This Month
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- Nuclear energy
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
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Dutton’s climate war spells trouble for Labor, and all of us
The question is why the Coalition feels it can talk safely about doing less on climate change, two years after losing an election where perceived climate change denialism was a major factor in the loss.
- Laura Tingle
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
Meet the Timorese lawyer chasing Australian wind licences for Norway
A former refugee carried out of East Timor on her mother’s back has returned to Australia as country head of Norwegian energy giant Equinor to chase offshore wind licences.
- Ben Potter
- Exclusive
- 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
- Energy transition
No truth in claim Dutton needs net zero to win teal seats
When the reality of the energy transition dawns on the Australian public, the Coalition will be able to get away with leaving the Paris Agreement.
- John Roskam
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Carbon wars won’t help reach Australia’s climate target
The warning from the boss of one of Australia’s largest energy companies underlines the irrationality of self-imposed obstacles to all possible net-zero paths.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Why 2030 targets are in trouble and Australia may fall short
In hindsight, the scale and pace of the task were underestimated by federal and state governments.
- Tony Wood
- 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
- Opinion
- Electric vehicles
EV charging network needs urgent upgrade
Electric vehicles will only become more popular – but the power supply to charge them is not keeping up with the pace.
- Jennifer Hewett
- Opinion
- Energy transition
Libs won’t pretend Labor’s 2030 targets are on track
The claim the Coalition is pulling out of the Paris Agreement is a lie. But we won’t be shy in holding the government to account for locking Australia into emission reductions goals it cannot meet.
- Ted O'Brien
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
Australia is ‘cherry-picking’ sustainability reporting standards
It is one of few jurisdictions that has agreed to apply new reporting standards only partially, says former super fund chief David Atkin.
- Sally Patten
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Green ambitions: turning policy into practice
While everyone wants to be a sustainable business, the key imperative is to ensure you remain a viable business.
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Industry needs certainty in shift
Yet while governments have a large role to play in the energy transition, roundtable participants warned against regulatory overreach and the continuing need for stronger policy certainty over the long term.
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Banking on climate action
Banks and capital markets have become a little more sophisticated in recent years about transition finance and have a better understanding of the challenges industries must confront.
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Managing Scope 3 emissions for maximum impact
Scope 3 emissions cover a lot of ground. Basically, everything produced in the wider supply chain.
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Decarbonising heavy transport fuels challenges ahead
While much of the focus on cleaner transport is the nation’s adoption of electric vehicles in the passenger market, the much more challenging aspect is how do we decarbonise heavy transport?
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How businesses are stepping up transition plans
There’s tacit agreement among business leaders that making progress towards net-zero as the energy transition moves on apace is seriously hard work.
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