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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.

Aussie pumped hydro project over budget and behind schedule

9 Nov 2022

Snowy Hydro has finally confirmed that the budget for the massive pumped hydro Snowy 2.0 project has blown out to just under $6 billion and is running around 12 months behind schedule.

Australian solar nears 60% of grid generation for first time

8 Nov 2022

The combination of large scale and rooftop solar set new Australian generation records on a sunny and mild spring day on Sunday, at the same time as sending grid demand – and the demand for coal – down to new lows

Australia’s carbon report card smeared in red ink as climate action goes backwards

4 Nov 2022

A global report card has marked Australia’s climate action with swathes of red ink, saying the country has not only increased fossil fuel subsidies but gone backwards on climate-risk disclosure policies.

Torres Strait demands climate compensation but government wont commit ahead of COP27

3 Nov 2022

Australia will face an "inevitable" influx of climate change refugees, the United Nations' (UN) first special rapporteur for human rights and climate change says.

Aussie rooftop solar trumps all fossil fuels as renewables smash more records on main grid

1 Nov 2022

The share of renewable energy in Australia's main grid soared to a new record of 68.7% on Friday, easily beating the previous record of 64.1% set on September 18.

First Australia carbon budget balances climate risks

25 Oct 2022

For the first time, the Australian government must work within a financial budget and a carbon budget. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has confirmed his first budget, due out on Tuesday, will include a major analysis of the impact of climate on Australia's economy.

‘Shocked’: Victoria premier ‘brings back’ electricity commission in state-owned energy plan

21 Oct 2022

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has vowed to “bring back” the government-owned State Electricity Commission of Victoria in a move that will reverse decades-long privatisation of Australia’s energy market.

Carbon credits serve to greenwash business-as-usual and won’t cut emissions: Australia Institute

18 Oct 2022

A focus on carbon credits may serve to hamper Australia’s efforts to reduce its emissions, warn researchers from The Australia Institute.

CSIRO abruptly scraps globally recognised climate forecast programme

17 Oct 2022

Australia’s premier science organisation abruptly scrapped a fully-funded, globally recognised programme to predict the climate in coming years without consulting an advisory panel that had praised its “good progress” only weeks earlier.

Australian government to pledge to reduce methane emissions by 30%

14 Oct 2022

Australia is set to pledge its support to reduce global methane emissions by 30% by 2030.

Energy expert warns Australia against “drinking the Kool-Aid” on renewable hydrogen

13 Oct 2022

Engineer and “electrify everything” advocate Saul Griffith has warned against squandering precious time and money in the fight against climate change by chasing unrealistic goals for renewable hydrogen – including as fuel for heavy transport and in the production of green steel.

Carbon credits key to industrial emissions in Australia

11 Oct 2022

Proposed laws to reward Australia's biggest greenhouse gas emitters for reducing pollution will be introduced to parliament next month to support ambitious national targets.

How to ensure the world’s largest pumped-hydro project isn’t a disaster for the environment

6 Oct 2022

Queensland’s ambitious new plan involves shifting from a coal-dominated electricity grid to 80% renewables within 13 years, using 22 gigawatts of new wind and solar.

WA project looks to produce ‘carbon-neutral gold’ with 13 MW solar, wind, battery hybrid solution

5 Oct 2022

Australian gold miner Bellevue Gold has entered an agreement with distributed energy provider Energy Developments Pty Ltd (EDL) for an off-grid solar, wind and battery hybrid power station for the flagship project it is developing in central Western Australia.

Gas production costs in Queensland's Lake Eyre Basin will be 'staggering', report claims

4 Oct 2022

Gas exploration projects in Queensland's Channel Country will be expensive to produce, generate "significant" carbon emissions and are likely to be abandoned, a report has found.

Energy windfall tax offers much better economic relief than petrol excise, study finds

4 Oct 2022

As pressure mounts on the Albanese government to tax the super profits of oil and gas companies, a new Australian study says this kind of levy would be much more effective in delivering relief from high energy prices than a discount on petrol prices.

Melbourne considering zero-carbon building rules

3 Oct 2022

A recent proposal suggests around 77 of the Melbourne CBD’s buildings would need to be “retrofitted” each year if the city is to meet its net-zero carbon emissions goals for 2040. The paper is being considered by the City of Melbourne’s Future Melbourne Committee this week.