Governments
China
Electric Vehicles
Governments
Tesla
Tesla China EV factory a step closer, with $200m land deal
China made Teslas could be headed Australia's way, after news of progress on a site for a factory near Shanghai.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
Lip service and lies: Coalition’s response to the IPCC report
Little surprise that the Coalition is mixing its message on climate, but overall it's clear to see our current leaders are unwilling to part with the financial support of...
Israeli government announces stop to sales of new petrol or diesel cars from 2030, as it pushes for 100% electric cars.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Coal
Governments
AEMO’s Zibelman: Transition out of coal does not mean lights going out
AEMO's Zibelman says exiting coal fired generation does not mean the lights going out.
Australian Federal Government
CleanTech Bites
Climate
Coalition’s breathtakingly stupid response to IPCC climate report
Environment minister Melissa Price says she has not read IPCC report, but suggests it draws a "long bow" and she holds out hope of "clean coal" and "building" lots...
Battery
Governments
Solar
Storage
Utilities
Northern Territory signs PPA with 25MW solar farm, as grid reforms take shape
Northern Territory’s largest solar PV project seals a solar off-take deal with NT-owned utility Jacana Energy.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Coal
Governments
IPCC says coal must go in urgent race to limit global warming
It's over to the Morrison government, as IPCC warns of increasing urgency of emissions reduction task, and of the "very, very substantial" cut in coal use essential to this.
Australian Federal Government
CleanTech Bites
Climate
Governments
Morrison vows no money for climate conferences and “all that nonsense”
Morrison responds to IPCC report by declaring that he had no intention of spending money on global climate conferences and "all that sort of nonsense.”
The basic fact remains that the extent of global warming depends on China’s emission control, or lack of it, more than any other single factor.
Governments
Solar
Victorian Government
Victoria approves 30MW Shepparton project, smooths way for big solar rush
State govt approves 30MW solar farm near Shepparton, releases draft guidelines to help councils, developers and communities negotiate the state’s boom in large-scale solar proposals.