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Renewables

Australians blame wind, solar for high power bills as media campaigns take hold
Misinformation campaigns are taking their toll as more Australians struggle to sort energy fact from fiction.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 29, 2024

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Climate

Fossil fuel industry’s anti-climate and anti-renewables playbook goes back 57 years – they are still hard at it
New report analyses deep origins of the fossil fuel industry’s fight against climate action and renewables, and the key players in Australia.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 11, 2024

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Climate

Climate records smashed in 2023, according to WMO. But the reality might be much worse
Climate extremes are now causing measurable losses in food production and displacing millions. But some scientists say the situation is worse than portrayed by WMO.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 20, 2024

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Renewables

As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster. What can we do?
New research examines which areas of Australia will have the worst conditions for solar degradation out to 2059 – and what we can do about it.
Shukla Poddar

Feb 19, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Call for “climate trigger” in state planning laws as floods spread to Victoria
Victoria Greens issued call for new rules to consider how major development projects affect – and will be affected by – climate change.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 27, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Labor in diplomatic climate flurry, at home and overseas, before parliament sits
Bowen and Albanese hope to win friends at home and overseas for new climate ambitions, as draft climate legislation leaks.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 14, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Australia is becoming a global hotbed for climate change lawsuits
New research shows Australia ranks as one of the most litigious on climate change, as the number of lawsuits launched globally continues to surge.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 30, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Europe saw Morrison’s Australia as “handbrake” on global climate action, Albanese says
Anthony Albanese says Scott Morrison’s recalcitrance on climate change almost scuttled a major trade deal with the European Union.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 29, 2022

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Renewables

Bigger and better wind turbines to overcome climate caused wind droughts
A shift to bigger and better wind turbines could significantly boost capacity factors, overcoming climate change driven reductions in wind availability.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2022

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Policy & Planning

“Australia is under new management”: Bowen tells clean energy investors
Federal climate minister Chris Bowen says Australia now “open for business”, calling on investors to seize a $130 billion green investment opportunity.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 16, 2022

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