Labor faces big miss on green energy target
Labor will fall well short of a pledge to reach 82 per cent renewables by 2030, even under a best-case scenario, according to new modelling.
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IOC heavyweight: Climate change could end Summer Games
Potential IOC incoming boss Lord Coe has declared climate change to make the Summer Olympics a thing of the past, and addresses attacking social media abuse toward female Olympians.
Cannon-Brookes’ Grok seeks investors for SunCable dream
One of the world’s biggest renewable energy projects will seek external funding as Mike Cannon-Brookes tests financiers’ appetite for the giant SunCable project.
Greenies cop flak over cyclone ‘propaganda’ claim
Queensland coal king Nick Jorss has accused the Climate Council of using the impending arrival of Cyclone Alfred in Brisbane to fuel political propaganda.
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Santos’ net-zero plan not credible, court told
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Why Trump victory ‘won’t be bad’ for climate tech
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Brisbane’s LGI lights up Sydney with renewable energy
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Taxpayers or inflated offtake deals ‘needed to fund green transition’
Evolution Mining executive chairman Jake Klein says the ‘inconvenient truth’ about Australia’s energy transition is the question of who pays for big-ticket renewables projects.
‘Whole world’: Wong’s climate demand
With Australia’s Pacific neighbours on the frontline of climate change, Penny Wong is calling for the “whole world” to cut back emissions.
No guarantee of cheaper bills after energy transition
The energy market operator boss’ admission there are no guarantees adopting renewables will lead to lower power bills will continue to stoke already fierce debate.
Bombshell admission on Labor’s energy plan
The national energy regulator has made an eye-popping admission about Labor’s renewable energy plan.
Liberal ‘delay mongers’ behind the nuclear push
A one-time beacon of the NSW Liberal Party and now chair of the Climate Change Authority, Matt Kean has sharpened his attack on the signature energy policy of the federal Coalition.
Green Iron consortium looks to export via Port Pirie
South Australia could supply Asian markets with high-value green iron for decades to come, says newly formed consortium Green Iron SA.
Inside Apple, Amazon and Uber’s war on waste
The tech titans are the biggest buyers of solar and wind energy but that’s not enough to offset the rapid rise of data centres that power the AI boom. Here’s how they plan to stay green.
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