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Cancelled nuclear talk enrages politicians and engineers
There’s been a revolt against Engineers Australia over cancelling a speech by a nuclear scientist after a pressure from renewables backer Simon Holmes à Court.
- John Kehoe
Can investors de-risk the energy transition? It depends who you ask
Energy companies and big investors are pivoting to projects that can skirt the transition roadblocks, cut carbon and make money for shareholders.
- Ben Potter
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- Nuclear energy
Simon Holmes à Court opposed cancelled nuclear speech
A nuclear energy scientist had his speech cancelled by Engineers Australia after social media pressure from the Climate 200 founder.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- Nuclear energy
The flaws in CSIRO’s anti-nuclear, pro-renewables report
The CSIRO must give a credible “apples with apples” comparison of nuclear and renewables to inform the energy transition debate.
- John Kehoe
- Opinion
- Renewables
Why Dutton is hitting Labor on climate targets
Peter Dutton is taking aim at Labor’s 2030 emissions reductions targets as unrealistic to try to reset the debate on nuclear power.
- Jennifer Hewett
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Japan’s Itochu delays plans to exit Australian thermal coal
The conglomerate joins Glencore in reassessing its decision to exit the fossil fuel with energy security prioritised amid rising geopolitical tensions.
- Peter Ker
How a $2m retrofit stacks up for investors
Two-thirds of Australia’s current buildings will still be standing by 2050, the target year for net zero emissions. Boosting their energy efficiency is crucial – and pays off.
- Michael Bleby
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- Climate policy
Climate targets in doubt but is it a reason to stop trying?
Abandoning the 2030 target is a calculated risk for the Coalition given it lost six blue-ribbon seats to the teals at the last election.
- Phillip Coorey
AFR readers back Dutton’s assessment of climate targets
Almost 70 per cent of readers believe Australia is unlikely to meet its “aggressive” emissions reductions targets.
- Maxim Shanahan
Dutton worse than Morrison on climate change, says PM
Anthony Albanese has accused the opposition of putting Australia’s international reputation at risk by abandoning the 2030 net-zero targets.
- Poppy Johnston
The clean energy renaissance that’s backed by big oil
The extraction of geothermal energy from the Earth’s core is enjoying a renaissance, and companies like BHP, Chevron and BP have put their money behind it.
- Peter Ker and Lap Phan
Boards plead with Labor not to rush broader sustainability rules
The warning from the Australian Institute of Company Directors came despite concerns Australia is “cherry-picking” global sustainability reporting standards.
- Patrick Durkin
Fortescue accuses former execs of green iron IP breach
Andrew Forrest’s company has launched legal action against two of the architects of its clean energy pivot over claims they copied a green iron technology.
- Peter Ker
Rio Tinto to invest $215m in giant iron ore microwave
Microwaves aren’t just for reheating food in the kitchen – they could help solve the carbon footprint problem of the iron ore industry.
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- Peter Ker
Global banks start targeting a new breed of real estate risk
At issue are the carbon emissions of buildings and the expected cost of upgrades needed to stay on the right side of new green regulations.
- Frances Schwartzkopff and Gautam Naik
Keep food scraps onshore for future aircraft fuel: industry
Singapore is quickly developing the capacity to convert waste into aviation fuel.
- Peter Ker
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The key to more company cars going electric
The number of EV models on offer in Australia has expanded to beyond 100, and more businesses are examining whether to shift their fleets from petrol or diesel.
- Simon Evans
Is corporate Australia on the cusp of an EV tipping point?
Only 1 per cent of cars in Australia are EVs, but sales are taking off as more affordable models hit the market and the energy transition intensifies.
- Gus McCubbing
- Opinion
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How is the transition to net zero going to be paid for?
Private investment will have to carry most of the load in a new green economy. But new tax and super policies can help as well.
- Frank Jotzo
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‘Every country is worried about what’s happening in the US’
ESG champion David Atkin runs a global organisation with 5300 signatories that manage a total of $US121 trillion – about half of global funds under management.
- Ben Potter
Brookfield lands Origin Plan B with $10b Neoen bid
The French utility’s pipeline makes it the largest owner of renewable energy in Australia, six months after Origin dismissed the Canadian investment group.
- Ben Potter
- Opinion
- Carbon pricing
Taxpayers are poorer without a carbon tax
Instead of imposing a carbon levy on polluters to fund big personal income tax cuts, governments are gambling taxpayer money on climate and energy projects.
- John Kehoe
Why microwaves are the hottest new thing in industrial heat
Microwave ovens are great at heating up last night’s leftovers, but can the technology offer a low-carbon source of industrial heat for big industries such as steel?
- Peter Ker and Lap Phan
Offshore wind plan in ‘Labor limbo’ as Port of Hastings stalls
The state opposition claims Victoria’s offshore wind policy is in “disarray” after Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio could not guarantee a key terminal would proceed.
- Gus McCubbing
