Net zero chaos: Shorten can tell PM what’ll happen next
But if the PM can’t get his side on the same page on his net zero target, then Bill Shorten can tell him what will happen next.
Mission Zero
Labor firm on coal; Coalition accused of ‘walking both sides’
Labor’s Pat Conroy doesn’t regret “one iota” his comments about the impact of the party’s coal mine plan. It comes after the Coalition was allegedly caught “walking both sides of the street”.
60,000 new jobs as coal-fired power stations shut down
Australia could create more than 60,000 jobs by replacing the energy produced by a single coal-fired power station with solar. This is how it would work.
Labor’s big contradiction on coal mines
Labor has let it slip coal mines would not be entirely exempt from provisions to help Australia reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
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Green jobs that pay up to $250K
Australia’s renewable energy transition is creating jobs in fields workers have never seen before. This is what you could earn if you take the leap.
Sequestration is a win for farmers
The government’s decision to include soil carbon sequestration as a key element in its net zero 2050 plan is a very positive move, says Gary Nairn.
Why Sydney electricity tariffs have plunged
The price of electricity is substantially down for a second year running, in part due to NSW residents embracing this particular renewable.
Why PM can’t release net zero details
Scott Morrison has been under fire for not releasing the modelling underpinning his major net zero commitment, but there’s a good reason why.
Tech billionaires bankroll $40m Sydney carbon tech
A biotech Sydney start-up using microbes to accelerate carbon renewal has raised $40m in funding led by tech billionaires including Mike Cannon-Brookes.
How Russia could stop world from net zero goal
Russia has set a net zero target for 2060, but it could prove to be the biggest block to progress at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. Here’s why.
Aussie’s $1m offer to island nations to build carbon sinkhole
Island nations under threat from rising sea levels have been offered more than $1 million to take part in a bold new experiment.
Revealed: 800 Aussie businesses going carbon neutral
More than 800 Aussie businesses have made a vow to be carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner. Here are the firms that have stepped up.
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