Airbus, Qantas pin green jet fuel hopes on new VC
Airbus and Qantas have backed a new climate VC to prime early-stage sustainable aviation fuel start-ups for their own later direct investment.
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Shock and ore as China weaponises rare earths
Rare earth stocks defied the market carnage as China’s move to restrict exports threatened key industries like defence and renewables.
Blame green dream for the cost-of-living crisis, says Beach chief
Beach Energy chief executive Brett Woods says the pursuit of curbing emissions has led to Australia’s elevated cost of living.
Jilted renewable energy players look to data centres for plan B
As more developers miss out on prized transmission access, some are exploring the idea of supporting prospective data centres in a tactical reinvention of their business models.
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St Baker still backing Tritium despite $100m loss
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.
Federal opposition’s emissions retreat ‘would sideline Australia’
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.
Why Australia will face crippling crime boom
As temperatures continue to soar, a sobering study has found climate change will be responsible for 72,000 additional crimes a year in Australia.
Energy bosses urge market certainty in switch to renewables
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.
Neoen raises $1.4bn to fund new renewable developments
The funding will allow one of Australia’s largest renewable energy developers to accelerate developments as it targets 10GW of new capacity.
Fury over bank’s ties to weapons company
Protesters have targeted ANZ bosses over the bank’s ties to the world’s largest weapons company and its funding of major polluters.
Renewables tsar throws weight behind nuclear
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.
NSW to rush through new housing for energy workers
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.
Zealotry has no role in ‘rational transition to a net-zero future’
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.
Westpac boss concedes more climate action needed
Westpac’s outgoing chief has told investors more needed to be done to tackle climate change as a coalition of shareholders demanded action at the AGM.
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