Government has many questions to answer as energy costs mount
Given ongoing wars, acts of terror and major political differences worldwide, the historical failure of the human race to co-operate to achieve global net zero is indisputable.
Climate Change
Trump’s carbon cut scepticism doesn’t change commercial facts
Donald Trump’s election on a slim majority has emboldened green bashing but it’s mainly noise and the fundamentals endure that emissions reduction makes good commercial sense.
In energy debacle, our biggest power failure is Bowen
Chris Bowen has ceded too much to the green fringe. Prices are higher, renewables growth has collapsed and energy security risks are rising. He must resign.
Bowen clinging to 1.5C dream despite Trump wake-up call
Chris Bowen says he remains hopeful that global warming can be limited to close to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels despite the world’s largest economy pulling out of the Paris agreement.
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.
Dutton backs climate accord, tipped to set emissions reduction target
Peter Dutton will set a 2035 emissions reduction target if he wins the election, senior Coalition sources say, as he warned leaving the Paris accord – like Donald Trump – would damage Australia’s trade relationships.
Union veteran Burrow to cast judgment on uni leaders’ pay deals
Union heavyweight Sharan Burrow has been appointed by the Albanese government to a new university governance board that will probe vice-chancellors’ million-dollar pay packets.
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.
Trump’s new climate paradigm: we are hostage to bigger global events
With the US out of the Paris Agreement and cancelling Joe Biden’s climate ‘extremism’ measures across the board, Australia must take a cold, hard look at where our best interests lie.
Commander-in-haste: first-day frenzy flips green policies, vow of new ‘golden age’
Donald Trump pardoned 1500 participants in the January 6 Capitol attack, withdrew from the Paris climate accord and rescinded nearly 80 Biden-era executive measures just hours after taking the oath of office.
ALP’s workaround to cope with a new political climate
The Albanese government has raised the prospect of working more closely with Democrat-controlled states in the US on climate change initiatives.
Miner set to move fast after court win
One of Queensland’s controversial coal mines’ is cementing plans to rapidly expand after ending a decade-long fight with environmentalists, which has led to calls for the state government to crack down on climate lawfare.
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.
Jan 6 rioters, Paris Climate Accord, Tiktok focus of executive orders
Donald Trump has signed more than 20 executive orders, including pardoning 1500 January 6 rioters and giving TikTok more time to work out a deal on the US ban.
Reality starting to bite on lifestyle cost of renewables
The Greens couldn’t care less about ordinary Australians losing their livelihoods and lifestyles, such is their contempt for fossil fuels.
Teal MP rejects ‘untrue’ tax attacks by A4P group
Mackellar MP Sophie Scamps has ruled out supporting an increase to the GST, accusing the coal lobby of orchestrating a campaign of political attack ads.
Forest carbon credit plan ‘fundamentally flawed’: researcher
Conservationists say carbon credits are a better source of revenue for state forests than timber, but a leading researcher says it could lead to increased carbon emissions.
Time to get things done on gas
Federal Resources Minister Madeleine King has offered a glimmer of hope in her understanding of the fragility of community support for the Albanese government’s net-zero transition and the urgent need for gas to back it up.
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