‘Progressive’ school backs calls for students to join walkout
A Melbourne state school has invited a backlash by promoting a controversial student climate change strike.
Climate
Firms ‘face power hit’ under Labor
Power prices could rise as much as 35 per cent under Labor’s emissions reduction target, according to new research.
Turnbull, Abbott renew row on climate
Malcolm Turnbull has reignited his long feud with Tony Abbott with a slapdown over talk of a new coal-fired power station.
Billions at risk in carbon clamp
Tens of billions of dollars in new resource projects will be at risk after WA’s EPA announced tough new carbon measures.
Independents demand action on coal, climate
NSW is headed Left on renewable energy and policy around coal-fired power stations if a minority government is formed.
HSBC feels coal financing heat
A group of shareholders has called on HSBC to stop financing coal projects in Bangladesh, Vietnam and Indonesia.
Sea life at risk from heatwaves
Heatwaves affecting oceans are becoming more frequent — and wreaking havoc on marine ecosystems, scientists have warned.
Premier rejects gas ban claims as ‘urban myth’
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says he accepts some forms of renewable energy are cheaper than others.
Fires linked to climate change
Environment Minister links the Victoria bushfires to climate change, saying there’s “no doubt” of its impact on Australia.
Adani to seek billions if mine blocked
Adani has warned that taxpayers would face a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit if the state government tries to stop the Carmichael mine.
Monash agitators go silent on energy
The pro-coal Monash Forum has retreated from the energy debate as Scott Morrison pushes renewable energy.
Canavan takes a shot at ‘green’ AMP
Resources Minister Matt Canavan has launched an attack on AMP for its pursuit of Australian corporates on climate change.
Exxon in energy policy plea
ExxonMobil has called on Canberra to quit squabbling about renewables and start developing a clear energy policy.
Coal dead under Labor’s dramatic renewables plan
NSW Labor Leader Michael Daley has pledged that “as close as possible to 100 per cent’’ of energy will come from renewables.
LPG exports offset nation’s greenhouse gas emissions
Cuts to Australia´s greenhouse gas emissions are being offset by rising exports of liquefied natural gas.
Greens activist in Premier’s ranks
A senior climate change adviser to Annastacia Palaszczuk is also a key strategist driving the Greens’ federal campaign against coal.
Morrison’s $67m embrace of renewables
Scott Morrison will pump an extra $67 million into energy efficiency initiatives under his new ‘practical’ climate change policy.
State’s hydro push
Three pumped hydro projects in Tasmania stand to ease power prices across Australia and end Victorian blackouts.
‘We don’t need Morrison’s cash’
Snowy Hydro said it did not require a $1.4 billion equity top-up to get the Snowy 2.0 project off the ground.
Trad tells coalminers to ‘re-skill’
Workers in mining districts need to re-skill amid a backlash against coal-fired electricity, the Qld Deputy Premier says.
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