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Sophie is editor of Renew Economy and editor of its sister site, One Step Off The Grid . She is the co-host of the Solar Insiders Podcast. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

South Australia details $10 billion low-carbon investment plan
SA Premier Jay Weatherill has outlined four key strategies to achieve his government’s low-carbon investment target of $10bn by 2030.
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Dec 1, 2015

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Carnegie Wave raises $7.5m, edges closer to Mauritius microgrid project
Hot on the heels of a deal to assess Mauritius for a wave power-based microgrid, Carnegie Wave Energy has raised $7.5m in its latest funding round.
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Nov 30, 2015

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Melbourne consortium set to launch tender for renewable energy plant
A consortium led by the City of Melbourne will launch a tender in 2016 for as much as 120GWh of shovel-ready renewable energy projects.
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Nov 30, 2015

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South Australia climate plan targets carbon world-first for Adelaide
SA’s updated climate strategy suggests its electricity sector will be 100% decarbonised by 2050, despite no change to its 2025 target of 50% renewables.
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Nov 30, 2015

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Wind win for Qld, as Hunt signs off on 180MW Mt Emerald project
After years in the pipeline, the 180MW Mt Emerald wind farm near Cairns has gained approval from the federal government.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 27, 2015

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Shorten lays down gauntlet on climate, but who will call time on coal?
As Malcolm Turnbull heads to Paris climate talks, Labor leader Bill Shorten commits to an emissions reduction target almost twice that set by the Coalition. Meanwhile, neither leader looks likely to come clean on their compromised position on coal.
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Nov 27, 2015

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Genex plans pumped hydro storage plant, in old gold mine primed with solar
Genex Power plans to convert an abandoned Queensland goldmine into one of Australia’s largest pumped hydroelectric storage plants.
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Nov 26, 2015

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Greg Hunt says emissions targets must be increased to meet 2°C goal
Greg Hunt has conceded that world’s current emissions reduction pledges – including Australia’s, presumably – are not ambitious enough to limit global warming to 2°C.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 25, 2015

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South Australia commits to zero net emissions by 2050
SA Premier Jay Weatherill has adopted recommendations of an expert panel, setting a 2050 target of zero net emissions for the state.
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Nov 25, 2015

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$100bn of Australian fossil fuel investment at risk as coal reaches end of road
Report says 2°C climate target world mean no new coal mines, peak oil by 2020, and muted gas growth – and put $2trn of fossil fuel assets at risk.
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Nov 25, 2015

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ACT in talks to roll out electric vehicle charging network
ACT in talks with ActewAGL to roll out network of electric vehicle charging stations to boost EV uptake and help slash the territory’s emissions.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 24, 2015

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How a few rich people could power the world with renewables
Report says cost of shifting whole continents to 100% renewables equal to wealth held by 0.00001% of world’s population. So what’s stopping us?
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Nov 24, 2015

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