'Clean' coal power plants: Matt Canavan hints at government subsidy
Minister says he’s not surprised that generators don’t want another big baseload power station to enter the marketAustralia’s resources minister, Matt Canavan, has flagged subsidising a “clean” coal...
View ArticleEnergy customers locked into a costly scheme who have no right to switch
District Heating is heralded as the way to a greener future. But, Anna Tims reports, it’s been rolled out without any regulationEnergy customers who find themselves paying over the odds for their...
View ArticleIs Malcolm Turnbull's priority really just keeping the lights on? | Kristina...
It seems Turnbull is basing his core political agenda for 2017 on a rare weather event. It’s a textbook definition of being buffeted by events rather than shaping themImagine a severe thunderstorm had...
View ArticleBlackouts? What blackouts? How National Grid keeps the lights on
A visit to the chief control centre in Berkshire reveals how solar and wind are keeping blackouts at bay … for nowDespite claims that Britain is on the brink of blackouts and amid forecasts of a...
View ArticleIn Australia and the US, sound climate policy is being held hostage by vested...
We must shift away from a culture of politically motivated climate change denialism to an acceptance of the truly existential threat now facing humanityIt’s been a bad couple of weeks for the world’s...
View ArticleEven Trump can't dismiss the success of renewables
New US president may be forced to concede solar and wind’s huge potential for job creation and self sufficiencyWhat impact will the climate-sceptic, coal enthusiast President Trump have on the...
View ArticleCarmichael mine jobs need '21 times the subsidies' of renewables, says lobby...
Federal funding for Adani project amounts to $683,060 a job, compared with $32,191 a worker in Queensland’s clean energy sector, 350.org says Clean energy projects in Queensland are already on track to...
View ArticlePowershop reveals cash for renewable projects from customers who paid more
Energy retailer raised $100,000 from customers, which will be given out as grants to community-owned energy projectsAmid fresh attacks on renewable energy targets from the federal government and large...
View ArticleAlmost 90% of new power in Europe from renewable sources in 2016
Wind energy overtakes coal as the EU’s second largest form of power capacity but concerns remain over politicians’ enthusiasm for renewablesRenewable energy sources made up nearly nine-tenths of new...
View ArticleScott Morrison brings coal to question time: what fresh idiocy is this? |...
What a bunch of clowns, hamming it up – while out in the real world an ominous and oppressive heat just won’t let upThere is no way you can write the sentence, “The treasurer of Australia, Scott...
View ArticleSilverton windfarm's output will be equal to taking 192,000 cars off the road
Once it’s completed in 2018, the NSW site will produce enough electricity to power 137,000 housesAfter years in planning, construction on the Silverton windfarm in western New South Wales is finally...
View ArticleCEFC warns against risky investment in 'clean coal' technology
Federal government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation says coal ‘seriously challenged’ as a commercial investmentThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation has said it is “very unlikely” it would invest in...
View ArticleQueensland's electricity price spikes far worse than South Australia during...
Analysis shows spike in fossil fuel-dominated state’s wholesale spot price this year far eclipses that in SA in July 2016 which sparked calls for a national inquiry into renewable energyExtreme price...
View ArticleHard facts unmask the fiction behind Coalition's 'coal comeback' | Lenore Taylor
There’s a long list of blame and shame for Australia’s threadbare climate and energy policy, but Turnbull’s party takes the cakeWatching politics builds a high tolerance for hypocrisy and humbug, but...
View ArticleUK offshore wind 'will lower energy bills' more than nuclear
RenewableUK chief says windfarms could offer cheaper prices than rates government agreed with new nuclear power stations Offshore windfarms could provide cheaper power than Britain’s new wave of...
View ArticleEnergy policy: no room for partisan politics, 18 groups tell government
Joint statement says years of finger-pointing have destroyed investor confidence in Australia’s energy sectorA coalition of business, energy, investor, climate and welfare groups has issued a sharply...
View ArticleTurnbull ignored advice that renewable energy not to blame for SA blackouts
Coalition statements blaming the blackouts that hit South Australia last year on wind power were made despite official advice that storms were the causeMalcolm Turnbull’s decision to link last year’s...
View ArticleMalcolm Turnbull was told gas plant shut down before South Australia blackout
Documents show prime minister knew the failure of Torrens Island plant affected efforts to restart power before he made comments about renewablesOfficials told Malcolm Turnbull a major gas plant shut...
View ArticleLabor rejected One Nation preference deal after James Ashby approach –...
Labor has denied it wanted a preference deal with One Nation after Pauline Hanson tells parliament the Queensland state Labor secretary approached the party. Follow it live...6.55am GMTThanks to the...
View ArticleLinking welfare cuts to NDIS ‘dumb politics’, Xenophon warns Coalition
Government says welfare cuts will give disability scheme $3bn boost, but Nick Xenophon says it ‘should not pit vulnerable Australians’ against each otherNick Xenophon has warned the Turnbull government...
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