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Disbelief at Reef debrief as Morrison Government claims approach “second to none”

The Morrison Government has claimed its management of the Reef is “second to none” in a report to the UN, which has been dubbed “a stunning work of spin” that “reeks of hypocrisy” without rapidly reducing emissions. 

Renewable energy has helped drive down household electricity prices to their lowest in almost a decade, with Australian prices now among the lowest in the world.

CSIRO has estimated the cost of transitioning Australia to renewable energy is now half of what the organisation believed it would cost in 2017, with renewables far cheaper than the cost of rebuilding coal.

Scientists dispute Morrison government claim to UN its Great Barrier Reef approach ‘second to none’

A Morrison government report to the UN on the status of the Reef claims its management of the reef was “second to none”, but conservationists and scientists hit back, calling for more protection and an adequate emissions reduction plan.

Australian power prices now 'among lowest in the world' as renewable energy drives costs down

A flood of renewable energy has helped drive down household power prices to their lowest in almost a decade, according to a report which suggests Australia has some of the cheapest electricity in the world. 

This $500 billion plan to transform Australia is already well underway

New CSIRO analysis estimates the cost of transitioning Australia to renewable energy would range around $500 billion - half of what the organisation believed it would cost in 2017.

Why Strike Energy’s fast-tracked urea plant is latest example of hydrogen greenwashing

A new $3 billion urea production facility by gas company Strike Energy, which is set to receive extra support from the Morrison Government as a ‘clean hydrogen’ facility will be almost entirely dependent on fossil gas as its primary feedstock.

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