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Barack Obama
Obama pushes hard for clean power as Abbott hits the brakes
Obama’s Clean Energy Plan will lift share of renewables to 28 per cent by 2030, and force closures of coal generators. But the fossil fuel lobby and conservatives are attacking the plan, labelling it an “energy tax”, even though electricity bills will fall. Sound familiar?
Giles Parkinson
Aug 4, 2015
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CleanTech Bites
Tony Abbott’s war on clean energy – and business people who speak out
Former NAB chief laments ‘reckless’ policies of Abbott govt, says business leaders afraid to speak out for fear of retribution.
Giles Parkinson
Aug 3, 2015
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Abbott Coalition kills hopes of ambitious climate change targets
Ambition is not on the agenda for the Abbott government in its climate policies. Coalition describes Climate Change Authority’s recommendations as “staggering” as Abbott launches another extraordinary attack on wind energy, saying 23.5% renewables is “more than enough”.
Giles Parkinson
Jul 27, 2015
50
CleanTech Bites
India’s grand solar plans ruin Abbott’s coal export strategy
Deutsche Bank report highlights how dramatic India’s renewable energy revolution will be – and what it will mean for Abbott’s coal plans.
Giles Parkinson
Jul 22, 2015
28
Memo to Abbott: voters want more rooftop solar, not less
Survey finds majority of Australian voters think Abbott govt has failed to support renewable energy, particularly solar for low-income households.
Sophie Vorrath
Jul 21, 2015
7
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$1 trillion solar, wind finance to outstrip oil and gas industry
Renewable energy finance vehicles, YieldCos, likely to rapidly outpace their fossil fuel rivals, and represent more than $1 trillion of investment in coming years. Another sign of the global investment shift to wind and solar, a trend that could bypass Abbott’s Australia.
Giles Parkinson
Jul 20, 2015
8
Giant wind and solar complex to challenge Abbott’s coal plans
A world-leading 1,200MW wind and solar project proposed for north Queensland is competing head to head with a new coal power station proposal favoured by Tony Abbott, who is keen to give taxpayer loans to the coal generator, but not the wind facility.
Giles Parkinson
Jul 14, 2015
65
Obama to triple solar on low-income housing, Abbott urged to follow
US govt outlines plans to triple amount of rooftop solar installed on low-income housing in America, and to boost development of community solar projects.
Sophie Vorrath
Jul 8, 2015
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How Abbott reversed energy emissions cuts, boosted coal power
Cedex report shows how downward trajectory in electricity emissions has been reversed under Abbott, with both brown and black coal generation rising.
Sophie Vorrath
Jul 6, 2015
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Policy & Planning
Abbott imagines a fossil-free future …after it’s all been burnt
The PM says he can imagine a future where the world no longer uses fossil fuels, but only once every tonne of coal and every molecule of gas has been burned. He expressed this vision while launching the Agricultural Competitive White Paper – a document that all but ignores climate change, again.
Giles Parkinson
Jul 6, 2015
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