A sugar hit of COVID-affected transport, growing renewables and suspicious revisions – all the hidden bits in Australia’s new emissions data.
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Graph of the day: Narrabri gas field will wipe out most renewable emissions cuts
The NSW renewable energy plans could massively reduce emissions, but a federally-approved gas mine could cancel out at least half of that.
Graph of the day: Gas is not so needed in UK’s power plan
The UK is frequently cited as an example of why gas is “needed” in a clean energy transition, but the government’s own forecasts shows gas will be in rapid decline.
Graph of the day: Most emissions from fossil fuels come from wasted energy
Most energy produced when fossil fuels burned is wasted. The transition to electricity and renewables will change this.
Graph of the Day: Solar is now regularly hitting 50 pct share in Western Australia
Solar is now regularly reaching 50 per cent of electricity demand in Western Australia.
Graph of the day: As EU demand recovers, zero carbon takes the lions share
Fossil fuels keep losing out in Europe, even as energy demand returns to normal.
Gas will be backstop at best, despite Morrison’s “wishful thinking”, Grattan says
Grattan Institute argues gas will only ever play a part role in Australia’s electricity system, and Morrison should cease ‘indulging in wishful thinking’.
Graph of the Day: Best performing wind farms in October
Western Australia wind farms take top positions in latest table assessing performance of Australia’s wind projects.
Renewable energy generation will overtake coal within 5 years, says IEA
New IEA report says renewables immune to impact of Covid-19, but not to policy failures – but will still overtake coal within five years as number one source of generation.
Graph of the day: Without a big government stick, gas power will decline in Australia
Under all scenarios for Australia’s electricity market, the outcome for gas-fired generation is the same: It comprises only a tiny fraction of total annual energy output.
