Royce Kurmelovs, Author at Renew Economy

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Royce Kurmelovs is an Australian freelance journalist and author.

Climate

After a deluge that flooded Pacific Pavilion, Australia was a no show at fossil fuel exit roadmap
Chris Bowen promotes COP bid and green metals at Belem, but Australia was a no-show at end fossil fuel event held after a deluge swamped the Pacific Pavilion.
Royce Kurmelovs

Nov 19, 2025

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Policy & Planning

South Korea to phase out coal, ramp up renewables, in new blow to Australian exporters
South Korea vows to phase out coal, and use gas only as “emergency backup” to support an “aggressive” expansion of wind, solar and storage.
Royce Kurmelovs

Nov 18, 2025

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Policy & Planning

In Brazil, climate standoff between Australia and Türkiye remains as divided as their drinking habits
Duelling queues snake out from the Australian and Turkish pavilions at COP30; one for tea and Turkish delight, the other for coffee.
Royce Kurmelovs

Nov 14, 2025

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Climate

“Tick and flick:” Win to Woodside as court lets regulator off the hook on emissions
Court rules that regulator is not required under law to investigate gas company plans to reduce emissions on new projects even where they lack sufficient detail.
Royce Kurmelovs

Aug 22, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Australian gas industry is the biggest user of Australian gas, says new report
New report finds the gas industry alone burns more gas just to operate LNG export terminals than the entire Australian manufacturing sector.
Royce Kurmelovs

Aug 19, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Decommissioning or decomposing? Oil and gas giants in hot water over retired assets
Santos faces new legal challenge over plan to “preserve” abandoned wellhead as regulator acts against Woodside over safety incidents.
Royce Kurmelovs

Aug 5, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Fracking failures hidden amid claims gas companies being “given free rein” in Top End
NT governments accused of ignoring a fracking company’s failure to comply with its environmental management plan when drilling between two underground aquifers.
Royce Kurmelovs

Aug 4, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Climate group files complaint against advert claiming NSW coal is “needed for energy security”
New South Wales Mining has come under fire for running an ad which claims the state’s “high quality” coal is “needed for energy security … for many years to come.”
Royce Kurmelovs

Aug 2, 2025

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Climate

Australia ranks third in world for new coal mines, despite climate commitments, report says
New report finds Australia ranks third in the world for the amount of new coal mines under development, despite its climate commitments.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jul 30, 2025

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Climate

Australia on notice as top UN court finds governments can be sued for failing to act on climate change
Governments that fail to phase out oil, gas and coal to prevent climate harms could be ordered to pay reparations under international law, the World Court has found.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jul 24, 2025

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Climate

Fossil fuels “have run out of road,” despite best efforts of lobbyists, says UN chief
Fossil fuels have “run out of road”, the head of the United Nations says, with the price of renewable energy now so cheap the energy transition cannot be stopped.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jul 23, 2025

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Climate

How Japan and Korea financed Australian gas and used it to lock Asia into fossil fuels
Japan and South Korea have been building a “gas empire” by massively investing in Australian gas to on-sell to other Asian countries, a new report says.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jul 16, 2025

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