Hunter poised for $100b green investment bonanza
Wednesday, 16 February 2022
The future beyond coal looks bright for the Hunter with investors keen to pour $100 billion into wind, solar, battery and pumped hydro projects into the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone.
Meanwhile, more than three years have passed since the Morrison government announced that it would underwrite the development of up to 12 new electricity generation projects. To date, not a single one of those projects has materialised.
And the Greenpeace ship, Esperanza, leaves a proud legacy as it retires after more than 20 years of service.
Interest in $100 billion worth of renewable energy projects registered for Hunter Valley coal region
Offshore wind farms, pumped hydro, and large scale battery storage are among more than $100 billion of private investment interest registered for a Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (REZ).
Three years on, Morrison’s electricity underwriting scheme still has nothing to show
More than three years since the Morrison government announced that it would underwrite the development of up to 12 new electricity generation projects, not one of those projects has materialised.
Hope floats: Greenpeace Esperanza retires after two decades, but light shines
For over 20 years a Greenpeace ship called Esperanza – ‘Hope’ in English – lit up the darkness in the fight to protect the environment. Its voyages have now come to an end, leaving a proud legacy of inspiration and environmental protection.
FOI documents reveal plan to skip federal environmental approvals for some projects
The Morrison government is considering whether a little-known section of national environmental laws could be used to allow developments in some parts of the country to proceed without the need for federal approval.
Lethal ‘blackwater’ in Barwon-Darling river prompts fears of another mass fish kill
Floodwaters carrying “blackwater” lethal to aquatic life are moving south in the Barwon-Darling river towards the Menindee Lakes, raising fears the situation may cause a repeat of events in 2019 where over a million native fish were killed.
The Northern Territory government has refused mining giant Glencore's request to allow it to destroy an ancient stone tools quarry and threaten an important sacred site without the permission of traditional owners of its McArthur River mine.
No one is coming clean on climate
Australia’s bipartisan commitment to a net-zero emissions economy in less than 30 years requires a socio-economic transition of almost unprecedented scale. Yet, our political leaders have so far been unwilling or unable to give the Australian people the full story covering both the challenges and the opportunities that lie ahead.