Power shift: Auto giant’s battery plan could spark EV revolution
A connectivity revolution between solar panels and electric cars would be triggered by extending battery subsidies, says Mitsubishi’s Australian chief.
Climate Change
It’s expensive to get to net zero: Fortescue racks up $350m drill bill
Fortescue has started work on one of the giant solar farms it needs to turn iron ore mines green and is forking out $350m for electric drill rigs.
Dick Smith’s challenge to electric plane developers
Frustrated by the lack of progress in emissions-free air travel, Dick Smith is offering a valuable prize to the first person to fly an electric aircraft from England to Australia.
Clean energy company raises $127m to take technology global
Renewables pioneer RayGen Resources says the $127m Series D funding it’s raised is among the largest clean energy technology capital raisings ever in Australia.
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Has Trump’s war on woke changed our tech bros?
US tech supremos have aligned themselves with the US president. Mike Cannon-Brookes, the climate activist with a private jet and an F1 partnership, says he’s steadfast.
Climate campaigner defends ritzy private jet
An Aussie billionaire and ardent climate change campaigner has just bought a private jet, but says he feels a ‘deep internal conflict’ about it.
Aussie greats’ bid to change Olympics forever
LA will host the next Olympics coming after fires devastated the city that prompted a host of Games legends to call for drastic change.
‘Good chance’: Rich-lister tips 23-seat win
A rich-lister believes at least 23 out of the 35 candidates backed by his Climate 200 group have a “very good” chance of winning at the federal election.
Snowy Hydro delays resuming work amid worker unrest over safety
The decision means further delays to a project already behind schedule, but Snowy Hydro can ill-afford to lose the support of its 700-strong workforce.
Gas crisis ‘born of energy and climate mix’: Santos boss
Kevin Gallagher is the latest energy industry executive to urge Australia to follow the US lead and embrace the comparative advantage of abundant gas reserves.
Labor faces big miss on green energy target
Labor will fall well short of a pledge to reach 82 per cent renewables by 2030, even under a best-case scenario, according to new modelling.
IOC heavyweight: Climate change could end Summer Games
Potential IOC incoming boss Lord Coe has declared climate change to make the Summer Olympics a thing of the past, and addresses attacking social media abuse toward female Olympians.
Cannon-Brookes’ Grok seeks investors for SunCable dream
One of the world’s biggest renewable energy projects will seek external funding as Mike Cannon-Brookes tests financiers’ appetite for the giant SunCable project.
Greenies cop flak over cyclone ‘propaganda’ claim
Queensland coal king Nick Jorss has accused the Climate Council of using the impending arrival of Cyclone Alfred in Brisbane to fuel political propaganda.
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