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Sophie is editor of One Step Off The Grid and deputy editor of its sister site, Renew Economy. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.
Some $US1.3 trillion has been tipped into solar installations in last decade, pushing it above coal and forcing prices down dramatically.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments
2,000 years of records show it’s getting hotter, faster
New reconstructions of Earth’s temperature over the past 2,000 years highlight the astonishing rate of the recent widespread warming of our planet.
Morrison shuffles cards, and sea level expert John Englander explains why oceans are rising more quickly than expected.
Morrison shuffles cards, and sea level expert John Englander explains why oceans are rising more quickly than expected.
Scott Morrison's week-long celebration of climate and energy policies looks less like a pivot than a crouch. It would make more sense if more renewables were on the agenda,...
ANU study says current pace of solar and wind deployment in Australia could deliver equivalent of 100% renewables by early 2030s, and achieve emissions reduction task “for whole economy”...
Climate Governments News & Commentary United States Government
US, Australia fight push to bar fossil fuel interests from climate talks
Developing nations want to ban fossil fuel interests from participating in, and sponsoring, UN climate talks - much to the chagrin of countries like US and Australia.
Highlights from the high level NEG document distributed to COAG energy ministers ahead of next Friday’s meeting.
Climate Coal Germany Governments Other Good Stuff Renewables
Germany to set end date for coal power in 2019
A commission will decide the timeline for phasing out coal, under a coalition deal agreed between social democrats and Angela Merkel’s conservatives
Climate News & Commentary Renewables
Geoengineering carries ‘large risks’ for the natural world, studies show
Reducing the impacts of human-caused climate change through use of bioenergy with carbon capture and storage could have major consequences for wildlife, forests and water resources.
