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Torrents of Antarctic meltwater are slowing the currents that drive our vital ocean ‘overturning’ – and threaten its collapse

31 Mar 2023

The Conversation - Off the coast of Antarctica, trillions of tonnes of cold salty water sink to great depths. As the water sinks, it drives the deepest flows of the “overturning” circulation – a network of strong currents spanning the world’s oceans.

Australia caps major fossil fuel polluters

31 Mar 2023

Australia’s parliament has passed breakthrough climate laws targeting the nation’s worst polluters, forcing coal mines and oil refineries to curb emissions by about 5% each year.

Aussie climate deal struck after Labor and the Greens reach safeguard mechanism agreement

28 Mar 2023

The Australian government has secured the support it needs to implement its central climate change commitment, after reaching a deal with the Greens following months of safeguard mechanism negotiations.

The Aukus deal is a crime against the world’s climate future. It didn’t have to be like this

23 Mar 2023

By the time Australia gets its first nuclear-powered submarines, ecological collapse will already have reshaped world politics.

Aussie rooftop solar payback periods are back down to near record-lows

21 Mar 2023

Rising Australian power prices are bringing rooftop solar payback periods back down towards the record low seen in 2020, almost completely wiping out the impact of higher component costs.

Plan to reduce emissions will have unintended consequences on Australian agriculture, farmers say

20 Mar 2023

A debate is raging over what role carbon offsets and agriculture will play as Australia deals with the complicated task of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

How solar and storage developers got their market forecasts completely wrong

20 Mar 2023

The biggest solar farm in Australia is now officially open – and partially complete – but it offers a fascinating insight into some of the challenges facing developers as they seek to deliver on the country’s ambitious renewable energy targets.

Crunch time for South Australia’s bold green hydrogen play as bids close

16 Mar 2023

Bids for South Australia’s bold plan to build a state-funded green hydrogen electrolyser and power plant at the steel city of Whyalla have closed, with Andrew Forrest’s new green energy play likely leading a hungry pack of local and international suppliers.

Date set for Australia’s first offshore wind auction as ports prepare for massive turbines

14 Mar 2023

The state of Victoria will hold the first auctions in Australia for offshore wind projects in 2025 to ensure that the first tranche of at least two gigawatts of the new technology is built before the first of the state’s last two coal generators closes down.

Australia is still trailing well behind 82% renewable target, despite investment bump

10 Mar 2023

Australia has received a welcome investment bump in new financially committed new wind, solar and storage projects in the last quarter, but the country remains well behind the rate of investment needed to reach its declared target of 82% renewables by 2030

Toyota could face $50 million “greenwashing” fine after referral to consumer watchdog

7 Mar 2023

Car giant Toyota could face fines of up to $50 million after it was referred to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for allegedly making misleading claims regarding the environmental performance of its vehicles and its net zero ambitions.

South Australia: Grid with the most wind and solar has the smallest reliability gap

22 Feb 2023

South Australia is leading Australia – and the world – with the amount of wind and solar within its state grid. And not only is it defying the skeptics that insisted wind and solar can’t power a modern economy, it’s also the grid facing the smallest reliability gaps over the coming decade.

“Clean energy arms race:” NSW Labor promises state-owned body modelled on CEFC

21 Feb 2023

The New South Wales Coalition government and the state Labor opposition have upped the ante on their election campaign promises to accelerate the transition of the country’s biggest and most coal dependent grid to a global leader on wind, solar and storage.

Australia will rely on carbon credits & offsets to meet climate goals

20 Feb 2023

Climate advocates were overjoyed when voters in Australia threw the despicable Scott Morrison and his gang of fossil fuel sycophants overboard last year.

Australian carbon market confusion as offsets take another hit

17 Feb 2023

The Australian Climate Council has called for the federal government to push to pause on new coal and gas projects as debate intensifies over Labor’s proposed safeguard mechanism reforms and as the credibility of carbon offset schemes is once again cast into doubt.

