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Michael Mazengarb is a journalist with RenewEconomy, based in Sydney. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in the renewable energy sector for more than a decade.
Australian Federal Government
Coal
Governments
Renewables
Solar
Wind
Record growth in rooftop solar pushing coal out of Australia market
Rooftop solar continues to drive coal out of the electricity market, as renewables surge to new record levels in Australia.
Climate
Coal
Renewables
Rooftop PV
Solar
Australian renewables nudge milestone 25% share in last 12 months
Latest report shows renewables, including rooftop solar, fell just a fraction short of a 25% share of Australia's main grid in past 12 months.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
Why Covid-19 may complicate efforts to reduce airline emissions
Airlines may look to backtrack from commitments to cap greenhouse emissions at 2020 levels, as industry is slammed by the impacts of Covid-19.
Australian Federal Government
CleanTech Bites
Climate
Coal
Governments
Plans to direct climate funds to coal plant upgrades rejected by panel
A powerful emissions integrity committee slaps down coal industry calls for climate funds to be used for coal power station upgrades.
CleanTech Bites
Renewables keep crunching Australia’s electricity emissions – no thanks to federal policy
Latest National Energy Emissions Audits show large-scale renewables generation – increasingly big solar – still driving steady fall in electricity sector emissions, while a thriving rooftop PV market cancels...
Australian Federal Government
Coal
Governments
Coal generator virtually given away by NSW to get $11m handout for repairs
Morrison government set to spend $11 million on Vales Point upgrade, but is it unfairly raising community expectations of new coal investments?
Australian Federal Government
Coal
Governments
Australia’s least reliable coal generators are the oldest, and the youngest
Victoria's brown-coal generators account for most outages, but the main grid's newest coal generator proves to be the least reliable with the most breakdowns.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
Australian bushfires drive up global emissions as economic costs mount
Australian bushfires to drive global greenhouse gas concentrations to new records, as more than half of Australians report experiencing bushfire impacts.
47 scientists and experts sign open letter urging NSW government not to overrule state laws requiring climate change impacts to be considered in the assessment of new coal mines.
Australian Federal Government
Governments
Nuclear
Australia Institute says nuclear power ‘uninsurable and uneconomic’ in Australia
Research shows greatest barrier to nuclear power in Australia remains cost, as parliamentary inquiry continues in Canberra.
