Australian banks 'favour fossil fuel projects over renewables by $6 to $1'
Highly unlikely that any major polluting project could go ahead in the country without investment by the big four, Market Forces campaigner saysAustralia’s “big four” banks have bucked a global trend...
View ArticleObama's $4bn clean-energy initiative: a big number hiding a bigger idea
Lost amid the money propping up Tuesday’s unveiling were the nitty-gritty details of spurring investment by educating the private sector – a logistical shift to help scale up a sector of the US economy...
View ArticleAbbott government pledges to appoint a windfarm commissioner in leaked letter
Exclusive: draft letter from Greg Hunt to crossbench senators details promises made to win their support for renewable energy legislationThe Abbott government will appoint a “windfarm commissioner” to...
View Article#allthecommissioners: Twitter makes some more essential appointments
After a leaked document revealed Tony Abbott’s government plans to create a windfarm commissioner, Twitter turned its hive mind to the task of appointing people to sort out other bothersome thingsWord...
View ArticleTories to end onshore windfarm subsidies in 2016
Planned turbines said to be in jeopardy after government announces it will stop subsidies next April, a year earlier than set out under coalition government The Conservatives will end subsidies to...
View ArticleAbbott government's windfarm commissioner pledge 'a new low'
‘Why not appoint a coal commissioner?’ asks wind and renewables industry, reacting with dismay to leaked promise made to crossbenchers The Abbott government’s proposed “wind commissioner” represents a...
View ArticlePhilippines sees slow take up of renewable energy
High cost and mismatch in demand and supply makes country reliant on fossil fuels despite setting a goal to have half its energy needs met by renewablesLeandro Leviste, 21, has taken leave from...
View ArticleWind farm subsidies: political interest trumps the national interest | Damian...
The Conservative move will please a few locals but destroy the confidence of the investors being asked to spend billions to upgrade the nation’s energy systemBe in no doubt, the decision to end...
View ArticleCutting the onshore wind subsidy is perverse nimbyism | Polly Toynbee
The planet is warming at record rates, yet the Tories’ reckless loyalty to its shire heartlands takes precedence over policy, science and economicsToday, the government fulfils one of its most perverse...
View ArticleYvette Cooper speaks at press gallery Labour leadership election hustings -...
Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including Yvette Cooper at a press gallery hustings and the report on the whether MPs need to leave parliament for a £3bn...
View ArticleNo need to investigate windfarms or alien abduction, says Greens leader...
Greens leader Richard Di Natale has slammed critics of windfarms, saying there is no need to investigate them. 'We don't have evidence of alien abduction – should we be spending public funds looking...
View ArticleWeek in review: monstrous incompetence is the new black | First Dog on the Moon
Rule of law, attorney general’s office, the Pope, crossbench senators and Bill Shorten – in the bin, the lot of you! Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your...
View ArticleThe Coalition is engaging in double talk on climate policy – it has no other...
The Abbott government is paying lip service to the renewable energy industry because it knows speaking its mind would be unpalatable to the publicEven to a long-term student of political ventriloquy,...
View ArticlePhones4Power: using mobile phones to run micro-grids in Africa
A Kenyan business is providing affordable access to electricity in rural Africa by tapping into the thriving mobile cultureKenya-based business SteamaCo is harnessing the power of mobile to bring...
View ArticleBiodegradable batteries and induction charging cars: five tech trends to watch
A run-down of green technology’s most cutting-edge innovations, including transparent solar cells and microgeneration boilersEarlier this year Sir David King, former chief scientific adviser to the UK...
View ArticleRenewables will supply majority of Australia's electricity by 2040 – study
Even without subsidies, it will be cheaper to replace retiring coal-fuelled power stations with renewables, Bloomberg predicts Renewable energy will supply the majority of Australia’s electricity by...
View ArticleRenewable energy target: Senate sits late to pass bill without amendment
Chamber of commerce says deal surmounts ‘major hurdle’ as Greens and environmentalists attack Coalition pledge to create a windfarm commissionerLegislation to reduce the renewable energy target from...
View ArticleCampaigners alarmed over plans to sell stake in Green Investment Bank
Business secretary Sajid Javid is expected to announce sell-off on ThursdayThe government is set to sell a majority stake in the Green Investment Bank, the project that was a central promise in the...
View ArticleGreen Investment Bank sell-off raises several red flags
Taking the government’s own low-carbon lender out of the state sector is only likely to make it more risk-averse and less effectiveDavid Cameron likes to boast that his coalition government was the...
View ArticleTories plan to sell £1.4bn stake in Green Investment Bank to pay off debt
Critics including the Greens’ Caroline Lucas and Lib Dem Tim Farron question government’s ‘commitment to low-carbon economy’The government’s commitment to low-carbon technology has been called into...
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