Chris Bowen
Five battles that will define Australia’s climate war election
Climate action will play a major role in the federal campaign. The political clash has kicked off over nuclear energy, but it will end in the family home.
- by Mike Foley
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Chinese giant brings first EV for under $30,000 to Australia
BYD’s cheap electric vehicles coincide with government-backed low-cost finance loans for clean car buyers.
- by Mike Foley
Global warming surged last year, but there is also good news
Confirmation that the world had hit 1.5 degrees of warming last year shocked observers, but innovations in the way we generate, move and use energy are working.
- by Nicholas Osiowy
Demise of ‘woke’ would make society poorer
Woke seems to have been a pejorative term for having a social conscience, writes one correspondent.
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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
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
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