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Chart of the day: World notches up hottest October on record as 500 academics call for courage on climate
Last month was the hottest recorded for any October, according to Europe’s Copernicus service, increasing the likelihood 2026 will be second-warmest year since records began.Chart of the day: October delivers triple the typical rainfall for one state as El Niño builds
Queensland had an exceptionally wet October but national rainfall was also about twice the long-run norm for the month, BoM says.
How Australia’s coal country past is scuppering its renewable energy future
Australia needs to massively scale up renewables to reach net zero, but they are handicapped by a system designed for fossil fuels.
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Chart of the day: World notches up hottest October on record as 500 academics call for courage on climate
Last month was the hottest recorded for any October, according to Europe’s Copernicus service, increasing the likelihood 2026 will be second-warmest year since records began.
Chart of the day: October delivers triple the typical rainfall for one state as El Niño builds
Queensland had an exceptionally wet October but national rainfall was also about twice the long-run norm for the month, BoM says.How Australia’s coal country past is scuppering its renewable energy future
Australia needs to massively scale up renewables to reach net zero, but they are handicapped by a system designed for fossil fuels.
Eleven lessons from the blow out in costs for HumeLink transmission line
The HumeLink debacle highlights why transmission projects need far more scrutiny, far earlier in the development process.
Your power bills could be 15% cheaper, if the energy regulator was doing its job
Evidence from takeover bids for Australia’s last two publicly listed electricity network services companies suggests consumers are paying more than they should.
World’s largest floating wind farm begins supplying power to Scotland grid
The world’s largest floating offshore wind farm has begun producing and supplying power to the Scottish national grid.
Post-it note workshops are no way to deliver a market for solar, storage and EVs
The heads of AEMO and AEMC must plan for a 100% renewable future where distributed energy resources are given equal priority to large-scale resources.
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