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Policy uncertainty is blocking investment in low carbon assets
Australian institutional investors have a strong appetite for low carbon assets, but policy uncertainty and a lack of scalable deals are major barriers.
Emma Herd

Sep 21, 2017

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Solar

Australia solar market heads for 12GW by 2020
Australia’s installed solar PV capacity set to double in three years, according to latest APVI data, as the big solar market gears back up.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 1, 2017

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Policy & Planning

In the absence of national leadership, cities are driving climate policy
Imagine a future in which every one of Australia’s 537 local government areas, achieve net zero greenhouse emissions. It might sound like a pipe dream, but it could be closer than you think.
Lesley Hughes

Jul 19, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Clean energy spending hits 43% share of total supply investment
Global spending on energy fall by 12% overall in 2016 but clean energy spending is on the up.
Ian Clover

Jul 12, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Business, investors still ignoring 1.5°C climate target
Many in financial and corporates sectors remain unaware of importance of 1.5°C target, or can’t gauge its relevance and apply it to business and investment.
Kate Mackenzie

Jun 22, 2017

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Coal

IEA climate scenarios make mockery of Australia’s defence of Adani coal
International Energy Agency says, at current rate, unabated coal generation would have to stop within 14 years, undermining claims Adani coal mine is a climate win. IEA also says low emissions target must be set at a fraction of that contemplated by Canberra.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 7, 2017

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Storage

Our power grid is crying out for capacity, but should we open the gas valves?
With high gas prices partly to blame for the electricity blackouts that hit SA this month, and gas-fired generators caught short in NSW two days later, there are calls for Australia’s onshore gas to flow much more freely.
Dylan McConnell

Feb 24, 2017

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Solar

IEA makes mockery of Turnbull’s renewable energy scare campaign
IEA makes mockery of Turnbull government’s renewable energy scare campaigns, saying that 60% of world’s electricity will come from renewable energy if climate targets are to be met.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 16, 2016

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Solar

IEA still low-balling solar growth, says Energy Watch Group
The IEA has once again been accused of ignoring the reality of solar PV’s cost reduction and pace of installation in its latest report.
Ian Clover

Oct 31, 2016

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Solar

Half a million solar panels a day, as global renewable capacity outstrips coal
IEA says installed capacity of renewables has now overtaken coal, and sees no issues with high penetration of wind and solar with right policies.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 26, 2016

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Featured

BHP swallows Lomborg line and sells itself short on wind and solar
BHP Billiton says wind and solar are heralding the “dawn” of an energy revolution. But a dawn is all it can see, because it predicts fossil fuels will still account for 80% of energy needs by 2040. Surely it’s time to get serious.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 11, 2016

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Renewables

Seven charts show new renewables outpacing rising demand for first time
For the first time ever, investment in new renewables was more than enough to cover rising global electricity demand in 2015.
Simon Evans

Sep 15, 2016

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