Another key federal government body, in this case responsible for overseeing emissions reduction projects, is stacked with Morrison government allies.
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As Biden acts on climate, Morrison reactivates fossil rhetoric
Will Morrison take Biden’s lead on climate? The fact that he marked the moment of the US rejoining Paris with a whirlwind tour of oil and gas projects is not a good sign.
Biden hits reset on US climate action – and turns up the heat on Morrison
One of Biden’s first acts as president was to see the US re-join the Paris Agreement, causing pressure on Morrison to do more on climate to ramp up another few notches.
Software to slash farming emissions secures $30m investment
Australian-designed software aimed at improving farm productivity and cutting emissions through soil carbon has secured $5m from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
Wave energy researchers test waters off Albany as renewable sweet spot
University of Western Australia researchers deploy second monitoring device off Albany coast, a region that could be an important showroom for wave energy technology.
AEMC fast-tracks new rules for identifying electricity system risks
AEMC to fast-track assessment of new rules requiring energy regulators to undertake annual reviews of energy system security risks.
2021 is here: what to watch out for in Australian climate and energy politics
2021 is well underway and is already on track to be another year of climate policy shenanigans – here’s what to watch out for this year.
Federal environment departments suppressing access to information, audit shows
An audit of federal FOI requests finds environmental agencies amongst the worst at providing open access to government documents.
New report highlights limitations of CCS after stumbles at flagship project
At a time when wind and solar are surpassing expectations, a slew of new reports are showing that CCS isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Climate Change? Nothing to see here, says ESB
If you assume climate change is playing a significant role in the Energy Security Board’s deliberations over the optimum design of the future market, you would be wrong.
