NSW targets industrial emitters with $750 million decarbonisation push

8 March 2021

NSW government offers $750m to shift heavy industry onto clean technologies, investing in new innovations to slash emissions and grow…

Transcript: The Green’s Adam Bandt interview on the Energy Insiders podcast

8 March 2021

Here is a very lightly edited transcript of the recent interview with the Greens leader Adam Bandt on the Energy…

Australia achieves record large solar energy output on Friday

7 March 2021

Utility scale solar output its hits record level in Australia's main grid on Friday, although it was still just half…

Explainer: What is battery storage? And why is it coming to a grid near you?

7 March 2021

What is battery storage? What can it do? And where will batteries be used in Australia over the next decade?

Former Origin and BCA head Grant King to chair ambitious renewables developer CWP

5 March 2021

Former Origin energy chief, and long-time antagonist of the renewables sector, Grant King, appointed as chair of ambitious renewables developer…

EV lifecycle emissions just a fraction of petrol and diesel cars in major economies

5 March 2021

Lifecycle electric vehicle emissions – are they really lower than petrol and diesel cars?

Energy Insiders Podcast: Adam Bandt’s climate and energy action plan

5 March 2021

Greens leader Adam Bandt joins Energy Insiders to discuss his party’s policies, the Coalition’s “deliberate” misinformation program, and the chances…

Fossil fuel led recoveries “contradictory” to action on climate change, researchers warn

5 March 2021

Equivalent of Covid-19 triggered emissions reductions needed every two years to meet Paris Agreement goals, researchers say.

US is charging ahead on climate action, so where the bloody hell is Australia?

5 March 2021

The seismic shift in US climate politics since the Biden inauguration has left a growing divide between Australian and US…

How an Australian biochar start-up inspired Microsoft’s negative carbon plan

5 March 2021

"Like putting coal back in the ground". A small Australian biochar start-up is playing a key role helping global giants…

The ever-shrinking role of gas in Australia’s power system

5 March 2021

Australia has no climate policy - that leaves a void for fossil industry groups to plead ignorance on emissions impacts.

Sydney company wins deal to install solar on 2,600 Aboriginal Housing rooftops

5 March 2021

Sydney-based company Solar Juice contracted to supply 8.5MW of rooftop PV systems to up to 2,600 AHO properties across NSW,…