Home battery boom: Are Aussies being worried and annoyed into adding solar storage?

15 Feb 2023

Constant reminders of the precarious state of Australia’s transitioning electricity grid could be pushing more consumers into residential batteries – even when the cost-benefit equation isn’t going their way.

Disastrous tunnelling delays underline folly of Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme

14 Feb 2023

The latest revelation from the hapless Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro battery project is the staggeringly slow progress of all three tunnel boring machines (TBMs), resulting in extensive delays and cost blowouts.

Australia's unlimited use of carbon offsets could lead to rise in emissions, report says

13 Feb 2023

An Australian government proposal to allow big polluters to use unlimited carbon offsets as an alternative to cutting their own greenhouse gases would likely greenlight new coal and gas developments and lead to a rise in emissions, a new analysis says.

Solar and sheep: “The future of regional Australia” and the key to better quality wool

10 Feb 2023

Last month, the solar arm of global oil giant BP revealed its newest utility-scale PV project in Australia – a 550MW array with a 260MW/520MWh big battery – will install the panels up around two metres* above ground level to make room for sheep.

Australian solar giants win “Nobel for engineering” for efficiency breakthroughs

9 Feb 2023

A husband and wife duo are half of a four-strong Australian team, including the globally renowned “father of PV,” to win the ‘Nobel for engineering’ for their work in accelerating the global shift to renewable solar power.

Asia oil giant snaps up big Australian solar portfolio at top of the market

7 Feb 2023

Petronas is the latest big oil company to lean into Australian renewables, with the Malaysia giant reportedly set to buy the local assets of German solar and storage developer Wirsol.

How culling Australia’s feral water buffalo could help tackle climate change

1 Feb 2023

The world’s largest wild population of water buffalo now roam Australia. As does the largest wild herd of camels. Australia has millions of feral goats and deer.

“World first” solar methanol plant to feed off Port Augusta solar thermal project

31 Jan 2023

A “world-first” solar methanol production facility – providing green fuels for the shipping and aviation industry – to be built in Port Augusta, taking heat and electricity from what is hoped to be the country’ first large scale solar thermal project.

Australian councils told to cut emissions rather than spend millions on overseas carbon offsets

25 Jan 2023

Renewed questions are being asked about Australian councils’ use of international projects to offset local carbon emissions, off the back of a Guardian investigation that found 90% of rainforest credits issued by one leading company were likely worthless.

Bill Gates invests in Aussie startup trying to stop cows burping methane

24 Jan 2023

Bill Gates joined a slew of billionaires investing in an Australian climate technology startup as Microsoft Corp's MSFT Breakthrough Energy Ventures LLC participated in a $12 million Phase 2 seed funding round for Rumin8 Pty.

Aussie Sunswift 7 solar car claims EV world record

21 Dec 2022

The University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sunswift Racing Team is the new provisional Guinness World Record holder for ‘Fastest Electric Vehicle over 1000km on a single charge’.

South Australia’s incredible week: 104.1% wind and solar over seven days

20 Dec 2022

South Australia aims to reach 100% “net renewables” within a few years – over a full year – but in the past week it has already done better than that.

Goodbye, concrete and steel? Why timber towers could be the future

19 Dec 2022

A Melbourne development has joined a push to grow the Australian timber tower movement and reduce the construction industry’s massive environmental footprint, but higher costs and fears of fire risks continue to pose obstacles.

Renewables reach 84% share of world’s biggest isolated grid

15 Dec 2022

The renewable records continue to fall in Western Australia’s South-West Interconnected System – the world’s biggest isolated grid – with the share reaching a new high of 84% on Monday.

Carbon sinks in 'realistic' net zero plan for Australia

13 Dec 2022

As scientists develop advice on Australia's 2035 target, the first stocktake of the nation's carbon sequestration potential has assessed ways to capture and store carbon from the atmosphere to help meet international pledges to cut emissions.

