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New QLD gas development could increase emissions by 60 per cent

A new report by a leading climate change expert has found that proposed gas development in the Lake Eyre Basin could increase Australia's total annual emissions by 60 per centInvestor groups have warned the EU against labelling gas investments as ‘green’Record ocean temperatures continue to drive...

World’s largest coal port to be 100% powered by renewables

Port of Newcastle, the world’s largest coal port, will be powered entirely by renewable energy. The announcement comes as coal power generation in Australia’s national electricity market fell to its lowest level in the final three months of 2021.In other news, Denmark aims to make domestic flights...

Reef health update released days before xmas

The Morrison Government has been caught out trying to evade scrutiny of its failure to protect the Great Barrier Reef from the impacts of climate change by releasing an update on its inadequate conservation plan just days before Christmas.

'Tis the season for shoddy fossil fuel project approvals

We’re heading into the silly season, and it’s come early for the NSW Government. Last night the NSW EPA dribbled out the announcement that it has approved the controversial Kurri Kurri gas fired power station in the Hunter, a Morrison Government pet project that will see over $600m of taxpayer’s...

Climate change fuelling energy insecurity for First Nations communities

A new study has found a link between extreme temperatures from climate change and the chances of a home having its power disconnected, as more than 90 per cent of households surveyed in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory had their electricity shut off.

Energy agency calls for 55 per cent cut in emissions by 2035

A 55 per cent cut in emissions by 2035 across the economy to ensure the country can meet its net-zero target by the middle of the century, has been recommended by The Australian Energy Council, which represents the country’s biggest power and clean energy companies including AGL Energy, Alinta and...

Temps set to soar across NSW

After weeks of rain, summer is making a belated arrival in NSW with temperatures set to soar this weekend, as well as the bushfire threat, as the country braces itself for the hottest week this summer.

Gaping holes in the Coalition's climate approach revealed

A slew of new reports have revealed gaping holes in the Coalition’s approach to climate change, including a failure to account for climate threats in rescue plans for endangered species, and further failure to account for increased soil carbon emissions in its recently released net zero “plan”.The...

‘All brown coal generation could withdraw by 2032,' says AEMO

Coal is set to be snuffed out from Australia’s electricity system up to a decade earlier than planned under a radical blueprint for the power grid laid out by the The Australian Energy Market Operator, which runs the national electricity network.

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