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CEFC: How to spend $10 billion ….
…and how to get a $1 trillion finance sector, used to shopping centres, car parks and coal mines, to invest in emerging clean energy technologies.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 14, 2012

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Enough with the greenwash, tar sands are worse than we thought
A new US study finds tar sands have higher emissions than first thought, and calls industry’s land restoration pledge ‘greenwashing.’
Joe Romm

Mar 14, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Storing wind power to beat intermittency? It’s a gas
Siemens’ wind-to-gas tech viable by 2015; Gamesa tops turbine output record; Tamil Nadu’s plan to boost solar capacity; and a 100% renewable Minnesota.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 14, 2012

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State of the Climate: Record high carbon and a hotter, drier Australia
An update on Australia’s climate trends finds the view unchanged: warming, driven by record CO2 emissions, will mean hotter days, warmer nights and more drought.
The Conversation

Mar 14, 2012

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More big industrials ride the clean energy wave
Two big industrials broadened their clean energy horizons this week, with Posco boosting its stake in FuelCell Energy, and DuPont backing a US-based R&D project.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 13, 2012

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Thanks a billion! Australia’s worthless Kyoto surplus
Australia sits on a handsome surplus of Kyoto carbon credits, but who’s going to buy them? Plus, hopes that global emissions surge was a one-off blip, and why King Coal is losing its crown in the US.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 13, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Korea chooses smart meters over nuclear
South Korea smart meter move to reduce demand for nuclear; Wasabi moves deeper into South African market; North America proves fertile ground for First Solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 13, 2012

1
Memo from Fukushima: There are better options than nuclear
The anniversary of Japan’s devastating tsunami should remind us there are low-emissions alternatives to nuclear power that are cheaper and pose much less risk.
Ian Lowe

Mar 13, 2012

0
Tech Focus: Australia’s new export – carbon controls
Australia’s expertise in carbon management is starting to pay dividends for some companies.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 13, 2012

0
CEFC: Finally, an opportunity for consensus
Business needs to know if emission reduction policies are part of a serious and enduring trend, or just a passing fad.
Nick Rowley

Mar 13, 2012

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China threatens to pierce coal export bubble
China is reportedly looking to introduce an absolute cap on coal consumption from 2015. If true, the Australian government and the private sector should revisit their projections for international coal demand over the next decade or two. They could be wildly optimistic.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 12, 2012

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The climate week that was: The whole truth
What’s the whole truth about climate change – and should we tell it?; plus wacky winters; nuclear winters; ‘Chasing Ice;’ and Jim Hansen.
Climate Central

Mar 12, 2012

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Tech Focus: Geodynamics and the geothermal reality check
There is a lot less hype around the geothermal industry as Geodynamics resumes drilling at Habanero.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 12, 2012

2
One year after Fukushima: Counting the cost of nuclear
While the debate over the safety of nuclear power continues, the fact remains that nuclear is too costly to be a major climate solution.
Joe Romm

Mar 12, 2012

2
Women are the true face of climate change
As climate change grows more disruptive to daily life around the world, it’s more likely the faces of that disruption will be those of women.
Alyson Kenward

Mar 11, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Suntech sets solar cell efficiency record
Suntech and UNSW have achieved a new efficiency record for solar cells; Moree Solar partner gets cash injection, and first grant under Emerging Renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 9, 2012

3
Policy & Planning

Five things we learned this week
Surging oil prices are having the same economic impact as a $190 carbon price, the merit order effect is killing gas in Europe, Chinese solar companies are losing billions; solar is nearly as cheap as fossil fuels; and our coal miners are crazy.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 9, 2012

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Time to move beyond treaties, targets and trading
Australia remains wedded to a model of international climate action that is no longer credible.
Fergus Green

Mar 9, 2012

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Hot news in cleantech: algae lamps, solar bonsai
Ford joins the EV race; micro-algae lamps that can absorb much more CO2 than trees; solar power-generating ski helmet; and tiny, silver, solar trees.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 9, 2012

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Eco living in a global village: does the Earth move you, too?
Anyone can install a solar panel. But if no-one can agree on who will erect, or who will fund it, then you’ve got a problem.
Lily Morrissey

Mar 9, 2012

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