Labor is on course to head to the federal election without a 2035 emissions reduction target as the agency tasked with providing advice considers the likely effect of Donald Trump’s presidency.
The Coalition will seize on the conclusion of an IEA report on the rise of nuclear energy as evidence its plan ahead of the federal election is in lock-step with rest of the world.
Donald Trump wants to increase fossil fuel production which has the potential to trigger a global oversupply, however analysts say the big Aussie producers should be insulated for a while.
Ports Victoria says Viva Energy hasn’t adhered to requests it complete works that will ascertain risks to other vessels from a planned LNG import facility at Geelong.
The outage has seen the energy player take a hit before it learns the fate of a proposed project which could help with the looming gas shortfall.
New figures indicate the Coalition has just months to turn public opinion around on its signature energy policy.
The admission will elevate concern about how Australia — one of the world’s largest LNG exporters — is forced to import gas to meet demand from Victoria and NSW.
There will be fewer global LNG final investment commitments this year, which should ease the concern of giants like Woodside and Santos of a global glut, a respected industry observer says.
Renewable energy developers will imminently find out if they have secured access to a transmission line key to the nation’s push for net zero.
AP&G LNG has approached the SA government with a proposal which could, at least temporarily, stave off a looming gas shortfall on the nation’s eastern seaboard.
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