Governments Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

“Critical” national battery hub in doubt after state LNP government cuts $100 million in funding
Plans to develop a battery industrialisation hub in Queensland hang in the balance after the state portion of funding promised for the project was cut by the LNP government.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 14, 2025

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Commentary

Are renewables cheaper? What would our bills look like if we didn’t have wind and solar?
What would happen if we had cancelled renewables and reverted to coal or gas? Our findings show that electricity prices would be up to 50 pct higher than they are now.
Joel Gilmore

Jun 19, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Australian net-zero projects to be rated to prevent greenwashing
Environmental projects will be analysed and rated in Australia in a move experts say could prevent greenwashing and encourage international investments.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Jun 17, 2025

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Commentary

Australia’s gas supply problem has a demand-side solution that would be a win for industry and consumers
Every year, high winter gas demand leads to industry concerns about limited supply and consumer concerns over thousand-dollar energy bills. But there’s an obvious policy fix.
Alan Pears

Jun 11, 2025

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Commentary

The clean energy transition won’t succeed without community trust. And we’re running out of it
The challenges facing the transition to renewable energy are no longer primarily technological or financial; they are social. So what needs to change?
Sangay Wangchuk

Jun 10, 2025

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Commentary

Rushed renewable reforms are causing chaos in Queensland, as Olympics get a free pass
Planning for the Olympics is getting a free pass, but the renewable industry has been thrown into chaos by government changes.
Stephanie Gray

Jun 5, 2025

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Commentary

The end of Australia’s iron ore boom, and the rise of green steel
Shifting just 20% of Australia’s iron ore exports to green steel products could potentially increase annual export revenues by tens of billions of dollars.
Michael Barnard

Jun 2, 2025

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Storage

Independent running against Dutton wants bipartisan focus on home batteries after cyclone outages
With most Dickson homes using solar but few affording batteries, Independent candidate Ellie Smith has called for rebates and loans to boost resilience and cut costs.
Amalyah Hart

Mar 14, 2025

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: Donald Trump’s war on climate, energy and science
Former US climate envoy Jonathan Pershing discusses Donald Trump’s war on everything, including climate, energy, science and research, and Australia’s energy choices. Plus: Rio Tinto’s stunning choice of solar and batteries to save future of giant smelters.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Mar 14, 2025

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Commentary

“We haven’t been very good at doing it.” Garnaut says oligopolies in way of green superpower dreams
Australia needs to break through oligopolies and heavy handed bureaucracies to achieve goal of becoming green superpower.
Poppy Johnston

Mar 11, 2025

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Storage

Labor’s election rout paves way for household battery rebate, but big challenge remains on wind and solar
W.A. Labor has proven to be very good at getting grid batteries built, and promises big boost to household storage, but it has not been so good at wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 10, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Renewables and climate champion Mark Carney picked as Canada PM to take on Trump and Musk
Former governor of the Bank of England, UN climate champion, renewables advocate and leader of $18 billion bid for Origin Energy elected PM of Canada.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 10, 2025

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