Australia
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments News & Commentary
Australia wins early Fossil award as Syria leaves US alone on climate
Australia wins first Fossil of the Day award at Bonn climate talks, as Syria signs up to leave the US isolated as the world's only non-member state.
Australian Federal Government Featured Governments Renewables Victorian Government
Is this the end for big wind and big solar in Australia?
All eyes are on Victoria and the corporate sector for the future of large-scale renewables in Australia. With the renewable energy target now largely met, there is little else...
Australian Federal Government Governments News & Commentary
Australia among the world’s worst on biodiversity conservation
Australia is among the top seven countries worldwide responsible for 60% of the world’s biodiversity loss between 1996 and 2008, according to a study published last week in the...
Markets News & Commentary Smart Energy
Energy consumers are paying for useless, profit-boosting infrastructure
It is difficult not to lapse into despair about Australia’s energy policy morass, which is dominated by a deeply entrenched culture of half-truths, vested interests, ideology and wishful thinking.
Australia's installed solar PV capacity set to double in three years, according to latest APVI data, as the big solar market gears back up.
Climate News & Commentary Renewables
Australia ignores risks, shirks moral responsibility on climate
Climate risks are either not understood or wilfully ignored at leadership level in Australia, a profound failure of imagination, and far worse than that which triggered the GFC in...
Australian Federal Government Coal Governments Other Good Stuff United States Government
Does best CCS power station in world provide model for Australia?
Josh Frydenberg over-egged the success of a CCS plant he visited in US, and now he's done the same in Australia with new CEFC mandate.
Record $7.5 billion in large scale solar and wind investment pushes Australia up to number 5 in global renewable energy investment rankings.
Featured Interviews Smart Energy Utilities
Interview: AEMO’s Zibelman says system black was “wake-up call”
New AEMO Audrey Zibelman in a detailed interview on the challenges and opportunities in the changing energy system, her priorities, the market reforms needed, the lessons learned from the...
Australian Federal Government Governments Malcolm Turnbull News & Commentary People Smart Energy
Turnbull’s right: we need cheap, clean and reliable power – here’s how
Better managing how we use electricity in our homes will reduce pressure on the grid, and reduce the need for more power stations.
