Methane emissions from energy sector near record high

The International Energy Agency’s Global Methane Tracker has revealed that large methane plumes from leaky fossil fuel infrastructure jumped by 50 per cent in 2023 compared with 2022. However, the International Energy Agency is optimistic that new satellites will help improve monitoring and transparency around methane leaks.

State-owned logging business VicForests, previously found to have breached threatened species laws, will cease to exist from June 30 this year. The development comes after native forest logging ended in Victoria on January 1st, and the company stopped managing community forestry on February 5th due to concerns around litigation risks and associated taxpayer costs.

Renewable energy developers have told the NSW government to slash the buffer zone between giant wind farms and nearby communities in a bid to fast-track a rollout of green electricity as fears grow over Australia failing to keep pace with an ambitious 2030 goal.

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Methane emissions from energy sector near record high
The International Energy Agency’s Global Methane Tracker has revealed that large methane plumes from leaky fossil fuel infrastructure jumped by 50 per cent in 2023 compared with 2022.

State-owned logging company VicForests will cease to exist from June 30
With the company previously found to have breached threatened species laws, this development comes after native forest logging in Victoria ended on January 1st.

Amend NSW planning laws or transition is at risk, energy developers warn
Renewable energy developers have told the NSW government to slash the buffer zone between giant wind farms and nearby communities in a bid to fast-track a rollout of green electricity as fears grow over Australia failing to keep pace with an ambitious 2030 goal.

Big batteries to shore up power in 20 Victorian tourist towns
Regional communities prone to patchy electricity and power outages during tourist peaks will have their supply shored up under the Allan government’s first round of neighbourhood batteries.

The photos that show nothing so far has saved the Great Barrier Reef
Photographs taken last week show the damage from mass bleaching that has reached the southern tip of the Great Barrier Reef for the first time. 

Clean energy investment slowdown threatens 2030 target
Industry data shows that red tape, rising costs and connection constraints are slowing Australia's clean energy revolution. 

Entirely new form of life possibly found off New Zealand coast
A team of marine scientists recently discovered about 100 potential new species off the coast of New Zealand – including an entirely novel life form that has yet to be identified.