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Australian government's new ‘net zero’ body gets green light from key union and Climate Council

8 May 2023

The Albanese government’s new ‘National Net Zero Authority’ – a body that will help workers in fossil fuel industries to transition into other employment – has won high praise from two key bodies that savaged past governments over their climate change policies.

Santos strikes deals to bury carbon dioxide under the Timor Sea

4 May 2023

Australian energy giant Santos has signed non-binding deals with four other gas producers to take their emissions and stash them in depleted gas reservoirs beneath the Timor Sea at its proposed Bayu-Undan carbon capture and storage project.

Eight hour battery trumps pumped hydro in NSW long duration storage tender

2 May 2023

A proposed big battery with eight hours storage has emerged as a surprise winner in the NSW state government’s first long duration storage tender, beating out pumped hydro projects that had been expected by some to emerge as a dominant force.

Torres Strait islanders forcing action on climate change

2 May 2023

Incorporating Indigenous knowledge systems and science is an effective way of addressing the impacts of climate change, and it's urgent in the Torres Strait.

Climate change endangering Australian wine

1 May 2023

In 2008, the Brown family watched on helplessly as destructive bushfires ripped through the Victoria countryside. For them, it was a wakeup call.

Victoria’s new public energy utility begins search for first renewables and storage deal

28 Apr 2023

Labor’s election promise to revive the SEC put forward a 10-year plan to invest “at least” $1 billion re-establishing the generation (and possibly retail) utility, based in the Latrobe Valley to give the state’s coal centre a key role in the energy transition.

Australia again tops global solar per capita, as world installs 240GW of PV in 2022

20 Apr 2023

Australia has once again claimed the title of having the most solar installed per capita of any country in the world, in the latest Snapshot of Global PV Markets published t by the International Energy Agency and Photovoltaic Power Systems Program.

Australia introduces vehicle pollution rules to boost EV uptake

20 Apr 2023

Australia said on Wednesday it would introduce new standards targeting vehicle emissions to boost the uptake of electric cars, as it looks to catch up with other developed economies.

Australian super funds sink $25 billion into coal, oil and gas

18 Apr 2023

Australia’s 15 largest super funds have invested a total of more than $25 billion into new and expanding coal, oil and gas projects, according to an analysis from The Australian Conservation Foundation.

What to expect when Australia’s oldest coal plant closes

14 Apr 2023

After more than five decades, the last operating units of the Liddell coal-fired power station will close this month. The station’s owner, AGL, is Australia’s largest carbon polluter. Liddell’s closure will reduce the company’s emissions by 17%.

Aussie roof top solar sends grid demand to record lows

12 Apr 2023

Rooftop solar made its mark on the grid in a mostly sunny and mild Easter weekend, forcing grid demand down to new record lows in a dramatic weekend that also saw new highs for wind and solar output, and also record levels of wind and solar curtailment.

Former Australian defence leaders urge govt to release climate change report

6 Apr 2023

The Australian government has brushed aside a call from former defence leaders who are urging it to release a secret report into the national security risks posed by climate change.

Australia's home battery boom

6 Apr 2023

Home batteries were installed in record numbers in almost every state and territory in Australia in 2022, as power prices hit record new highs and tens of thousands more households opted to invest – or invest further – in energy independence.

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

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Judge says Greenpeace must pay $345 million in pipeline lawsuit, cutting jury amount nearly in half

Fri 31 Oct 2025

A North Dakota judge has ordered Greenpeace to pay damages of $345 million, reducing an earlier jury award after it found the environmental group and related entities liable for defamation and other claims in connection with protests of an oil pipeline nearly a decade ago.