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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA NewsWire Photos FEBRUARY 23, 2021: ACCC boss Rod Sims at the National Press in Canberra. He is retiring from his role at the ACCC. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gary Ramage

The one thing that can make SA an economic powerhouse

South Australia is primed for one of the biggest eras of industrial growth in the state’s history if it can capitalise on one thing, a leading economist says.

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Santos, Beach Energy Moomba carbon capture storage project site. Pictures: James Elsby,

Caving in to green extremists will harm SA, warns Santos boss

Kevin Gallagher, the head of SA’s biggest company, says demonising fossil fuels and energy producers will drive away investment and derail clean fuel initiatives.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos February 13, 2023: Wellsun Engineering Managing Director Shaun Hall at his Lonsdale workshop with some of the equipment and materials they're providing for the Santos' carbon capture and storage project at Moomba. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Kelly Barnes

Outback carbon capture project isn’t just a pipe dream

Net-zero emissions policies don’t have to cost jobs – this Adelaide engineering firm is thriving thanks to an ambitious project hidden away in the desert.

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos AUGUST 29, 2022: Australian Gas Strategy and Sustainability EGM Kristin Raman and South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas at Hydrogen Park SA in the Tonsley Innovation Precinct. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Brenton Edwards

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Hydrogen power move: Private partners get a stake

Tenders go out for the state government’s landmark hydrogen power precinct but the Liberals call the fine print a “damning document”.

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‘We sold you cheap’: Midnight Oil drop climate action anthem

‘We sold you cheap’: Midnight Oil drop climate action anthem

As world leaders prepare to meet for COP26 in Glasgow, Australia’s protest rock heroes Midnight Oil provide the song for the occasion.

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos October 15, 2021: A person is seen carrying a Coles bag in Richmond, Melbourne, Victoria. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockett

How Coles plans to be Australia’s most sustainable supermarket

Coles recently ranked number two out of 62 food retailers globally for sustainability and now the supermarket giant wants to go further.

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Green jobs that pay up to $250K

Green jobs that pay up to $250K

Australia’s renewable energy transition is creating jobs in fields workers have never seen before. This is what you could earn if you take the leap.

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The Hon. Gary Nairn AO CHAIRMAN Mulloon Institute . Picture: supplied

Sequestration is a win for farmers

The government’s decision to include soil carbon sequestration as a key element in its net zero 2050 plan is a very positive move, says Gary Nairn.

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Why Sydney electricity tariffs have plunged

Why Sydney electricity tariffs have plunged

The price of electricity is substantially down for a second year running, in part due to NSW residents embracing this particular renewable.

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Why PM can’t release net zero details

Why PM can’t release net zero details

Scott Morrison has been under fire for not releasing the modelling underpinning his major net zero commitment, but there’s a good reason why.

Tech billionaires bankroll $40m Sydney carbon tech

Tech billionaires bankroll $40m Sydney carbon tech

A biotech Sydney start-up using microbes to accelerate carbon renewal has raised $40m in funding led by tech billionaires including Mike Cannon-Brookes.

How Russia could stop world from net zero goal

How Russia could stop world from net zero goal

Russia has set a net zero target for 2060, but it could prove to be the biggest block to progress at the COP26 climate conference in Glasgow. Here’s why.

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07/10/2019. Businessman Mark Carnegie, has sold his stake in Macquarie Media. Jane Dempster/The Australian

Aussie’s $1m offer to island nations to build carbon sinkhole

Island nations under threat from rising sea levels have been offered more than $1 million to take part in a bold new experiment.

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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos, SEPTEMBER, 27 2021: People are seen at Bunnings in Alexandria as Covid-19 restrictions ease in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Gaye Gerard

Revealed: 800 Aussie businesses going carbon neutral

More than 800 Aussie businesses have made a vow to be carbon neutral by 2050 or sooner. Here are the firms that have stepped up.

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