Victoria targets 95% renewable energy by 2035
Friday, 21 October 2022
The Victorian government is targeting 95% renewable energy by 2035, a major step towards lowering emissions and tackling the climate crisis, while delivering cleaner and more affordable energy for the state.
The flood crisis continues on the NSW-Victoria border with the Murray River rising and a major band of storms stretching more than 3,500 kilometres overnight.
And the Albanese government’s first budget is on the horizon, with plans to include $900 million in Pacific funding to boost security ties as well as an extra $204 million for the Great Barrier Reef.
Victoria set to re-enter electricity market after setting 95% renewable energy target
The Victorian government has announced that if re-elected it will revive the State Electricity Commission decades after its privatisation, as part of a $1bn spend on renewable energy projects to achieve a 95% of renewable energy target by 2035.
Massive 3,500 kilometre band of storms stretches from Far North Queensland to Victoria
A massive band of storms - stretching more than 3,500 kilometres - loomed above Far North Queensland to Victoria's north west corner last night, as a multi-day deluge puts multiple states in the firing line of renewed flooding.
Australia's big budget spending on Pacific
Australia will pump almost $1 billion into the Pacific to strengthen regional security ties and counter China's growing influence.
Cash splash to save Reef: Details of Labor’s $1.2 billion budget plan to tourism icon revealed
Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek announced on Friday the budget will deliver an extra $204 million for the Great Barrier Reef.
‘Out of this world’: Australia, UK in talks to build solar power station in space
Australia and Britain are in talks to build a giant commercial power station in orbit that beams down solar power to earth giving both countries sovereign energy capability.
‘Nature is striking back’: flooding around the world, from Australia to Venezuela
The human-induced climate crisis is amplifying the damage of floods, with rising sea levels increasingly inundating coastal areas, while warmer temperatures are causing more moisture to accumulate in the atmosphere.