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Federal nuclear inquiry report: Lunatics in charge of the asylum
Scott Morrison has thrown a bone to the conservative culture warriors pushing nuclear power, and now they'll be demanding a rump steak with tomato sauce.
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Coalition pushes for nuclear ban to be lifted, Labor says it’s madness
Nuclear inquiry report calls on Australians to say "definite yes" to nuclear energy for Australia, despite the new SMR technology's enormous expense and as-yet unproven status.
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A tale of two markets: Rooftop PV smashes records as large-scale wind, solar slow down
Regulator's report shows early signs of a dramatic fall in new large-scale renewables investment, to lowest level since mid-2016.
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Energy rule-maker rues reality, rejects real reform in S.A. blackout response
AEMC seems to view distributed energy as a problem rather than an opportunity when it comes to maintaining system resilience in the face of weather events or cyberattacks.
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NSW to cut emissions by 35 pct by 2030, attacks “vested interests and ideologues”
NSW government breaks ranks with federal Coalition, signing off on 2030 target to reduce emissions by 35 per cent amid bushfire crisis.
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Swedish youth climate activist Greta Thunberg hits out at Australia’s quest for climate loopholes
Thunberg slams countries, like Australia, for using the COP25 climate talks to push for accounting loopholes instead of raising their climate ambition.
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The missing pieces from AEMO’s big energy transition plan
If the grid valued environmental outcomes there wouldn't need to be so many different scenarios in AEMO's Integrated System Plan.
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AEMO maps out path to 90 per cent renewables for Australia by 2040
Australia will need at least 30GW of new wind and solar capacity to replace expected coal generator retirements, over the next two decades, and up to 47GW in the...
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No legal or moral basis for Australia’s Kyoto accounting fudge, new analysis shows
New analysis raises questions over legitimacy of Australia's 'Kyoto carryover' plans, with ClimateAnalytics challenging its legal and moral justifications.
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Coalition’s zero for climate policy is well earned. All it’s done is cook the books
Australia's zero for climate policy is well earned, because even its own projections show little in the way of real emission reductions from the Coalition government.