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Barnaby Joyce has refused to support doubling Australia’s 2030 emissions reduction targets – but we could get there so cheaply and easily

  Image: Shutterstock As Prime Minister Scott Morrison tries to land a Coalition climate policy deal ahead of the international COP26 summit in Glasgow, Nationals leader...

Australia’s first offshore wind farm bill was a long time coming, but here are 4 reasons it’s not up to scratch yet

  Picture: Shuttlestock After years of waiting, the federal government finally introduced Australia’s first offshore electricity legislation in parliament yesterday. The bill will establish a regulatory framework...

Wind turbines off the coast could help Australia become an energy superpower, research finds

  Image: Shutterstock Offshore wind farms are an increasingly common sight overseas. But Australia has neglected the technology, despite the ample wind gusts buffeting much...

A ‘100% renewables’ target might not mean what you think it means. An energy expert explains

  Picture: Shuttlestock In the global effort to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, achieving a “100% renewables” electricity system is considered ideal. Some Australian...

Wondering if your energy company takes climate change seriously? A new report reveals the answer

  Picture: Shuttlestock A landmark report released last week put coal and gas on notice. For the first time, the International Energy Agency (IEA) declared reaching net-zero...

Stop removing your solar panels early, please. It’s creating a huge waste problem for Australia

  Picture: Shuttlestock Installing solar panels is an easy way to lower your carbon footprint and cut electricity bills. But our recent research found there are...

Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet

  Picture: Shuttlestock Australian governments are busy designing the nation’s transition to a clean energy future. Unfortunately, in a misguided effort to ensure electricity supplies...

‘Failure is not an option’: after a lost decade on climate action, the 2020s offer one last chance

  Image: Shuttlestock In May 2011, almost precisely a decade ago, the government-appointed Climate Commission released its inaugural report. Titled The Critical Decade, the report’s final...

Labor proposes discounts for electric cars and ‘community batteries’ to store solar power

 Picture: Darren England/AAP   Anthony Albanese will promise a Labor government would deliver a discount to cut the cost of electric cars and install community batteries,...

Electricity has become a jigsaw. Coal is unable to provide the missing pieces

 Image: Bohbeh/Shutterstock There’s something the energy minister said when they announced the early closure of Victoria’s second-biggest coal-fired power station last week that was less...
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