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“Unforgivable:” Australia’s emissions cuts from grid slower than other major economies
Despite Australia’s rapid deployment of wind and solar, it still trails other major economies in the scale of emissions reductions from the grid.
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BHP board backs shareholder call to review membership of pro-coal industry groups
BHP board backs shareholder push to review membership of industry groups opposed to climate action – but will it change anything?
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World’s biggest battery sidelined after “overheating incident” in California
An “overheating incident” at California’s Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility has taken the 300MW/1200MWh first phase of the project out of service.
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Australia’s hidden carbon market: New options allow companies to out-bid government
Surging prices in voluntary market means that carbon abatement projects are now likely to be funded by companies rather than the government.
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Baseload coal is rapidly losing value, and is biggest risk to Australian utilities
Coal will struggle to remain economically viable beyond 2030. Companies with a heavy exposure, like AGL, need to act quickly to survive.
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Biden’s proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake US electricity system
New US Department of Energy report finds solar power could generate up to 45% of America’s electricity supply by 2050. But what it would take to meet this target?
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UK invites mammoth offshore wind proposals in “biggest ever” renewables auction
Conservative UK government releases details of “biggest ever” all technologies renewable energy support package, including a massive £200m targeting offshore wind.
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“No new coal:” Majority of coal projects abandoned since Paris but China is key
World edges closer to point of “no new coal” after widespread collapse of new coal proposals and growth of government commitments to end coal.
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Solar start-up 5B nabs AGL’s future business strategist as new technology chief
AGL’s head of future business strategy takes key role at a 5B, whose Maverick solar solution is marked for the world’s biggest solar project.
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Rooftop solar sends minimum demand to record low in coal dependent NSW
Rooftop solar sends operational demand to a record low in NSW, the state grid with the heaviest dependence on coal.
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Australian and global fossil fuel giants make $1 trillion bet against global climate efforts
Australian and global oil and gas companies continue to pour huge amount of investment growing their production, defying global climate targets, new report finds.
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Australian solar innovator backed by Cannon-Brookes claims world efficiency record
Australian solar start-up founded in a garage and backed by billionaire investors included Mike Cannon-Brookes, claims new world solar efficiency record.
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