By Dr Mark Diesendorf

Book Chapters

Diesendorf MO, 1983, 'Science as a social and political tool', in Birch A (ed.), Science research in Australia – who benefits?, Centre for Continuing Education, Australian National University, Canberra, pp. 125 - 135

Diesendorf MO, 1982, 'Science under social and political pressures', in Oldroyd DR (ed.), Science and Ethics, NSW University Press, Sydney, pp. 48 - 73

Diesendorf MO, 1979, 'A community use of wind power', in Diesendorf M (ed.), Energy and people: social implications of different energy futures, Society for Social Responsibility in Science (A.C.T.), Canberra, pp. 166 - 167

Diesendorf MO, 1979, 'Problems of high and low energy futures', in Diesendorf M (ed.), Energy and people: social implications of different energy futures, Society for Social Responsibility in Science (A.C.T.), Canberra, pp. 27 - 35

Diesendorf MO, 1979, 'Sounding the alarms: the dilemma of the scientific expert’', in Green W (ed.), Focus on social responsibilty in science, New Zealand Association of Scientists, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 61 - 83

Diesendorf MO, 1977, 'A closer look at prevention', in Diesendorf M (ed.), The impact of environment and lifestyle on human health, Society for Social responsibility in Science (A.C.T.), Canberra, pp. 265 - 280

Diesendorf MO, 1976, 'Environment and health', in Diesendorf M (ed.), The Magic Bullet, Society for Social Responsibility in Science (A.C.T.), Canberra, pp. 131 - 142

Diesendorf MO, 1976, 'Mass x-rays--risks versus benefits', in Diesendorf M (ed.), The Magic Bullet, Society for Social Responsibility in Science (A.C.T.), Canberra, pp. 112 - 122

Diesendorf M, 'Can Energy Security and Effective Climate Change Policies Be Compatible?', in Energy Security in the Era of Climate Change, Palgrave Macmillan, http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230355361.0013

Journal articles

Diesendorf M, 2025, 'Neoclassical economics drives environmental destruction and social inequality', real-world economics review, pp. 25 - 29, https://www.paecon.net/PAEReview/issue110/whole110.pdf

Diesendorf M, 2025, 'A Strategy for Resisting the Vested Interests Driving the Collapse of the Biosphere and Civilisation', Ecological Civilization, 2, pp. 10005 - 10005, http://dx.doi.org/10.70322/ecolciviliz.2025.10005

Diesendorf M; Davies G; Wiedmann T; Spangenberg JH; Hail S, 2024, 'Sustainability scientists' critique of neoclassical economics', Global Sustainability, 7, pp. e33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sus.2024.36

Diesendorf M; Roser D; Washington H, 2023, 'Analyzing the Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Risk Posed by a Mature Fusion Technology and Economy', Energies, 16, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en16031123

Diesendorf M; Hail S, 2022, 'Funding of the Energy Transition by Monetary Sovereign Countries', Energies, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15165908

Diesendorf M, 2022, 'Can energy descent be justified by critiquing 100% renewable energy scenarios? A reply to Floyd et al.', Futures, 137, pp. 102907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2022.102907

Diesendorf M, 2022, 'Comment on Seibert, M.K.; Rees, W.E. Through the Eye of a Needle: An Eco-Heterodox Perspective on the Renewable Energy Transition. Energies 2021, 14, 4508', Energies, 15, pp. 964, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en15030964

Diesendorf M, 2022, 'Scenarios for mitigating CO2 emissions from energy supply in the absence of CO2 removal', Climate Policy, 22, pp. 882 - 896, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2022.2061407

Diesendorf M, 2022, 'Scenarios for the rapid phase-out of fossil fuels in Australia in the absence of CO2 removal', Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 29, pp. 275 - 283, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2022.2108514

Diesendorf M; Wiedmann T, 2020, 'Implications of Trends in Energy Return on Energy Invested (EROI) for Transitioning to Renewable Electricity', Ecological Economics, 176, pp. 106726, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2020.106726

Diesendorf M, 2020, 'COVID-19 and economic recovery in compliance with climate targets', Global Sustainability, 3, pp. e36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/sus.2020.32

Diesendorf M; Elliston B, 2018, 'The feasibility of 100% renewable electricity systems: A response to critics', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 93, pp. 318 - 330, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2018.05.042

Howard BS; Hamilton NE; Diesendorf M; Wiedmann T, 2018, 'Modeling the carbon budget of the Australian electricity sector's transition to renewable energy', Renewable Energy, 125, pp. 712 - 728, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.02.013

Delina LL; Diesendorf M, 2018, 'Critiquing the use of war to mobilise peaceful climate action: A response to Kester & Sovacool', Energy Policy, 112, pp. 1 - 3, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2017.09.046

Mey F; Diesendorf M, 2018, 'Who owns an energy transition? Strategic action fields and community wind energy in Denmark', Energy Research and Social Science, 35, pp. 108 - 117, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.10.044

Diesendorf M, 2018, 'Learning from Fukushima: Nuclear Power in East Asia, P. Van Ness, M. Gurtov (Eds.), ANU Press, Canberra (2017).', Energy Research & Social Science, 39, pp. 162 - 163, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2017.11.020

