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Turnbull says his biggest leadership failure was on climate change
Former PM says his biggest regret was a failure to secure meaningful climate policy, but that the Snowy 2.0 expansion is core to his legacy.
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Solar Insiders Podcast: What drives Australians to install battery storage?
Sunwiz director Warwick Johnston on the uptake of battery storage by Australian homes. And we ask the question: Has Covid-19 killed crap solar?
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Renewables could add $A160 trillion to post Covid-19 economic recovery
Clean energy stimulus could help meet net zero emissions goals of Paris Agreement and generate more than $A159 trillion in benefits to global GDP above business-as-usual.
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State of the climate: First quarter of 2020 is second warmest on record
Past 12 months were nearly tied for the warmest 12-month period on record, and near-record sea surface temperatures have driven extensive coral bleaching in southern hemisphere.
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Australian rooftop solar continues to weather Covid-19 storm – at “very healthy levels”
Australia’s rooftop solar market maintains “very healthy levels” of growth despite the uncertain start to 2020, with just the usual Easter lull over the past fortnight.
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Nano-particle battery research could give EVs longer range and life
Team of Japanese researchers from Yokohama University develop new electrode for lithium-ion batteries that could see them cost less, deliver longer driving range for EVs, and even last longer.
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South Australia could meet state Liberals’ 100 pct renewables target 5 years early
Latest AEMO modelling suggests South Australia Liberal government goal of reaching net 100 per cent renewables could be achieved five years early.
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Climate change ‘greatest threat to humanity’, Australian experts issue call to action
A collective of eminent Australian experts ranks 10 biggest threats to humanity and puts climate change as the most dangerous.
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Macquarie Uni to go 100 per cent renewable in deal with Snowy Hydro
Macquarie Uni inks a deal with Snowy Hydro to supply its campus with 100% renewables, reducing its emissions footprint by a massive 92 per cent.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Why green hydrogen beats coal hydrogen
BloombergNEF’s Kobad Bhavnagri on the prospects for a hydrogen economy, and why green hydrogen will easily beat coal hydrogen on costs and emissions.
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Tonga signs more solar/storage projects as it aims for 70 pct renewables
Infratec and NETcon sign contract to deliver on-grid solar power plants and battery storage systems on the Tongan islands of ‘Eua and Vava’u.
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Why Big Oil is paying top dollar to dump its fossil fuel – and what that means for renewables
For the first time, crude oil prices went negative. Don’t expect to be paid to fill up your car, but it could speed up the shift to low-carbon energy.
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