Renewable energy
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Shorten fails to specify cost of Labor's renewables policy when asked four timesLabor’s goal is to have 50% of electricity from renewables by 2030, but asked about the cost, he replies ‘there is a cost in not acting’
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Malcolm Turnbull was told gas plant shut down before South Australia blackoutDocuments show prime minister knew the failure of Torrens Island plant affected efforts to restart power before he made comments about renewables
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Turnbull ignored advice that renewable energy not to blame for SA blackoutsCoalition statements blaming the blackouts that hit South Australia last year on wind power were made despite official advice that storms were the cause
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Energy policy: no room for partisan politics, 18 groups tell governmentJoint statement says years of finger-pointing have destroyed investor confidence in Australia’s energy sector
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UK offshore wind 'will lower energy bills' more than nuclearRenewableUK chief says windfarms could offer cheaper prices than the rates agreed with new nuclear power stations
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There’s a long list of blame and shame for Australia’s threadbare climate and energy policy, but Turnbull’s party takes the cakeHard facts unmask the fiction behind Coalition's 'coal comeback'
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Queensland's electricity price spikes far worse than South Australia during 'crisis'Analysis shows spike in fossil fuel-dominated state’s wholesale spot price this year far eclipses that in SA in July 2016 which sparked calls for a national inquiry into renewable energy
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CEFC warns against risky investment in 'clean coal' technologyFederal government’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation says coal ‘seriously challenged’ as a commercial investment
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Silverton windfarm's output will be equal to taking 192,000 cars off the roadOnce it’s completed in 2018, the NSW site will produce enough electricity to power 137,000 houses
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What a bunch of clowns, hamming it up – while out in the real world an ominous and oppressive heat just won’t let upScott Morrison brings coal to question time: what fresh idiocy is this?
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Almost 90% of new power in Europe from renewable sources in 2016Wind energy overtakes coal as the EU’s second largest form of power capacity but concerns remain over politicians’ enthusiasm for renewables
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Powershop reveals cash for renewable projects from customers who paid moreEnergy retailer raised $100,000 from customers, which will be given out as grants to community-owned energy projects
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Carmichael mine jobs need '21 times the subsidies' of renewables, says lobby groupFederal funding for Adani project amounts to $683,060 a job, compared with $32,191 a worker in Queensland’s clean energy sector, 350.org says
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Even Trump can't dismiss the success of renewablesNew US president may be forced to concede solar and wind’s huge potential for job creation and self sufficiency
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In Australia and the US, sound climate policy is being held hostage by vested interestsWe must shift away from a culture of politically motivated climate change denialism to an acceptance of the truly existential threat now facing humanity
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Blackouts? What blackouts? How National Grid keeps the lights onA visit to the chief control centre in Berkshire reveals how solar and wind are keeping blackouts at bay … for now
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It seems Turnbull is basing his core political agenda for 2017 on a rare weather event. It’s a textbook definition of being buffeted by events rather than shaping themIs Malcolm Turnbull's priority really just keeping the lights on?
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Energy customers locked into a costly scheme who have no right to switchDistrict Heating is heralded as the way to a greener future. But, Anna Tims reports, it’s been rolled out without any regulation
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'Clean' coal power plants: Matt Canavan hints at government subsidyMinister says he’s not surprised that generators don’t want another big baseload power station to enter the market
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Electric cars and cheap solar 'could halt fossil fuel growth by 2020'Solar power and clean cars are ‘gamechangers’ consistently underestimated by big energy, says Imperial College and Carbon Tracker report
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South Australian energy minister: 'Clean coal is a fairytale' – videoSouth Australia’s energy minister, Tom Koutsantonis, responds to the federal government’s push for clean coal generation as an energy source
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Coalition's renewable energy target won't last forever, says Turnbull• Prime minister boosts conservatives’ calls for U-turn on green energy plan
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Tesla moves beyond electric cars with new California battery farmThe project is part of Elon Musk’s plan to help transform the power grid
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Renewable power in cities: send us your photosOffices, gyms, supermarkets – even your local bus shelter. We want to find out about the renewables projects in your cities
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Tony Abbott rebuffed after attacking Turnbull government on renewable energy targetMalcolm Turnbull says the Coalition’s position on the RET was settled 18 months ago under former prime minister’s leadership
Transport Solar-powered trains are closer to reality than we might think