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Snowy 2.0 gets planning tick of approval from NSW government
Controversial Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project receives planning approval from NSW government, but questions remain about its environmental and economic impacts.
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Australia’s transcontinental gas pipe dream: It simply doesn’t add up
Gas industry people have been saying gas is the transition fuel for at least 30 years. It's never been true in all that time, and it's not true now.
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Taylor puts gas and CCS at centre of technology roadmap, coal and nuclear not excluded
Taylor's discussion paper on technology roadmap puts focus on gas and CCS, and appears a desperate attempt to find technology winners that are not wind, solar and storage.
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Covid Commission’s gas plans evoke outrage from environmental groups
Environmental groups slam Covid Commission's recommendation for an East-West gas pipeline, saying it is a clear conflict of interest.
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Regulators flag delays to 16 energy reform projects as fossil fuel interests dig in
Regulators flag potential delays to 16 key market reforms, protecting incumbent generators from threat of new technologies.
Australian Federal Government Governments Renewables Solar Wind
Wind and solar hit record grid levels in Europe as pandemic curbs energy demand
Significant falls in electricity demand during Covid-19 lockdowns has led to record shares of variable renewable energy – wind and solar – in some European countries.
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Coalition’s ‘grey’ baseline and credit scheme could pay companies to increase emissions
The proposed mechanism could result in the perverse outcome of paying high emitting businesses to invest in projects which increase absolute emissions.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Climate Coronavirus CSIRO Electric Vehicles Governments Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Global emissions plunge as working-from-home slashes transport emissions
Dramatic fall in vehicle emissions due to Covid-19 pandemic provides a glimpse at the long-term opportunities to cut emissions.
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Taylor’s response to King review reeks of political and fossil fuel cronyism
Angus Taylor seems intent on bastardising the renewable energy mandates of CEFC and ARENA in name of "technology neutral" approach to support failed technologies.
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Taylor seeks to push ARENA and CEFC towards gas and CCS
ARENA may win funding reprieve from Morrison government, but it comes with a catch, with Taylor seeking to push renewables agency towards carbon capture and storage.
