This Month
Dry conditions fuel concern for horror Australian bushfire season
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has warned of a difficult bushfire season after a dozen homes were lost on the NSW Central Coast.
Labor must turn the screws on the renewables rollout
Australia’s energy transition is looking more like an energy cliff and the main issue is the pace, rather than the direction of the renewables rollout.
OpenAI, NextDC $7b data centre to drive green energy investment
A new data centre in western Sydney that will anchored by OpenAI will be the catalyst for renewable energy projects, says NextDC’s chief executive.
It’s evident which way bitcoin is headed
Readers’ letters on the bitcoin craze, investor diligence, psychological injury claims, the Nats’ views on renewables ‘costs’, and solutions to the energy crisis.
Severe storms kill nearly 1000 in South-East Asia, Sri Lanka
Three cyclones, coinciding with the north-east monsoon that typically brings heavy downpours this time of year, have caused widespread destruction.
November
Shocked by how many CEOs fear Trump: John Kerry
Businesses continue to invest in the green transition despite the worry, with spending on renewable energy projects topping $3.4 trillion last year.
Why only Australians understand smart business casual
Women have long known that this dress code is ill-defined to the point of uselessness. But it turns out that men are also equally confused.
Gina Rinehart puts blowtorch on Rio Tinto, BHP over net zero spending
Australia’s richest person has criticised her company’s joint venture partner, Rio Tinto, for torching shareholder value on the “green altar” of net zero.
G20 summit defies Trump, adopts declaration on climate, Gaza
Envoys from the group – which brings together the world’s major economies – have drawn up a draft leaders’ statement without US involvement.
Japan deploys troops, drones to combat rising bear attacks
As deadly bear attack numbers surge in Japan’s northern villages and resort towns, the country is scrambling to contain the threat and growing economic damage.
Albanese creates ‘mixed messages’ on climate summit bid
Industry figures urged Canberra to keep going with its campaign to host and stop boosting Turkey’s otherwise weak attempt to nab next year’s COP event.
South Korea coal phase-out to hit Australian exporters
The East Asian nation committed to eliminate such power generation by 2040, which will weaken long-term demand for Australian commodities and isolate Japan.
Wong expects COP outcome by end of the week as Germany pushes back
If Turkey and Australia fail to agree, Bonn in Germany will host the next edition of the climate conference, an outcome the European country does not want.
Stay in the Paris Agreement with this one weird trick
The Liberal Party’s plan to repeal Labor’s emissions targets would disqualify Australia from the Paris climate agreement. But there could be a workaround.
Australia and Turkey’s bids (literally) bump each other in Brazil
A coalition of employer, investor, civil society and union groups used a smart backdrop to urge the Albanese government to keep trying in its bid to host COP31.
Game of chicken fires up as Turkey rejects Australia’s deal
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected the federal government’s offer to split hosting duties for next year’s UN climate summit.
Net zero is not like the Voice for the Liberal Party
There is no campaign playbook that the Libs can use against net zero because, in truth, they have not really fought for anything for years.
Why start-ups cannot get their hands on green subsidies
Labor’s net zero economic advisor says smaller businesses are struggling to get access to government financing that would significantly de-risk their projects.
As descendants of Liberal MPs, we wish the Coalition had a rational climate policy
Labor’s approach has been erratically interventionist, slow and piecemeal. The Coalition could capitalise on that by offering a credible pro-market alternative.
You know who believes in climate change? The sharemarket
Clean energy stocks and those that benefit from the rise in climate-fuelled disasters have absolutely trounced the S&P over the past five years.