Concrete and building materials giant “exploring all options” to meet a 2025 renewables target for its energy needs – outside of its Berrima cement kiln.
Boral targets 100% renewables by 2025, along with batteries and hydrogen
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Gorgon CCS failures push Australia’s emissions higher, but renewables clean up the grid
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions rose in the first three months of the year, driven higher by carbon capture failures and a recovering economy.
Fortescue to invest another $1 billion in renewables, green hydrogen after windfall profit
Fortescue Metals to invest another $1 billion in its renewables division, and will push customers to tackle their 250 million tonne emissions footprint.
Australia’s de-facto carbon price at record high, may reach $50 per tonne
Australian carbon credits tipped to jump to $50 per tonne, riding surge in corporate demand even as federal government sits idle on climate policy.
Australia’s emissions have risen since 2005, apart from land use accounting tricks
New research shows Australia is lagging behind international peers in emissions reductions, despite what the Morrison government may claim.
Australia’s states are forging ahead with ambitious emissions cuts. Imagine if they worked together
Ambitious new commitments of state governments go some way to filling the void left by the lack of a national climate policy.
Waking the sleeping dragon – why Safeguard Mechanism may soon be tightened
The recent trend has been to relax guidelines on the safeguard mechanism, but that may soon change with a net zero emissions target.
Bitcoin mining to consume more electricity than whole of Australia by 2024
Researchers warn bitcoin mining could undermine efforts to reach global climate targets, with electricity consumption expected to surpass that of Australia.
Fossil fuel led recoveries “contradictory” to action on climate change, researchers warn
Equivalent of Covid-19 triggered emissions reductions needed every two years to meet Paris Agreement goals, researchers say.
Coal giant AGL again tops list of Australia’s biggest emitters
Coal generators and oil and gas producers dominate latest list of Australia’s largest emitters.
