More voters blame energy price rises on privatisation than renewables – polling
Only 17.7% of respondents in polling commissioned by GetUp believe renewable energy is the primary culpritAustralian voters have not been swayed by a campaign attempting to blame rising power prices on...
View ArticleAustralia’s conservative government fiddles on climate policy while the...
When Malcolm Turnbull deposed Tony Abbott as prime minister, serious action on global warming was hoped for – but almost nothing has changedAustralia’s January news has been full of official reports of...
View ArticleBatteries included: Yorkshire village seeks to solve riddle of too much sun
Moixa trial at Oxspring to see if UK-made home batteries can store and use local solar power for longer, bypass National Grid and cut energy billsThe bungalows of Oxspring may look an unlikely testing...
View ArticleBarnaby Joyce won't rule out dumping Renewable Energy Target
Deputy prime minister criticises ‘romantic’ targets set by states as some Coalition MPs call to ditch RET if US pulls out of Paris climate dealBarnaby Joyce has refused to commit the government to...
View Article'No plans' to cut renewable energy target, Josh Frydenberg says
Environment minister says RET adds $63 a year to household power bills but is a ‘far cry from the 50% target Bill Shorten is proposing’The Turnbull government has “no plans” to change the Renewable...
View ArticleScotland eyes 50% renewable energy by 2030 in shift away from North Sea oil
SNP unveils plan encouraging motorists, homeowners and businesses to use low- or zero-carbon sources for half their energyThe Scottish government has taken the first steps to heavily cutting the...
View ArticleERM Power criticised for choosing $123m fine over renewable energy certificates
Company says it’s cheaper to pay the penalty, but the move is branded as ‘undermining of the objectives’ of the renewable energy targetThe Clean Energy Regulator has castigated a major electricity...
View ArticleLeading chemist's Australia Day honour a 'recognition of science'
OLED pioneer Andrew Holmes says science and technology are ‘just as important cultures as the arts’An Australian chemist who stumbled across a light-emitting plastic that could revolutionise solar...
View ArticleMakhado mine: flashpoint for tensions over South Africa's pro-coal policies
A campaign by locals and farming businesses to halt a large opencast mine highlights a far wider conflict over South Africa’s continued addiction to coalOn the horizon are the mountains, verdant...
View ArticleMartin Alder obituary
My friend Martin Alder, who has died aged 69 from an embolism, was a driving force in building the renewable energy industry in Britain.Martin led the renewable energy committee of the Association of...
View ArticleAustralia's coal power plan twice as costly as renewables route, report finds
Researcher says new coal plants aimed at reducing emissions would cost $62b, while the cost using renewables would be $24-$34bnA plan for new coal power plants, which government ministers say could...
View ArticleState renewable energy targets 'will be vital to meet emissions goals'
RETs are the only policy tool left to shift Australia’s electricity sector away from fossil fuels, RepuTex modelling showsState-based renewable energy targets are becoming essential drivers of...
View ArticleTony Abbott rebuffed after attacking Turnbull government on renewable energy...
Malcolm Turnbull says the Coalition’s position on the RET was settled 18 months ago under former prime minister’s leadershipMalcolm Turnbull has dismissed Tony Abbott’s latest criticism of the...
View ArticleRenewable power in cities: send us your photos
Offices, gyms, supermarkets – even your local bus shelter. We want to find out about the renewables projects in your citiesRenewable power is spreading across cities around the world. Whether motivated...
View ArticleTesla moves beyond electric cars with new California battery farm
The project is part of Elon Musk’s plan to help transform the power gridFrom the road, the close to 400 white industrial boxes packed into 1.5 acres of barren land in Ontario, California, a little more...
View ArticleCoalition's renewable energy target won't last forever, says Turnbull
• Prime minister boosts conservatives’ calls for U-turn on green energy plan• Leaves door open for Coalition to do deals with Pauline Hanson’s One NationMalcolm Turnbull has said Australia’s renewable...
View ArticleScottish government launches public consultation on fracking
Four-month consultation on possibility of fracking in Scotland runs until end of May with dedicated website at talkingfracking.scot, reports BusinessGreenThe Scottish government has launched a public...
View ArticleEU on track to meet renewable energy targets – but UK lags behind
EU looks set to meet its 2020 goal of using 20% of energy from renewable sources but the UK is one of three member states to increase reliance on imported energyThe European Union is on track to meet...
View ArticleSouth Australian energy minister: 'Clean coal is a fairytale' – video
South Australia’s energy minister, Tom Koutsantonis, responds to the federal government’s push for clean coal generation as an energy source for Australia’s future. He says ‘clean coal is a fairytale,...
View ArticleElectric cars and cheap solar 'could halt fossil fuel growth by 2020'
Solar power and clean cars are ‘gamechangers’ consistently underestimated by big energy, says Imperial College and Carbon Tracker reportFalling costs of electric vehicles and solar panels could halt...
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