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Australia could be 100% renewables by 2032 at current rate of wind and solar installs
If the current rates of wind and solar deployment continue, Australia could be at 100% renewables by 2032, and boost emission reductions at little or no extra cost, ANU...
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Canberra should lead Australia on EV adoption: It wouldn’t cost much
Estimates suggest it would cost just $5m for the federal government to begin shifting half its car fleet to electric vehicles by 2025.
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De-smogging mining director Ian Plimer’s anti-climate rant in The Australian
Ian Plimer's latest attempt in the pages of Murdoch-owned The Australian newspaper to shoot down climate science had so many clear errors it should embarass the editor who printed it.
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Coalition energy plan “unworkable”, as Taylor charges into coal
Two more international energy companies join near unanimous condemnation of the Coalition's "divestment" proposal as Taylor plunges headlong into 24/7 power tender.
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Morrison refuses to discuss climate change as Tasmania burns, Townsville floods
After a particularly harsh summer of extremes, climate change is emerging as a key battleground in the upcoming election. But our PM doesn't want to talk about it.
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Gupta challenges coalers with $1 billion plus solar and storage plan
Sanjeev Gupta's plans to combine solar, batteries and pumped hydro emerge as the biggest challenge to the coal industry's hopes in the government tender for 24/7 power.
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Australia is counting on cooking the books to meet its climate targets
If the government has any data or modelling to serve as a basis for Morrison’s confidence about meeting the Paris climate targets, it should tell us.
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Coal power plants in Australia broke down once every three days in 2018
Survey finds that modern "HELE" coal plants favoured by the Coalition and the coal lobby broke down more often than the ageing black coal fleet.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Oliver Yates takes on Josh Frydenberg
Energy Insiders returns with an interview with former CEFC boss Oliver Yates, now challenging Josh Frydenberg in the “Menzies” seat of Kooyong, and a wrap of recent events.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Coal Governments
Fury over generator bidding: “This time they have gone too far”
Outrage at withdrawal of capacity and bidding practices in lead up to last week's heat-wave. Did the fossil fuel generators go too far?
