Queensland’s renewable energy plan confirms the politics of coal have changed...
Most now see opportunity instead of job losses – but Labor will have to match ambition with action if it’s to deliver on 80% renewables by 2035Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily...
View ArticleRoss Garnaut’s Superpower follow-up tells a story of promise but also of peril
The economist’s new book proposes an expanded Renewable Energy Target and an energy reserve system to ensure grid reliabilityGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcastIn his...
View ArticleDispelling the myths about hydrogen and heating | Letter
Jan Rosenow on his research that found the gas to be unsuitable for heating homesThe letter from Prof Gordon E Andrews responding to an article covering my recent research on hydrogen and home heating...
View ArticleCo-founder of collapsed energy firm Bulb hopes to expand battery business
Loss-making venture led by Amit Gudka eyes continent as countries move towards using renewable powerThe co-founder of collapsed energy supplier Bulb is planning to expand his loss-making battery...
View ArticleNot too late to insulate homes this winter, says Lord Deben
Climate Change Committee chair says measures needed to cut energy bills will also help reach net zeroTackling the cost of living crisis requires insulating British homes as a matter of urgency and...
View ArticleHope amid climate chaos: ‘We are in a race between Armageddon and awesome’
Renewables, decarbonisation, activism, cooperation … The challenge is immense, but the situation is far from hopelessSupport urgent, independent climate journalism todayEvery one of us will love...
View ArticleWe are at a crossroads in history: Africa can and must be a leader in clean...
Several African leaders at last month’s UN general assembly left dismayed after their calls for action on the climate crisis were overshadowed by the Ukraine war. One was Kenya’s new president, who...
View Article‘Unproven’ small nuclear reactors would raise energy costs and delay...
Report from Australian Conservation Foundation finds modular reactors are expensive and introduce unnecessary challenges in managing radioactive wasteGet our free news app, morning email briefing or...
View ArticleWave energy machines on Australian south coast would slash renewable energy...
Report commissioned by Wave Swell Energy says the machines would make a future clean electricity grid more stable and more reliableGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news...
View ArticleCutting emissions will hit growth, but costs of inaction much higher, says IMF
IMF says taking swift action to achieve 25% cut in greenhouse gases by end of decade will cost less than failing to actVital steps to reduce greenhouse gases by 25% by the end of the decade will lead...
View ArticleSnowy 2.0 power lines clearing ‘will despoil’ long swathe of Kosciuszko...
‘It’s like putting in a transmission line over the Opera House,’ says National Parks Association of NSWFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our free news app, morning email...
View ArticleWorld Bank ‘has given nearly $15bn to fossil fuel projects since Paris deal’
A group of 50 NGOs found that bank and subsidiaries had funded oil refinery and gas processingThe World Bank has provided nearly $15bn of finance directly to fossil fuel projects since the Paris...
View ArticleThe old men and the CPAC: conservatives regaled with tired tales of climate...
The Australian conference supposedly devoted to ‘bold action’ from the right spent much of its time pouring scorn on any form of climate actionGet our free news app, morning email briefing or daily...
View ArticleLight fantastic: BP’s solar venture launches biggest UK project yet
From solar farms to floating arrays, from Australia to Bedfordshire, Lightsource BP is ramping up its renewable energy push“He’s scaring me now,” laughs Mark Davis, as a menacing-looking ram takes a...
View ArticleEnergy crisis? It isn’t that we have too little oil and gas. It’s that we...
We have green, cheap alternatives ready and waiting – but first we have to commit to keeping fossil fuels in the groundSupport urgent, independent climate journalism todayHurricane Ian has just swept...
View ArticleBeam me down: can solar power from space help solve our energy needs?
The latest developments in solar tech offer potential solutions to the energy security crisis – including satellites that would convert sunlight into power for EarthIn late November, a top-level...
View ArticleMinisters hope to ban solar projects from most English farms
Exclusive: Environment minister seeks to expand definition of prime farmland in drive for productivityMinisters are planning to ban solar farms from most of England’s farmland, the Guardian can...
View ArticleHot moves: how a Glasgow venue harvests heat from dancers
The Bodyheat system at warehouse venue SWG3 captures heat from the audience and funnels it 200 metres below ground to a layer of bedrock that acts like a thermal batteryIn 2019, Andrew Fleming-Brown...
View ArticleKwarteng’s latest ‘we’re listening’ messaging fails to reduce credibility gap...
Worryingly, gilt yields are rising again and another potential cliff-edge moment comes on FridayAt last, some clarity from Kwasi Kwarteng, even if we’re only talking about the day on which the...
View ArticleOvo Energy owes me more than £2,000 for my solar power
Since the supplier took over managing payments for my panels’ excess energy, there have been a string of delaysI have had solar panels on my roof since 2011 and used to receive quarterly feed-in tariff...
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