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Australia and Canada: Two fossil fuel giants where Trump has had stunning impact on election polls
Canada is about to go to the polls – and the country’s climate and fossil fuel election debates – and the Trump effect – mimic Australia’s in more ways than oneLast of three giant transformers gets craned into place at massive state-backed battery
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Meanwhile, in China, 60 GW of new solar capacity added in first quarter of 2025
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Australia and Canada: Two fossil fuel giants where Trump has had stunning impact on election polls
Canada is about to go to the polls – and the country’s climate and fossil fuel election debates – and the Trump effect – mimic Australia’s in more ways than oneCoalition’s nuclear gambit will cost Australia trillions – and permanently gut its industry
The Coalition’s own energy policy modelling shows the notional savings of going nuclear are dwarfed by the gutting of Australian industrial capacity.
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Major blooper on wind output has stranded some of Australia’s best projects with no grid access
A wrong call on wind output has left some of Australia’s best wind projects stranded without a grid connection. Many say the error was avoidable, but is it reversible?
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