Renewable energy growth has exceeded all expectations in Europe and delivered a range of tangible benefits since 2005, a new report has found. But what comes next?
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Ticking fossil industry methane bomb must be defused, says IEA
The oil and gas industry has a massive methane problem, and it’s going to get worse as COVID19 ramps up demand for fossil fuels.
2021 is here: what to watch out for in Australian climate and energy politics
2021 is well underway and is already on track to be another year of climate policy shenanigans – here’s what to watch out for this year.
2020 among the top three warmest years on record, along with 2016 and 2019
2020 confirmed as another year ranking amongst the hottest on record. The urgency of reducing emissions only gets higher every day.
Media coverage of climate was hit by COVID19 but it’s time for a comeback
Did the pandemic hurt climate coverage? Yes – but not for long, and not as much as you might think. And it’s set to come back in a big way
Energy Security Board reforms need to be ambitious to secure a low emissions future
An ambitious approach to managing thermal plant exits could deliver reliability ensuring emissions are reduced within a reasonable timeframe.
Global gas prices ‘explode’, bouncing back to historical highs
The era of cheap gas proves fleeting, with international gas prices surging back to record high levels.
Australia has a combustion engine problem, and 2021 can be the year of the fix
Australia’s next big decarbonisation challenge is transport, and it’s going to hit hard in 2021.
A wrap on 2020: From denial to acceptance, and from acceptance to action
For energy market analysts, it’s not so much about what happened in 2020, but what it means for 2021 and beyond that’s of interest.
The top 4 climate and energy points of 2020
From bushfires to the Paris agreement, 2020 was the year the federal government started learning the dangers of treading water while others swim hard.
