Donald Trump says wind farms are ‘driving whales crazy’ and has halted developments in the US, but Amazon has invested in an Australian site that will power the equivalent of 67,000 homes.
A rule change will see two diesel generators used to prop up the South Australia grid as the state struggles to reconcile renewables with ensuring grid security.
The global surge in solar power will end in 2025 as less ambitious climate action results in growth in the number of installed PV cells stalling, energy group Wood Mackenzie has predicted.
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has revealed he has a different view from US President Donald Trump on a key global issue.
Young Aussies are being called to help ensure the country is equipped to combat the immediate aftermath of floods, bushfires and other potentially devastating climate events.
Trevor St Baker says he is looking to support the electric vehicle fast-charging firm despite recently losing big on the spectacular failure of the Brisbane manufacturer.
The opposition’s plan to unwind mandatory emissions reporting for polluters would marginalise Australia on the world stage as others seek greater corporate accountability, a top law firm says.
As temperatures continue to soar, a sobering study has found climate change will be responsible for 72,000 additional crimes a year in Australia.
Australia’s energy chiefs, and their biggest customers, are calling for policy certainty from government to ensure a more efficient and prosperous transition to renewable power.
The funding will allow one of Australia’s largest renewable energy developers to accelerate developments as it targets 10GW of new capacity.
Protesters have targeted ANZ bosses over the bank’s ties to the world’s largest weapons company and its funding of major polluters.
Renewable energy rich-lister Trevor St Baker has backed the development of nuclear energy in Australia, saying it was ‘absurd’ it remained banned in face of a broken power sector.
Labor hopes that by permitting new energy worker accommodation to be built, it will temper community opposition that threatens to delay large-scale wind and solar developments.
Gas industry veteran Richard Cottee believes natural gas has a vital role to play in any ‘rational’ transition towards a net-zero future, warning against zealotry in the nuclear debate.
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