Climate change stokes new norm of extreme Australia weather

12 Dec 2022

Extreme weather events such as bush fires and flooding are set to become the norm in Australia, a new report shows.

Climate change has many Americans reconsidering having children

9 Dec 2022

At a time when the present-day impacts of climate change are unavoidable, millions of Americans are reevaluating whether they want to have children, according to a new ABC News/Ipsos poll.

New Australian EV tax deals will deliver $20k saving for BYD Atto 3 leases

9 Dec 2022

Australians with an eye to buy one of the country’s most popular electric vehicles (EVs) need to start talking to their boss, as novated leasing and tax deals make BYD’s highly sought after Atto 3 even more attractive.

Lithium-ion battery pack prices rise for first time since 2010, hurting EVs and storage

8 Dec 2022

Cost pressures are finally being felt in lithium-ion battery prices, which have risen for the first time since 2010 and will set back the anticipated price falls of batteries for EVs and energy storage by two years.

Half of Australia’s biggest companies have net-zero emissions plans, but climate action may come too late

6 Dec 2022

About half of Australia’s biggest listed companies have plans to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions, new analysis has found.

Parking lots are becoming as important as cars in climate change efforts

5 Dec 2022

It’s not just cars that will be going through energy transition in the years ahead. The parking lots where EVs recharge are a growing focus of construction efforts linked to climate change and carbon reduction.

Bowen says Australia poised to beat 2030 climate target, as emissions plateau

2 Dec 2022

Australia expects to beat its national emissions of a 43% reduction by 2030, despite no decrease in emissions over the past year, according to climate and energy minister Chris Bowen

Australian saltmarshes sequestered 10m tonnes of carbon in 2021

2 Dec 2022

Saltmarsh ecosystems are protecting more than 88,000 homes from storm surges and are sequestering carbon at a rapid rate, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Australians shun climate-led diet changes

30 Nov 2022

Most Australians are refusing to say goodbye to meat despite a growing concern about climate change.

Victoria votes to end coal and make radical shift to renewables

29 Nov 2022

We are used to hearing crowds chant for their country, and for their heroes: “Aussie, Aussie, Aussie”, “U-S-A, U-S-A,” or “Me-ssi, Me-ssi,” But when was the last time you heard a group of adults chant for a now disbanded public utility?

Rural Aussie properties going off-grid with renewables

28 Nov 2022

When Roxanne and Luke Hinton started planning their finger lime farm on the idyllic Capricorn Coast several years ago, they had little idea it would double as a highly successful off-grid wedding venue in just a few years. The entire operation is operated by solar, with self-sufficient watering systems, sewerage and power.

Climate extremes hitting Australia, more intense weather to come

25 Nov 2022

Global warming is leading to more extreme weather in Australia, like the ongoing flooding in the southeast — and these extremes are happening at an increased pace across the country, per a new climate report.

Coal-driven climate change is becoming a big problem – for coal

25 Nov 2022

Wide-scale floods have plagued eastern Australia throughout 2022. As the climate continues to change – driven to a large extent by the burning of coal – such events can be expected to occur more frequently, significantly impacting unit costs for coal miners.

Aussie Greens rule out hybrids in clean car discount scheme

23 Nov 2022

Australian federal government legislation proposing to exempt a range of low emissions vehicles from the fringe benefits tax looks set to prioritise battery electric vehicles, after a deal was struck between Labor, the Greens and independent senator David Pocock.

NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 2,200 public schools

21 Nov 2022

Plans to establish Australia’s largest school-based solar and battery virtual power plant in New South Wales are underway, with the launch of an expression of interest process by the state government.

Australian company to make its entire fleet of 500 utes all electric within five years

18 Nov 2022

Australasian traffic management company Evolution Group plans to make its entire fleet of light utility vehicles (utes) fully electric within five years, with nearly one third of them – mostly the popular Toyota Hilux – to be converted to electric drivetrains.