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.
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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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Cbus climate targets in danger
The construction industry super fund may water down its climate targets and shift how it engages with companies on sustainability due to the strengthening anti-ESG movement.
Emirates puts Boeing, Airbus on notice over aircraft delays
Emirates boss Tim Clark has revealed the frustration in the airline industry over delays in aircraft deliveries, which could open the door to Chinese manufacturer COMAC.
Amazon invests in Australian wind farm as Trump halts US projects
Donald Trump says wind farms are ‘driving whales crazy’ and has halted developments in the US, but Amazon has invested in an Australian site that will power the equivalent of 67,000 homes.
Emergency diesel backstop to prop up grid
A rule change will see two diesel generators used to prop up the South Australia grid as the state struggles to reconcile renewables with ensuring grid security.
Cooling climate action clouds solar’s surge
The global surge in solar power will end in 2025 as less ambitious climate action results in growth in the number of installed PV cells stalling, energy group Wood Mackenzie has predicted.
Dutton’s surprise climate split from Trump
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has revealed he has a different view from US President Donald Trump on a key global issue.
Cannon-Brookes’ SunCable energy project unveils new CEO
The Mike Cannon-Brookes-backed SunCable undersea energy delivery project has named a former Origin executive to take on the role of CEO.
Australia’s ‘greenest’ fund stumbles on Trump climate fears
The nation’s ‘greenest’ super fund, run by the $140bn UniSuper, was one of the industry’s worst performers in 2024, despite a hefty allocation to listed equities.
Local VCs scouting for 50 hottest start-ups to fund this year
Got an idea? Five of the nation’s leading venture capital firms have tens of millions to invest in up to 50 new start-ups. Here are the industries they’ve shortlisted as the hottest to back.
Minister reveals green transition ‘truth’
Resources Minister Madeleine King warns support for Labor’s renewable transition will evaporate if voters lose their lifestyles, as Anthony Albanese prepares to reveal a plan to get aluminium smelters switched to renewables by 2036.
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