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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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.
Data centre operators to invest an extra $26bn in local assets
The nation’s top five data centres providers have hit back at claims they are exacerbating climate change, given the amount of energy and water they use to power and cool their computers.
NSW to ramp up long-duration energy capacity
The NSW government will set a target to nearly double the state’s long-duration energy capacity between 2030 and 2034, as it moves to address a glaring gap in a grid dominated by renewables.
Renewables’ winter woes hit bill relief hope
An increase in wholesale costs last winter will put upward pressure on calculations to determine how much Australians will pay for electricity in 2025.
China, India to drive record coal demand
Global coal production reached a record in 2023, powered by growth in China, India and Indonesia.
Taxpayer pain to prop up ageing coal-fired power: Kean
Climate change tsar Matt Kean says government subsidies to keep ageing coal-fired power stations like Eraring open could encourage other generators to seek the same handouts.
CBA banks on transition for climate exposed communities
Shareholders line up in Adelaide to lob questions at the nation’s biggest bank over its lending policies.
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