Energy
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Pending Senate approval, the former Texas governor will lead a federal department he previously pledged to scrap
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Australian Energy Market Commission report finds wholesale energy prices will rise 36% due to shutdown of brown coal-fired generator in Victoria
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Many innovations aimed at reducing carbon dioxide have been put forward. Now, a California entrepreneur is proposing a more practical solution
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Business Council of Australia, Australian Conservation Foundation and St Vincent de Paul join call for reliable, affordable energy during decarbonisation
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Innovations in renewables Fossil fuel divestment is worth $7tn globally yet Australia still clings to coal
Blair PaleseWhile the government lags behind on climate change; consumers, local councils and energy companies lead the way to clean energy, according to new report -
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Communities may be split between those who can pay for ‘higher level’ of energy reliability and those living ‘in the dark’
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Any remaining optimism Australians had for Malcolm Turnbull evaporated this week when once again he proved incapable of acting in the national interest
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But blow for government’s ‘dash for gas’ plans as large plants fail to win subsidies to generate backup power
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An emissions trading scheme is the cheapest way to meet Australia’s climate commitments – which will be news to anyone listening to the Coalition
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Government says it will not support highly polluting method of releasing gas from coal seams
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Jay Weatherill says he will discusss emissions trading with premiers before meeting with prime minister
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Move comes after Energy Transfer Partners was denied a key permit to drill under the Missouri river, and as Standing Rock leader urges protesters to go home
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Prime minister says Josh Frydenberg has to explain himself in wake of climate change policy backdown
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Katharine Murphy on politics What an extraordinary, gutless capitulation by Josh Frydenberg
Katharine Murphy Political editorForget climate policy intricacies – through this pathetic retreat the government has again revealed its true nature -
Energy and environment minister downplays Monday’s comments about a possible scheme for the electricity sector after internal pressure
Topics
- Climate change
- Fossil fuels
- Renewable energy
- Australian politics
- Energy industry
- Greenhouse gas emissions
- Coal
- Business in Australia
- Gas (Environment)
- Malcolm Turnbull
- Josh Frydenberg
- Donald Trump
- Trump administration
- Coalition
- Oil
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- Fossil fuel divestment
- Rick Perry
- Gas (Business)
- Emissions trading
Queensland's largest solar farm plugs into the grid a month early