Let’s ‘double down’ on green reforms, not tear them up
A veteran of climate change says the move to a decarbonised economy just has to happen.
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Squadron backs more rules for green infrastructure
The lack of control and regulation in the renewable energy sector has led to a backlash against some operators in rural communities, but Squadron Energy chair Jason Willoughby says he’d be happy to see more rules.
Orica faces a test of its green credentials
It’s not easy going green when your job is to provide explosives and chemicals to the resources sector, but Orica is giving it a red hot go.
Following the money and power of green diplomacy in the Pacific
Climate change is front and centre in the Pacific where Australia is pursuing green diplomacy as it tries to counter the influence of China.
Reality check: plans for the planet face new tests
High costs and an increased public scepticism about climate targets have dogged the green debate in recent months. Are we on the right track? Is the government’s timetable solid?
Peter Garrett on the ‘high-risk’, ‘cruel joke’ of nuclear energy
The Midnight Oil frontman, former politician and environmentalist says the idea that Australia needs a more expensive and riskier technology when it has an abundance of sun, wind and flowing water is ‘a cruel joke’.
The Green List: Australia’s Top 100 energy players
They are the foot soldiers in the climate revolution – the policymakers, manufacturers, CEOs, innovators, investors, spruikers and advocates committed to changing the energy basis of our economy. Meet the powerful in power.
‘Politics shouldn’t be allowed to get in the way of it’: Green energy leaders
Millions of dollars of global capital is headed for the ‘safe haven’ of Australian farms and their green potential, while home owners are seeing the benefits of electrification despite political cynicism, these green energy leaders say.
Eureka moments for rising stars of recycling start-ups
In Sydney, Giorgio Baracchi is leaning into the ‘garbo man’ tag as his rubbish collection business booms while in Darwin, Tanya Egerton is rolling out a remote op shops revolution | SEE WHO MADE THE LIST
Top 10 new EVs: from fast and furious to downright crazy
From Cadillac whoppers to tiny Fiats and the craziest electric vehicle to launch in Australia this year – here are 10 of the newest electric cars to arrive on our shores.
‘We’ll build it ourselves’: the little solar miracle in Goulburn
Farmer Ed Suttle still chokes up when he talks about the start of a grassroots plan to turn an old gravel pit into a solar farm. ‘Within an hour, we had $500,000 committed. It was just stunning.’
Farmers cashing in on carbon credit after long haul
Grazier Andrew Lawrie’s latest cash crop – carbon credits – has survived floods, droughts and doubts to become not only a way to improve his land but also secure his family’s financial future.
Bumpy flight ahead for aviation’s biggest challenge
As well as costing trillions, decarbonising aviation fuel will require ‘bravery’, says Qantas CEO Vanessa Hudson. So is it possible or just fantasy that flights will one day be powered by farm waste and cooking oil?
Brisbane firm closer to cracking the secret of hydrogen-powered flying
Inside a Brisbane hangar, an experiment to retrofit a six-seater plane called Clyde with hydrogen-electric propulsion technology could hold the secret to sustainable travel.
The little solar maker who wants to take on the world
To call Tindo Solar a small player would be an overstatement but the Adelaide firm is Australia’s only locally made solar panel maker and chief Richard Petterson has grand plans.
How F1 secrets are powering fast charging at Fortescue
The key to Fortescue electrifying its haul fleet lies in the purchase of an F1 team offshoot where tech like charging trucks in seconds is ‘just the beginning’.
‘True believers’ still pumping millions into green hydrogen
Green hydrogen ambitions have flickered recently, but serious money is still flowing into the sector from international investors which excites people like Paul Barrett.
How nuclear powers Europe through thick and thin
On a windy afternoon in an European autumn, live data shows every five minutes the exact fuel mix driving Britain’s energy and it is the steady bedrock of nuclear power that keeps the lights on.
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