This Month
- Opinion
- Gas
Victoria is running out of gas and there is no easy fix
A gas-rich, wealthy country unable to supply gas to its major population centres is a massive policy failing. There is one “least-worst” solution.
- Tony Wood
- Opinion
- Executive pay
Linking executive pay to net zero is working – sort of
It’s encouraging to see this linkage increasingly happening, but there is still work to do when it comes to making sure such efforts are effective.
- Zoe Whitton and Rebecca Mikula-Wright
- Sponsored
- Custom Fleet
Pathway to fleet decarbonisation
Navigating the transition to electric vehicles will be an ongoing focus for so many businesses in the coming years, says Custom Fleet.
Sponsored
by Custom Fleet
- Sponsored
- Ausgrid
Distributors are the ‘missing middle’ in the future of energy
The distribution network holds the key to unlocking a more cost-effective, equitable energy transition.
Sponsored
by Ausgrid
November
- Exclusive
- Energy transition
‘Nothing’s off the table’: Expert panel to overhaul electricity market
Energy Minister Chris Bowen has tapped former AGL Energy executive Tim Nelson and three other industry specialists to review the National Energy Market.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Climate policy
The argument against clean energy is an argument for more blackouts
It is a race against time with the grid under pressure because of coal’s failure not renewables, writes Climate Change Authority chairman Matt Kean.
- Matt Kean
Energy efforts run into reality
The risk of power blackouts is real and rising this summer – along with the costs of frantically trying to avoid that happening,
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Energy transition
COP29 made slow progress in the hottest year ever
The value of the international climate talkfest is again under the spotlight. But Australia should stay on board what has been described as humanity’s life raft.
- Tony Wood
Where have the cowboy solar panel spruikers gone? Home battery storage
The roll-out of renewables to households has been a success. But it has come with a dark side, with dodgy operators taking advantage of ill-informed customers.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Updated
- Climate policy
Australia left in limbo after fight to host global COP talks falters
Australia is vying with Turkey to host the annual climate summit, but a discordant meeting in Baku deferred the decision until June – after the federal election.
- Hans van Leeuwen
- Exclusive
- Carbon challenge
Labor failing gas industry on lawfare, approvals: O’Neill
Meg O’Neill said the Albanese government’s lack of progress on streamlining gas approval processes and reining in “lawfare” risks imperilling energy security.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Analysis
- Energy transition
No-shows and early exits make climate talks a sideshow
The world leaders who skipped Baku last week are all in Brazil now. While COPs are always fraught and fractious, this one feels at risk of sliding into irrelevance.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Santos’ own director queried use of ‘clean’ definition: ACCR
Then-director Peter Hearl’s querying of the company’s use of the word “clean” exemplifies how readers of its climate report have been misled, Federal Court hears.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Turbines quieter than a fridge: The NSW rules to fix renewables delays
The new guidelines should cut approval times for large new wind farms in NSW that had blown out to almost a decade.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Carbon trading deal struck despite likely US exit from Paris accord
Carbon trading could help raise some of the cash developing countries need to adapt to the effects of climate change, and enable big polluters to cut emissions.
- Kenza Bryan, Attracta Mooney and Aime Williams
Rebound in wind, solar projects revives slim hope for 2030 targets
More commitments were made to new wind and solar farms in the September quarter than in the whole of 2023, according to Clean Energy Council data.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
Pressure on other countries to lead on climate after Trump win
Experts say Trump’s election means countries will need to engage with US businesses and states to ensure the energy transition continues.
- Hannah Wootton
Capital flight from climate risk fuels ‘ghost town’ fears
A plan that unlocks investment from super funds in improving resilience to climate change is vital to prevent whole regions of Australia becoming uninsurable, major investors say.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Climate change has broken Labor’s promise to cut electricity bills by $275
The reality for both sides of politics is that delivering lower emissions and reducing power prices is a false target. This is not negotiable – we cannot negotiate with physics.
- Tony Wood
Nuclear a ‘rent-seeking parasite’ that will push up power prices: Kean
The former NSW treasurer said the alternative energy source was “old outdated technology” and the industry just wanted a taxpayer-funded handout.
- Hannah Wootton
- Sponsored
- Grant Thornton
Storyline approach can help smaller companies with green reporting
As sustainability reporting moves from voluntary practice to a regulatory requirement, Australian companies are grappling with complex new standards.
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by Grant Thornton
Net zero’s uneasy pact with carbon capture and storage
Santos and Beach Energy’s Moomba project hopes to overturn the technology’s weak reputation. Its detractors say it has already had 20 years to prove them wrong.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
October
New climate findings bad news for Aussie snow bunnies
Years of high-quality, deep snow cover across Australian alpine regions are becoming rare.
- Tom Rabe
Australians can expect more hot days, more often
Australians are in for longer, hotter heatwaves this century, and greater risk of dangerous fires.
- Tom Rabe
