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Alison Reeve @reevealison.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

This paragraph from Danny' Price's defence of criticism from @shamilton.bsky.social is quite telling. It implies his costs are based on forcing nuclear into the system, and then making all the other generation fit around it.

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

The epic battle between Princess Mononoke and Soylent Green for “climate or energy movie Let Me Sum Up will discuss these holidays” is hanging in the balance! Only you can decide the outcome. www.patreon.com/posts/117098...

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Do YOU know someone who needs to know about climate & energy, but doesn’t have time to deal with the avalanche of policy papers? Give the gift that keeps on explaining: a year’s subscription to Let Me Sum Up, with bonus episodes galore and extra silliness aplenty! www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp/g...

Boromir “It is a gift” meme with text “when your special someone asks why an energy paper podcast has appeared in their inbox”

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Only four more days to vote in arguably THE most consequential poll of 2024: deciding which movie the Let Me Sum Up podcast will discuss on its upcoming holiday special! This poll will CLOSE at 5PM on Friday 20 December, so get in your votes: lnkd.in/grGWKdzv

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Today I am choosing to focus on the energy news that actually has some prospect of reducing emissions within the next two decades: Victoria's proposal for phasing out the installation of new gas appliances in existing homes. youtu.be/LQ26MvkQSH8

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Phase out of gas appliances in all Victorian homes

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

The status quo on energy efficiency, electrification and demand flexibility in Australia is not working. The is why ACOSS, Ai Group, Energy Efficiency Council and Property Council have released a new report, Demanding Better, calling for major reforms. It is time for change. youtu.be/7H8fuOMFjW4

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Demanding better on energy efficiency, electrification and demand flexibility

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Tis the season… for the Let Me Sum Up podcast’s holiday special! In which we discuss a movie that’s (mostly? sort of? tangentially?) connected to climate. And YOU get to choose which one. Will it be Soylent Green? The China Syndrome? Princess Mononoke? Vote now! www.patreon.com/posts/117098...

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Poll: What movie should we watch for the LMSU Holiday Special 2024? | Let Me Sum Up podcast

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

The ToR for this review are frankly pretty disappointing. It is 2024; we shouldn’t need to squint at references to consumer energy resources to justify a conversation about the demand side of our energy system and the value it could/should deliver. We can do better than this

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Still walled up in the spare room like a Covidy Elizabeth Bathory, so here’s some initial thoughts on the NEM post-CIS wholesale settings review (TOR here: www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/marke... ) touching on 1. needs 2. what went wrong with the last big NEM review 3. TOR limits & approaches 1/31(!?)

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

For all you COP29 tragics out there this week’s Let Me Sum Up podcast is up with all the highs and lows. Finance negotiations: fraught! UAE dialogue: trails off awkwardly! And how many thrilling breakthroughs can one Article 6 have in a single COP? We reveal all* podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/l...

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"COP, Collaborate And Listen" - Let Me Sum Up - Apple Podcasts

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Frankie Muskovic @frankiemuskovic.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Yesterday in the wee hours after #COP29 wrapped, @lukemenzel.bsky.social and I debriefed with @tennantreed.bsky.social on the key outcomes for #NCQG and #UAE dialogues. And don’t worry, there’s a full #LetMeSumUp Baku to Belem wrap episode coming your way! www.linkedin.com/posts/luke-m...

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Luke Menzel on LinkedIn: #cop29

It is past 4AM in Baku and Tennant's body battery is seriously depleted, but we have news from #COP29. We have an agreement to $300 billion of climate finance…

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Tennant Reed @tennantreed.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

#COP29 official update system asserts the closing plenary kicks off at 7pm Baku time. We’ll see! But the concentration of delegates in the halls has definitely been steadily increasing

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Luke Menzel @lukemenzel.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

But… the new battle front could take the pressure of the existing battle fronts, and aid a resolution Cover texts have acted as a super useful safety valve for negotiations in recent years. Interesting to see if this position holds

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