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Greens accuse Coalition of “cooking books” – and planet – on emissions
Greens call out federal Coalition's "dodgy accounting" efforts to minimise emissions targets, as government says heatwaves and droughts will reduce abatement because it is killing crops.
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Six developments that changed the world of energy in 2018
The performance of the Tesla big battery helped redefine the debate around the clean energy transition in Australia last year. But it wasn't the only big thing that happened.
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All we want for Christmas: Four “disruptors” share their 2019 energy policy wishes
What sort of policy do we need to take Australia's electricity grid into 2019 and beyond? Some of the nation's leading energy innovators tell us what's on their list.
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CSIRO/AEMO study says wind, solar and storage clearly cheaper than coal
Major study from CSIRO and AEMO shows cost of new wind and solar – even with hours of storage – is "unequivocally" cheaper than coal.
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Coalition energy and climate policies hit rock bottom at year’s end
Coalition ends 2018 with its position on climate and energy policies even further to the right than when the year started.
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Coalition’s energy policy insanity brilliantly summed up in a single song
Must listen: To the tune of John Schumann's I was only 19, three energy advocates nail the state of the Coalition's energy policy.
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Coalition has an energy vision: No more renewables, or emission cuts, before 2030
Coalition says new wind and solar will allow it slash electricity emissions by 26% by 2022, after which it expects emissions to rise and new investment to stop.
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Santos to convert 56 crude oil pumps to 100% solar and battery storage
Santos kicks off ARENA-backed plans to shift all of its remote crude oil beam pumps to 100% solar and battery storage – a move that would save it 140...
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Australia lies low in Katowice as UN scrapes together rules for climate deal
Environment minister Melissa Price kept as low a profile as possible in Poland climate talks, as Australia's only noticeable contribution to public debate was its declared support of fossil...
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Gupta flags float of Simec Zen Energy, solar + storage bid for Coalition tender
Gupta flags possible float Simec Zen Energy business and confirms interest in Coalition government's controversial tender for new dispatchable generation.