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Biggest joke about NEG? It addresses just minutes of outages
Updated: Much-hyped National Energy Guarantee will address problems that cause just a minute or two of outages a year, and is “pointless” on emissions. Coalition urged instead to aim for 70% renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 8, 2018

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Storage

Home battery storage uptake tripled in 2017 in Australia, as costs tumble
New report suggests household battery storage set to boom in Australia, with uptake predicted to have tripled in 2017, and costs of the key technology expected to halve in less than seven years.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Graphs of the Day: Australia the global climate laggard
If the Turnbull government was setting the standard for global climate action… we’d be going to hell in a handcart, says new report.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 9, 2017

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Featured

Stunning new low for solar PV as even IEA hails “age of solar”
Saudi solar tender attracts stunning low bid of $US17.9/MWh, as even the conservative IEA hails a “new era of solar.” And while Australia currently enjoys an investment boom, a new report by Climate Council says “politics” is the only major barrier to a high penetration renewable grid.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 5, 2017

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Renewables

Graph of the Day: States lead on renewables, but who leads the states?
Climate Council ranks state efforts on renewables and climate targets as they race to fill the federal government void.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2017

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Coal

Clean coal won’t cut it, on costs or emissions, says Climate Council
Climate Council report says “clean coal” won’t meet Australia’s most basic climate obligations – and would need electricity prices to rise four-fold to earn sufficient revenue to be viable.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 16, 2017

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Renewables

More gas in electricity market will sting consumers, drive up emissions
Climate Council says weaning Australia from coal via increased reliance on gas won’t cut emissions, will push up power prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 20, 2017

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Solar

Big solar market headed for “huge” 2017, as costs continue to plunge
Climate Council confirms solar now cheapest new power generation, predicts huge year for big solar – not to mention solar and battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2017

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Renewables

Renewables offer “unrivalled opportunity” to grow rural jobs, economies
Climate Council report says renewable energy major driver of economic growth, jobs in rural Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 9, 2016

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Climate Council wants all states to follow ACT and go 100% renewable by 2025
Climate Council says petition shows strong public support for state governments policies that would deliver 100% renewable energy within a decade.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 18, 2016

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2°C not ‘safe’: World must ‘completely decarbonise’ in 30 years
Climate Council says scientific argument that 2°C a ‘safe’ level of warming is weakening, and society must almost completely decarbonise in 30-35 years, or sooner, to tackle climate change effectively.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 25, 2015

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Maurice Newman refuses briefing with top scientists
Maurice Newman, Abbott’s top business advisor, refuses to meet climate scientists to defend his “flat earth” nonsense, and attacks on weather bureau.
Sam Parkinson

Oct 2, 2014

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