Josh Frydenberg
Energy minister in Coalition government in Australia
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Gas-fired power plants failed during NSW heatwave, report revealsMarket regulator urgently requested aluminium smelter reduce electricity use as demand surged alongside temperatures
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Senate votes for Roe 8 inquiry but Frydenberg says there is no evidence of breachesGreens senator Scott Ludlam calls on environment minister to order bulldozing on Perth highway stop until inquiry carried out
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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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NSW could face power shortages as temperature rises on energy policyMarket operator Ameo says the state could run out of power on Friday while Coalition and Labor clash over energy policy
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Australia's coal power plan twice as costly as renewables route, report findsResearcher says new coal plants aimed at reducing emissions would cost $62b, while the cost using renewables would be $24-$34bn
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Australian project to improve water delivery in urban slums gets $27m fundingMonash University’s Sustainable Development Institute aims to ensure water access for urban poor
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'No plans' to cut renewable energy target, Josh Frydenberg saysEnvironment minister says RET adds $63 a year to household power bills but is a ‘far cry from the 50% target Bill Shorten is proposing’
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Acland coalmine: Josh Frydenberg gives approval to $900m expansionNew Hope project is still waiting on state permits and the outcome of a legal challenge in land court
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Australia's greenhouse gas emissions are rising and forecast to miss 2030 targetOfficial data quietly released before Christmas shows emissions rose 0.8% in the year to June and will miss 2030 goal based on current policies
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Frydenberg approves controversial Port Melville development on Tiwi IslandsMinister’s decision appears to apply even less stringent conditions than were set after review earlier this year
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Finkel review criticises climate policy chaos and points to need for emissions tradingExclusive: Report warns investment in electricity has stalled, and existing policies won’t allow Australia to meet its Paris target
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South Australia says states could go it alone after Turnbull rules out carbon taxJay Weatherill says he will discusss emissions trading with premiers before meeting with prime minister
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Shark net exemption granted in 'national interest', Josh Frydenberg saysStart to tourism season prompts environment minister to override federal law and allow the nets in NSW
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Direct Action review could bring changes to renewable targets, says PMMalcolm Turnbull says ‘mechanisms’ to meet 2030 Paris emission reduction targets may need to be examined
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The price of change: battle over Queensland's energy mix rages onIs a cost-neutral shift to renewables too good to be true? Energy minister Mark Bailey is ready to take on anyone who says he can’t get to 50-50 without steep price rises
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Minister defends coal industry after call to ban new mines to save reefJosh Frydenberg says coal ‘vitally important’ after former Great Barrier Reef official calls said its future depended on an end to mining
Climate change impact on Australia may be irreversible, five-yearly report says