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IKEA drops hopes of emissions-free deliveries by this year
Poor charging infrastructure for vans and trucks has forced a move to “more realistic” goals on emissions-free deliveries, the retailer says.
Yesterday
China hits back at Trump with tariffs on US coal, LNG, crude
China will impose a 15 per cent tariff on coal and LNG products and 10 per cent on crude oil and other products in response.
This Month
Hydrogen backers push ahead as Qld flagship project crumbles
Chris Bowen described the Crisafulli government’s decision to drop funding for the state’s most advanced project as “surprising and disappointing”.
January
EDO rejects bankruptcy fears after $9m Santos court flop
The taxpayer-funded environmental law charity has secured a $6.5m interest free loan to stay afloat after costs from its case against the gas giant pushed it to the brink of collapse.
Coal drops below 50pc for first time as solar powers to record
Renewables supplied a record 46 per cent of the National Electricity Market in the December quarter when a milestone was reached with coal power.
DeepSeek dents outlook for AI-fuelled power boom
NextDC’s CEO says data centre power use will not fall after US energy stocks were smashed by expectations DeepSeek will pierce AI-fuelled electricity demand.
As CEFC billions roll in, the green bank faces a political test
Extra funds of $2 billion for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation invite questions over its future, as the opposition’s Ted O’Brien says “the whole thing is absurd”.
WA minister splits with Canberra on offshore wind
WA energy minister Reece Whitby said offshore wind may be better suited to the west coast after several developers dropped plans for WA projects, opening up a divide with his federal counterpart
Santos eyes Darwin LNG expansion with Beetaloo gas
The plan could offer a lower-cost export avenue for gas from the remote Northern Territory region but remains tentative and in its early stages.
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Labor pumps $2b into green bank despite Trump’s fossil fuel push
The first extra funding for the country’s green bank since it was set up in 2012 contrasts with the pullback on clean energy under Trump 2.0.
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- Governance
ASX diversity rules in limbo amid Trump DEI backlash
New rules requiring listed companies to report on diversity measures remain up in the air, after the ASX’s governance council refused to put a timeline on finalising the changes.
Woodside joins backdown on some clean energy projects
The move mirrors an industry pullback from marginal green investments that has grown over the past several months and been reinforced by Trump 2.0.
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- Gas
Santos puts massive West Australian oil and gas project on ice
The decision to stall the $3.2 billion Dorado development pushed the share price of smaller venture partner Carnarvon Petroleum down by as much as 27 per cent.
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- Gas
Vic gas squeeze opens up $1b storage opportunity
A gas storage project off Victoria’s coast has grown by 50 per cent amid a flood of demand from customers looking to stave off the risk of winter shortages.
Time’s up? LNG imports destined for Australia next year
After years of warnings, importing gas looks to be the only way left to head off an energy shortfall in Victoria, a move likened to “importing sand to the Sahara”.
Husic blocks controversial NSW offshore gas drilling
The minister’s decision on the contentious drilling project known as PEP-11 comes as south-east Australia is facing the risk of gas shortages in the next few years.
Costs, delays threaten ‘new era’ for nuclear power: IEA
Small modular reactors have the potential to be a “game-changer” but only if expenses can be slashed, the International Energy Agency says.
Gladstone industrial action threatens LNG exports
Any disruption to shipments from the Queensland port could temporarily boost gas supplies for the domestic market just as the ACCC is warning of potential shortages in the southern states.
Vic minimum solar tariffs to be slashed close to zero
Solar households in Victoria will hardly get anything for exports to the grid under a regulatory proposal that reflects the shrinking value of power on sunny days.
Green power scheme’s flaws emerge after making crucial progress
Action is needed to turbocharge the build-out of clean generation, but the shortcomings in Labor’s game plan mean 2030 climate targets remain in doubt.