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Giles Parkinson is founder and editor of Renew Economy, and is also the founder of One Step Off The Grid and founder/editor of The Driven. Giles has been a journalist for 35 years and is a former business and deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review.
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Victoria votes for solar, batteries and climate action, as Labor wins in a landslide
State poll delivers a crushing defeat to Liberal-National Coalition, and a clear endorsement of strong policies on climate change and renewable energy.
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Victoria Labor pledges $1.2 billion in rebates, loans for rooftop solar
Victoria Labor government proposes rebates and zero interest loans to encourage another 650,000 homes to install another 2.6GW of rooftop solar.
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Museums Victoria to slash energy costs by one-third with co-gen, efficiency
Siemens to install co-gen, energy and water efficient technology in $11m state government-backed Museums Victoria upgrade.
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Victoria steps up climate ambition. Turnbull takes two steps back
In the face of an increasingly divided Turnbull government, Victoria’s Labor government has upped the ante on climate action, pledging to cut state emissions by up to 20 per...
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Victoria becomes first Australia government to tap green bond market
Victorian state government becomes Australia's first to join green bond market with $300m issuance to finance low-carbon investment.
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Victorian government targets net zero emissions by 2050
Andrews Labor government pledges net zero emissions for Victoria by 2050, releases interim policies, in response to recommendations of Climate Change Act review.
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Victorian government backs wind energy, rooftop solar rights
Andrews government renewables plan promises to drive new investment in wind farms, reduce network barriers to take-up of rooftop solar and storage.
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Four easy ways to grow renewable energy in Victoria
With the Abbott government sabotaging Australia’s clean energy future, states like Victoria must step up and lead on renewables. Here's how.
