Climate protesters swarm premier’s office
Climate activists have held a snap protest outside a premier’s office over the approval of the largest gas plant in the southern hemisphere.
Climate Change
Beware the lessons of history on costings: Grattan Institute
Pretty much every major energy project in Australia has run way over budget in recent years, so treat long-term nuclear costings with caution, the Grattan Institute’s Tony Wood says.
‘Green transition will be a huge challenge’: AGL CEO
Damien Nicks of the nation’s biggest power generator says its critical to provide secure, affordable energy while funding the renewables rollout.
Red tape’s threat to net zero target
Hundreds of millions of dollars of foreign investment could slip through Australia’s fingers and net-zero targets could fail because of environmental approval red tape, a new report says.
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Gas supplies tight heading into critical summer months
Australia’s dependency on gas is growing due to limited storage capacity to back up renewables, but the energy market operator has warned supplies are tight going into a critical period.
Bowen jeers ‘always-on’ generation as rooftop solar at risk
Chris Bowen has defended an increasingly decentralised power grid against calls for more ‘always on power’ like nuclear, despite four million Australian households facing the threat of restrictions on their rooftop solar supplies.
‘Not yet:’ Grim warning on renewables rollout
A major report into Australia’s ability to reach its renewable energy target has warned the rollout is not at the “speed and scale” needed.
Wild scenes, arrests outside parliament
Protesters from the climate action group Rising Tide have been arrested following a promised week-long protest in Canberra.
Uncertainty over key Aussie climate target
Events abroad are hanging over Australia’s climate change targets, the Climate Change and Energy Minister says.
Plans for tobacco to light up aviation industry
Smoking might be banned on aircraft but tobacco could one day be used to fire up engines minus the nasty emissions thanks to new Australian research.
Cop injured as 170 protesters charged
Police have charged 170 climate protesters over their alleged involvement in temporarily shutting down a major shipping channel in Newcastle.
‘Refusing to comply’: 138 arrests at protest
More than 100 climate protesters have been arrested after they allegedly disobeyed police orders while temporarily shut down a major shipping channel in Newcastle.
‘Refusing to comply’: 138 arrests at protest
Police say on Sunday, a large group of people entered a shipping channel and interfered with the movement of vessels.
Activists charged over coal port protest
Three climate activists have been arrested on the water and charged following a protest at the Newcastle Coal Port on Saturday.
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