Hamilton NE; Howard BS; Diesendorf M; Wiedmann T, 2017, 'Computing life-cycle emissions from transitioning the electricity sector using a discrete numerical approach', Energy, 137, pp. 314 - 324, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.06.175

Gui EM; Diesendorf M; MacGill I, 2017, 'Distributed energy infrastructure paradigm: Community microgrids in a new institutional economics context', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 72, pp. 1355 - 1365, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2016.10.047

Diesendorf M, 2017, 'Benjamin K.SovacoolMarilyn A.BrownScott V.ValentineFact and Fiction in Global Energy Policy2016John Hopkins University PressBaltimore9781421418971 paperback', Energy, 122, pp. 746 - 747, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.01.117

Mey F; Diesendorf M; MacGill I, 2016, 'Can local government play a greater role for community renewable energy? A case study from Australia', Energy Research and Social Science, 21, pp. 33 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2016.06.019

Diesendorf MO, 2016, 'Shunning nuclear power but not its waste: Assessing the risks of Australia becoming the world's nuclear wasteland', Energy Research and Social Science, 19, pp. 142 - 147

Yangka D; Diesendorf M, 2016, 'Modeling the benefits of electric cooking in Bhutan: A long term perspective', Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 59, pp. 494 - 503, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2015.12.265

Wolfram P; Wiedmann T; Diesendorf , 2016, 'Carbon footprint scenarios for renewable electricity in Australia', Journal of Cleaner Production, 124, pp. 236 - 245, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.080

Delina LL; Diesendorf MO, 2016, 'Strengthening the climate action movement: strategies from contemporary social action campaigns', Interface: a journal for and about social movements

Diesendorf MO, 2016, 'Subjective judgments in the nuclear energy debate', Conservation Biology

Delina LL; Diesendorf M; Merson J, 2015, 'Strengthening the climate action movement: 
strategies from histories', Carbon Management, 5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17583004.2015.1005396

Elliston B; MacGill I; Diesendorf M, 2014, 'Comparing least cost scenarios for 100% renewable electricity with low emission fossil fuel scenarios in the Australian National Electricity Market', Renewable Energy, 66, pp. 196 - 204, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2013.12.010

Sovacool BK; Parenteau P; Ramana MV; Valentine SV; Jacobson MZ; Delucchi MA; Diesendorf M, 2013, 'Comment on "prevented mortality and greenhouse gas emissions from historical and projected nuclear power"', Environmental Science and Technology, 47, pp. 6715 - 6717, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es401667h

Diesendorf MO, 2013, 'Book Review: Contesting the future of nuclear power: A critical global assessment of atomic energy,', Energy Policy, 56, pp. 738 - 739, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.01.005

Turner GM; Elliston B; Diesendorf MO, 2013, 'Impacts on the biophysical economy and environment of a transition to 100% renewable electricity in Australia', Energy Policy Journal, 54, pp. 288 - 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.11.038

Delina L; Diesendorf MO, 2013, 'Is wartime mobilisation a suitable policy model for rapid national climate mitigation?', Energy Policy, 58, pp. 371 - 380, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.03.036

Elliston B; MacGill IF; Diesendorf MO, 2013, 'Least cost 100% renewable electricity scenarios in the Australian National Electricity Market', Energy Policy Journal, 59, pp. 270 - 282, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2013.03.038

Diesendorf MO, 2012, 'A sustainable energy future for Australia', Dialogue, 31, pp. 5 - 12

Elliston B; Diesendorf MO; MacGill IF, 2012, 'Simulations of scenarios with 100% renewable electricity in the Australian National Electricity Market', Energy Policy, 45, pp. 606 - 613, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.011

Baumber A; Merson JA; Ampt PR; Diesendorf MO, 2011, 'The adoption of short-rotation energy cropping as a new land use option in the New South Wales Central West', Rural Society. The journal of research into rural and regional social issues in Australia, 20, pp. 266 - 279, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=447056174821879;res=IELHSS

Diesendorf MO, 2010, 'A Big Australia', Overland, 2010, pp. 22 - 30, http://web.overland.org.au/previous-issues/issue-201/feature-mark-diesendorf/

Buckman G; Diesendorf MO, 2010, 'Addendum to “Design limitations in Australian renewable electricity policies”', Energy Policy Journal, 38, pp. 7539 - 7540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.06.016

Buckman G; Diesendorf MO, 2010, 'Design limitations in Australian renewable electricity policies', Energy Policy Journal, 38, pp. 3365 - 3376, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2010.02.009

Mudd G; Diesendorf MO, 2009, 'Response to comment on `Sustainability of uranium mining and milling: Toward quantifying resources and eco-efficiency`', Environmental Science and Technology, 43, pp. 3969 - 3970

Mudd G; Diesendorf MO, 2008, 'Sustainability of uranium mining: toward quantifying resources and eco-efficiency', Environmental Science and Technology, 42, pp. 2624 - 2630

Saddler H; Diesendorf MO; Denniss R, 2007, 'Clean energy scenarios for Australia', Energy Policy Journal, 35, pp. 1245 - 1256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2006.03.013

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