2014 - Renew Economy

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How Pope Francis could tip the balance against fossil fuels
6 years ago, Pope Benedict XVI installed more than 1,000 solar panels on the Vatican’s audience hall, helping him earn him the sobriquet of the “Green Pope”. Pope Francis may just go one step further. He could tip the balance against fossil fuels, as the world’s wealthiest institution takes on the world’s most powerful industry.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 23, 2014

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A fossil fuel free world should be front and centre in 2015
Lima talks did not go far enough to engender confidence for an ambitious global pact in Paris, but it has pulled negotiations back from the brink of collapse.
Christine Milne

Dec 23, 2014

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A Very Big Thank You to our readers: we’ll be back in 2015
After a big year, and more than one million visitors, we’re having a break. We’ll be back in 2015, bigger and better, with some exciting new features and additions.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 23, 2014

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CleanTech Bites

Meridian delivers 131MW Ballarat wind farm, with message for Abbott
NZ wind farm developer says successful delivery of 131MW Mt Mercer wind farm near Ballarat shows current RET is ‘clearly achievable.’
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 23, 2014

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What was the top #ScienceFail for 2014?
When political spin runs roughshod over evidence scientists have uncovered regarding risks to our health and well-being : #ScienceFail.
Aaron Huertas

Dec 23, 2014

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Can distributed resources replace $1bn in substation upgrades?
New York’s main utility is proposing $200m distributed energy investments, to avoid $1 billion of upgrades to centralised grid.
Jeff St John

Dec 23, 2014

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World’s largest tidal energy plant gets go-ahead for construction
Australian-founded Atlantis Resources says construction of its 400MW MeyGen project in UK – the world’s largest tidal energy plant – to begin next month.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 23, 2014

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German fossil fuel consumption and emissions at record low
German primary energy consumption reportedly declined sharply in 2014. As a result, greenhouse gas emissions might drop to a new record low.
Thomas Gerke

Dec 23, 2014

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Zero electric motorcycles ramping-up production for 2015
Zero have been improving its manufacturing processes over the past few months in anticipation of an expected increase in demand, according to recent report.
James Ayre

Dec 23, 2014

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Commentary

The year that was: RenewEconomy’s top 20 stories of 2014
From India’s ‘saffron revolution’ to SA’s day of 100% renewables, to energy storage and Tony Abbott’s cuddle with coal. It’s our most read stories of 2014.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 23, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

The top cleantech buzzwords and phrases from 2014
None of these will get you points in Scrabble. But they’ll make you sound smarter in conversations about energy.
Stephen Lacey

Dec 23, 2014

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Featured

CCA suggests LRET be deferred, allow new technologies longer term
Climate Change Authority recommends Australia defer 2020 RET by up to 3 years, but says it’s the government’s only credible abatement policy. It also suggests any longer-term target could morph from renewables-only to a low emissions target, including gas and nuclear.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 22, 2014

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