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10 things to know about Scott Morrison’s so-called climate “pivot”
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, but they aren’t.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Mar 1, 2019

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Australia could be 100% renewable by 2030s, meet Paris targets by 2025
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” by 2025.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 10, 2018

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Policy & Planning

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.
Natasha Geiling

May 11, 2018

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Markets

NEG high level design document at a glance
Highlights from the high level NEG document distributed to COAG energy ministers ahead of next Friday’s meeting.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Apr 13, 2018

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Policy & Planning

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
Kerstine Appunn Benjamin Wehrmann and Julian Wettengel

Feb 8, 2018

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Commentary

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.
Daisy Dunne

Jan 24, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Trump’s solar tariff backfires: It hits red states and U.S. taxpayers harder than China
White House wanted to use solar tariffs to punish China, but it will end up punishing the states that voted for him the most.
Joe Romm

Jan 24, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

5 reasons why clean energy future can’t be stopped
No longer must we wonder whether renewable energy resources can power our future economy, but rather, “how quickly”.
Kevin Haley

Jan 24, 2018

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Replacing India’s coal plants with solar and wind could save billions, analysis finds
New research shows nearly two-thirds of India’s coal power generation is no longer price competitive with new solar and wind.
Ashish Fernandes & Joe Sandler Clarke

Jan 18, 2018

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Germany lifts 2030 renewable energy target to 65%
On Friday, a 28-page text covering the main policy fields cursorily was published after a previous draft had been leaked. For energy policy, the changes are encouraging, but a lot of question marks remain.
Craig Morris

Jan 18, 2018

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Policy & Planning

We need to ‘climate-proof’ our sports stadiums
As the New South Wales government embarks on a hugely expensive rebuild of major stadiums across Sydney, now is a good time to ask whether major Australian sports venues are adequately “climate-proofed” for a warming future.
Paul J Govind

Jan 17, 2018

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Storage

This is how coal dies — super cheap renewables plus battery storage
New Colorado wind farms with batteries are now cheaper than running old coal plants.
Joe Romm

Jan 15, 2018

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