No time for half measures as AEMO’s 30-year electricity market roadmap urges renewables boom
Thursday, 30 June 2022
The path to Australia’s clean energy future is clear and we must act now as the Australian Energy Market Operator releases its 30-year electricity market roadmap, calling for more than $12 billion of investment in new transmission lines to begin "as urgently as possible" as part of a transition to a grid dominated by renewables, rather than dirty coal and gas.
Climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen is set to announce an inquiry into Australia’s carbon credit system after an expert whistleblower labelled it a fraud and a waste of taxpayer money.
With the Great Barrier Reef experiencing an increasing number of bleaching events, scientists and researchers are investigating an abundance of soft fleshy corals which may overtake the hard branching corals that form coral reefs.
Most likely scenario to reach net zero by 2050 projects would see all coal-fired power plants exit by 2043, according to the energy market operator.
Chris Bowen to announce review of carbon credits system after expert labelled it a ‘fraud’
The Climate change and energy minister says an inquiry is needed as the carbon offset scheme is integral to the Albanese government’s target of 43 per cent emissions reduction by 2030.
Coral bleaching research on Great Barrier Reef examines which of the fittest species will survive
A researcher from the University of Queensland (UQ) is investigating which corals will likely survive and what future reefs might look like after a bleaching event.
Victoria’s coal-fired power stations to close 15 years earlier than expected
Victoria’s coal-fired power stations are expected to shut down in a decade in the energy market operator’s sweeping plan to transform the electricity grid.
Regulator slaps Woodside with improvement notice
The offshore oil and gas regulator has issued Woodside Energy Group with an Occupation Health & Safety Improvement Notice over corrosion at the Ngujima Yin FPSO offshore Western Australia, which could result in “loss of containment” from an oil tank.