Chris Bowen
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Climate policy
Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target, and the Dutton challenge that follows
“The election of Donald Trump, his statements on climate change and positions on energy policy are likely to have a global impact,” warns Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean.
- by Mike Foley
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Is Angus Taylor really claiming nuclear power will cut power bills by 44 per cent?
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and shadow treasurer Angus Taylor have said their nuclear energy plan will cut power bills by 44 per cent. But experts say this cannot add up.
- by Mike Foley
Folly of Fission Impossible exposed by the fiscal facts
I worked in the nuclear energy business in England in the 1960s and I have monitored disappointment after disappointment for the past 50 years.
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Nuclear energy
Bowen makes ‘hypocritical’ nuclear claims as Dutton accuses scientists of bias
Energy Minister Chris Bowen says he is happy to take expert advice after the nation’s top science agency had a second go at working out the cost of competing forms of energy.
- by Mike Foley and Paul Sakkal
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Paris Agreement
Renewables surge shows Australia can meet ambitious 2035 reductions
The UK has promised to cut emissions by 81 per cent by 2035. The Climate Change Authority is considering how much more we could do.
- by Bianca Hall and Nick O'Malley
As the world wobbles on climate, Australia doubles down
Rattled by Donald Trump’s victory and pushback against earlier commitments, the world’s climate diplomats have struggled to find common ground during COP29 talks.
- by Nick O'Malley
Your solar panel payments are running out – can you get paid to install a battery?
The sun is shining so brightly on the energy grid that household batteries must become the new frontier of power bill savings.
- by Mike Foley
Analysis
Paris Agreement
Tax business-class flights, crypto and plastics, UN climate talks told
Climate leaders suggest new taxes on dirty old industries could help pay for the multitrillion-dollar cost of stabilising the climate.
- by Nick O'Malley
Analysis
Electric vehicles
If cars become batteries on wheels, cities become power plants
Australia’s energy system now offers vehicle-to-grid charging, which will make the concept of traditional baseload power redundant.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How Donald Trump just made Chris Bowen’s difficult job harder
Global climate talks begin in Azerbaijan this week, with Australia taking a central role even as the United States looks set to abandon the process.
- by Nick O'Malley
‘Crippling’ loss of millions of dollars in solar rebates under investigation
Solar panel retailer Carolyn Lee is owed $40,000. She wants the government to step in.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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