Yesterday
Coal power on comeback trail as wind, solar falter
Electricity generation from coal has surged for the first time in nine years, wrecking emissions cuts and hammering home the disarray of Australia’s energy transition.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
This Month
- Exclusive
- Carbon challenge
NSW coal power stations put on notice over CO₂ limits
The new licence conditions come amid a resurgence in coal power generation in the state and across the National Electricity Market in the June quarter.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
June
- Opinion
- Opinion
Better carrot and stick provides investment certainty for carbon cuts
The climate safeguard mechanism for large emitting facilities means reaching the 43pc emissions reduction target by 2030 is certainly “doable”.
- Kerry Schott
BHP’s carbon emissions to increase this year
However, the company says it is still on track to reach its self-imposed 2030 emissions target without buying carbon offsets.
- Elouise Fowler
Why top companies are starting to back away from green targets
In the past year, many of the world’s biggest companies have dropped or missed goals to cut emissions or to loosen ties with polluting sectors.
- Kenza Bryan and Attracta Mooney
Rio Tinto punts on British start-up to plug renewables gap
The mining giant joined a $575 million investment round for Highview Power, which says its storage technology can firm renewable power.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Nuclear no help in today’s energy supply crisis: industry
Energy-intensive industry says the Coalition’s nuclear plan delays action on emissions and doesn’t address energy security and affordability for the next decade.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Why 2030 targets are in trouble and Australia may fall short
In hindsight, the scale and pace of the task were underestimated by federal and state governments.
- Tony Wood
Japan’s Itochu delays plans to exit Australian thermal coal
The conglomerate joins Glencore in reassessing its decision to exit the fossil fuel with energy security prioritised amid rising geopolitical tensions.
- Peter Ker
Peter Dutton’s climate move a ‘big mistake’: Labor MP
A pledge by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton to dump Australia’s legally binding climate targets has been labelled a “big mistake”.
- Updated
- Tess Ikonomou
The key to more company cars going electric
The number of EV models on offer in Australia has expanded to beyond 100, and more businesses are examining whether to shift their fleets from petrol or diesel.
- Simon Evans
Electrification reaps rewards for postie fleet
Australia Post has added more than 5000 electric vehicles to its fleet, as the changing demands of delivery drive rapid electrification.
- Maxim Shanahan
Is corporate Australia on the cusp of an EV tipping point?
Only 1 per cent of cars in Australia are EVs, but sales are taking off as more affordable models hit the market and the energy transition intensifies.
- Gus McCubbing
May
Push for wider carbon capture ban in Great Artesian Basin
The Albanese government is being pressured to follow Queensland’s lead and slap a ban on carbon capture and storage projects in the entire underground water network.
- James Hall
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
Cut through the noise on nuclear power
It’s a mistake to flatly rule out nuclear power when the final cost of a fully renewable system is also far from clear.
- Michael Brear and Chris Greig
‘Back in the game’: Hydrogen sector celebrates from afar
Almost 50 Australian companies were in Rotterdam for the World Hydrogen Summit. When news of the budget bonanza came through, the reaction was ecstatic.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
The world’s wiliest climate warrior? It’s not who you think
International Energy Agency boss Fatih Birol, a lifelong bureaucrat with roots in the oil industry, has made the net zero transition a personal mission.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Exclusive
- Nuclear energy
Australia doesn’t need nukes: International Energy Agency boss
Global energy tsar Fatih Birol says Australia should play to its strengths in renewables, and there should be less emotion and politics in energy discussions.
- Hans van Leeuwen
The $13.6 trillion question: how do we pay for the green transition?
The private sector will have to provide about 70 per cent of climate finance globally, and the heat is building on governments to deliver policies that do that.
- Attracta Mooney
Investors are set to pile into Australia’s first green bond
European fund managers are backing the federal government’s plans to shed its reputation as a coal polluter, with its $7 billion bond looking well oversubscribed.
- Updated
- Cecile Lefort