NSW battered by more heavy rain amidst Angus Taylor’s latest COP out
Friday, 8 April 2022
New South Wales is in the midst of a second major weather event within weeks, a sounding alarm that action on climate change is needed right now. But Australian politicians are preoccupied with the cost and logistics of potentially hosting the UN climate summit.
A new economic report has revealed a Hunter Renewable Energy Precinct could attract $28 billion in private investment, support 34,000 new jobs, and earn $11 billion annually by 2032.
And the NSW government and the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) will ramp up the size of the first landmark tender for wind, solar, and storage projects following the flagged early closure of the Eraring coal-fired power station.
Major weather event hits parts of NSW
Parts of New South Wales, including metropolitan Sydney, the South Coast, the Hunter region and the Southern Tablelands, are being battered by a deluge of rain.
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Energy Minister Angus Taylor has slammed Labor’s pledge to bid for the nation to host a major UN climate change summit if elected, warning it would cost hundreds of millions of dollars.
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NSW boosts size of first wind and solar tender after early coal exit
The NSW government’s response to the early Eraring coal-fired power station shutdown includes increasing the size of its tender for wind, solar and storage projects.
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