Finkel review anticipates lower power prices, but weak electricity emissions...
Report by the chief scientist, Alan Finkel, models a clean energy target that would reduce electricity emissions by 28% on 2005 levels Australia’s chief scientist says a new clean energy target will...
View ArticleIf hard Brexit is dead, the odds on a chaotic one have shortened
The negotiating clock is ticking and we have an unstable government that has failed to settle basic issues. We could easily crash out of the EU without a dealInvestors’ ability to take a rosy view of...
View ArticleThe fight against climate change: four cities leading the way in the Trump era
New York City, Houston, Miami and San Francisco have all taken steps to mitigate the risks associated with rising sea levels and global temperatures. Are their successes a blueprint for action at the...
View ArticleOil giants need to invest heavily in renewables by 2035, says analysis
Slowing demand for oil and forecasts of rapid growth in green power pose risk to core business, says analyst More than a fifth of investment by the largest oil and gas companies could be in wind and...
View ArticleBattery storage and rooftop solar could mean new life post-grid for consumers
The Finkel report offers glimpse of opportunity for consumers and businesses to play the electricity market To illustrate the impact of battery storage on the electricity network in Australia, Prof...
View ArticleGlobal demand for coal falls in 2016 for second year in a row
UK leads trend away from coal, with use down 52.5%, while China continues to consume less of the dirtiest fossil fuelGlobal demand for coal has fallen for the second consecutive year, according to a BP...
View ArticleFinkel's target boosts coal industry and does little to cut emissions,...
Jacobs Group modelling suggests clean energy target is also more expensive than an energy intensity scheme The clean energy target recommended in the Finkel review does relatively little to reduce...
View ArticleTilos, Greece: the first island in the Med to run entirely on wind and solar...
Tiny Tilos, in the Dodecanese, is a pioneering nature reserve. Now, Greece’s ‘green island’ is set to be powered by renewable energyYou’re more likely to run into friendly partridges, rare orchids and...
View ArticleDoes our political system still work? Finkel test will provide the answer |...
Neither the Coalition nor Labor has the perfect solution for a pressing energy problem that is affecting everyone in the countryThe most interesting thing about Malcolm Turnbull’s now globally shared...
View ArticleRecord levels of green energy in UK create strange new world for generators
As renewables play a greater role in the British market, they are making the price of power increasingly unstableAs the sun shone on millions of solar panels and unseasonable gusts turned thousands of...
View ArticleWeather system revamp hopes to bring sunshine to US economy
New legislation requires NOAA to improve weather research and forecasting, boosting industries from farming and airlines and improving the public warning systemFarmers have been obsessed with weather...
View ArticleHow experts use weather data to improve forecasts, saving lives and money –...
Thanks to new legislation, NOAA will be able to boost its ability to predict major weather-related events, such as hurricanes, droughts, floods and wildfires – and improved forecasts could have...
View ArticleNationals' push for coal-fired power leaves voters cold in Guardian Essential...
Concerted effort to talk up the merits of coal wins over only 18% of voters, but renewables love fades if bills rise quicklyA concerted push by federal Nationals to build more coal-fired power plants...
View ArticleChief scientist defends electricity market review against claims of political...
Alan Finkel insists his review was independent and says building a new coal-fired power plant would not have long-term impacts on Australia’s electricity marketAustralia’s chief scientist, Alan Finkel,...
View ArticleHundreds of US mayors endorse switch to 100% renewable energy by 2035
Leaders from more than 250 cities unanimously back a resolution to reach clean energy goal at the US Conference of Mayors in Miami BeachA bipartisan group of mayors from across the country has...
View ArticleMost Australians want renewables to be primary energy source, survey finds
Climate Institute survey points to overwhelming frustration with government’s inaction and lack of leadership on clean energy The vast majority of Australians want to see the country dramatically...
View ArticleWorld's first floating windfarm to take shape off coast of Scotland
Turbines for £200m Hywind project will be towed from Norway across North Sea and moored to seabed off north-east ScotlandThe world’s first floating windfarm has taken to the seas in a sign that a...
View ArticleMalcolm Turnbull's leather jacket may be zipped up but his frustration is...
The PM wants to talk about big nation-building projects like Snowy Hydro 2.0. Reporters ask him about Tony AbbottMalcolm Turnbull got his leather jacket out for his visit to the southern New South...
View ArticleClean energy target 'best deal that coal will get', says NSW energy minister
Don Harwin tells Committee for Economic Development of Australia the ‘self-indulgent climate culture war’ should endThe Liberal New South Wales energy minister has delivered a speech marking a sharp...
View ArticleHow Australia bungled climate policy to create a decade of disappointment |...
Unlike the UK, Australia has never had climate consensus – and it has been costly, argues Labor frontbencher Mark Butler in an extract from his book, Climate WarsIn the lead-up to the 2015 general...
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