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Electric Vehicles

Saudi oil attack highlights Australia’s vulnerability – and failure to embrace EVs
Australia’s dependence on imported oil – and federal government’s ongoing failure to minimise this through renewable and EV policies – in spotlight, after bombing of Saudi oil plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 16, 2019

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Renewables

Oil and gas majors could lead Australian renewables development by 2020
Rystad Energy report says oil and gas majors may be dominant renewable developers in Australia by 2020.
Sophie Vorrath

May 27, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Oil drilling in Australian Bight a disaster for climate, biodiversity
Drilling and associated development of oil in the Australian Bight will be decided by an approval system totally inadequate in the complex world of today.
David Shearman & Katrina Lyne

May 16, 2019

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Solar

Santos to convert 56 crude oil pumps to 100% solar and battery storage
Santos kicks off ARENA-backed plans to shift all of its remote crude oil beam pumps to 100% solar and battery storage – a move that would save it 140 barrels of oil a day.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 18, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

World’s biggest oil exporter bets $2 billion on electric cars
The world’s biggest oil exporter has placed a massive bet on Tesla – the company whose entire goal is transitioning the world off of oil.
Joe Romm

Aug 9, 2018

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Commentary

French oil major bets on EV boom, with electricity retailer buyout
Oil “supermajor” Total buys French electricity retailer as part of long-term hedge against threat to oil demand from rise of electric vehicles. And did we mention the CEO totally drives an EV?
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 19, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Oil Search’s Alaskan oil play ignores climate reality
Just days out from the start of the latest climate talks, PNG-based Oil Search has delivered a slap in the face to its Pacific neighbours.
Daniel Gocher

Nov 3, 2017

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Coal

China dances the seven veils of decarbonization
China’s decarbonization boat stayed in harbour this year but the winds of change continue to blow.
David Leitch

Oct 16, 2017

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Solar

This is just the start of the solar age – seven graphs show why
Striking new report by one of world’s biggest independent energy consultants shows dramatic decline in coal and oil industry and a peak in global energy demand. Solar dominates, and has only just begun its path to becoming biggest source of energy.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

World’s biggest wind turbine maker waves oil industry goodbye
In another sign that the petroleum era is drawing to a close, Denmark is selling off its last oil company with barely a peep.
Peter Levring

Aug 30, 2017

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