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An EV charging station every 12km? Fossil fuel subsidies could pay for that
A new report asks what we could get for the $11.6 billion Australia spent on fossil fuel subsidies last year. The low emissions options are endless.
Rachel Williamson
Oct 7, 2022
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Policy & Planning
Coalition spending on fossil fuel subsidies tops $1.3 billion in first week of campaign
Just a week into the federal election campaign and the Morrison-led Coalition has already spent nearly $1.3 billion on fossil fuel subsidies.
Michael Mazengarb
Apr 19, 2022
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“Nuclear energy is never profitable”, new study slams nuclear power business case
Study by leading German economic think-tank finds every 1,000MW of nuclear power plant built since 1951 resulted in an average economic loss of $A7.7 billion.
Michael Mazengarb
Jul 29, 2019
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Global fossil fuel subsidies reach $5.2 trillion, and $29 billion in Australia
IMF says fossil fuel subsidies in Australia amount to nearly $1,200 per person, or a total of $29 billion.
Michael Mazengarb
May 13, 2019
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Cheap coal power? Only in an imaginary world
Attempts to suggest coal power is cheaper than the plummeting cost of renewables look increasingly ridiculous and desperate.
Simon Nicholas
Aug 4, 2017
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Koch front group is putting out misleading attack ads on electric vehicles
Petrochemical billionaires Charles and David Koch, who have underwritten attacks on climate science, have launched a series of videos attacking electric vehicles.
Samantha Page
Aug 1, 2017
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Solar households to lose subsidies, but it’s a bright future for the industry
The windbacks to solar subsidies may be a good sign for the industry, by encouraging larger systems.
Andrew Blakers
Aug 17, 2016
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California says Australia has nothing to fear from more renewables
California energy commissioner says world is seeing beginning of the end of fossil fuels, and high renewables will not crash the economy, and they won’t cause blackouts.
Giles Parkinson
Feb 25, 2016
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WA Premier rules out solar tax as “fantasy”
Colin Barnett rules out adopting Synergy’s proposed doubling of grid connection charges for solar households, describing the idea of a solar tax as “fantasy”.
Sophie Vorrath
Feb 19, 2016
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Greens propose coal tax to foot bill for energy clean-up
Greens leader Richard di Natale has unveiled a policy proposing a levy on coal miners to pay for mine site rehabilitation and retraining of workers.
Sophie Vorrath
Sep 29, 2015
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