Stories Archive - Page 3 of 28 - Renew Economy

Watt confirms no climate trigger
Australia’s reworked environmental laws will not include a climate trigger, the federal environment minister has confirmed.
Poppy Johnston

Oct 9, 2025

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Sunshine state waits to see which way the wind blows on energy
Queensland LNP is about to deliver its new energy strategy. It has promised to scrap renewable targets but state consumers – both big and small – love the technology.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 9, 2025

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Bowen pushes ahead on 2030 renewables target
Chris Bowen says energy companies “need to get cracking” to meet renewables targets, and says Queensland LNP government making some “poor decisions”
Giles Parkinson

Oct 7, 2025

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Early closure of QLD’s biggest coal generator
Rio Tinto flags early closure of state’s biggest coal fired power generator as it pitches renewables future, just days before Queensland government pitches for coal.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 2, 2025

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Astroturfing inflaming division over renewables
Misinformation and “astroturfing” is alive and well in energy debates in Australia, and fostering community division, as well as bullying and intimidation, inquiry hears.
Poppy Johnston

Oct 2, 2025

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Australia hits renewable energy records, halfway to 2030 target
AEMO says Australia is shifting to a new operating paradigm as it gets to the halfway mark of its 2030 targets.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Sep 26, 2025

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Fake campaigns target farmers
Farmers group supportive of renewable energy is seeing the effect of mis- and disinformation on its work, and says it has been targeted in a social media attack.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 26, 2025

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Trump blasts climate action and renewables in UN speech
Trump tells UN that climate change is a hoax, scientists are “stupid”, and that wind energy doesn’t work. It doesn’t even blow, he said.
AAP

Sep 26, 2025

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Renewables improve human rights
A new report shines a light on remarkable progress from renewable companies in cleaning up human rights issues in the supply chain – while fossil fuel companies only worsen their breaches
Ketan Joshi

Sep 18, 2025

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Reforms needed for home batteries
Advances in battery technology should be a blessing to consumers, allowing them to force networks to finally compete for their custom.
Tristan Edis

Sep 18, 2025

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What is the “Dolphin Curve”?
Curtailment has become a defining feature of Australia’s National Electricity Market, and it’s leading to new concepts: The Dolphin Curve and pop up energy stores.
Geoff Eldridge

Sep 18, 2025

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GO & NO-GO Renewable Zones
Murray Watt says “regional planning” reforms recommended by Graeme Samuel review of EBPC will be legislated, in key move for large scale renewable projects.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2025

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