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Govt moves timetable on power station closure

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... is to have the lights go out in 2025. I'm not letting that happen." Renewables now make up 30% of world's electricity. Australia's energy mix is less transparent. According to the government's Clean Energy Regulator, renewables now make ...

Member accuses UniSuper of greenwashing

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... said. "Road transport causes about 20% of Australia's total greenhouse gas emissions. While other sectors, such as electricity generation, are reducing their emissions in line with Australia's net zero target, road transport emissions continue to increase ...

Funding green buildings risks greenwashing accusations

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 18 APR 2024  |  NEWS
... are only truly green once they are fully electrified and thermally efficient, the grid is producing zero-emissions electricity, and building materials are decarbonised," CEF director Tim Buckley said. "That requires concerted action and investment to ...

Deutsche Bank links 33% of long-term bonuses to non-financial targets

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... pay will be set against targets such as the amount of sustainable financing and ESG investments, the reduction of electricity consumption in the bank's buildings, climate risk management, improvements in gender diversity, and governance factors including ...

Cannon-Brookes backs rural climate fund

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... community in the Northern Territory to build capacity for a solar microgrid and reduce reliance on diesel powered electricity. FRRR general manager of partnerships and services Sarah Matthee said there are a variety of climate solutions underway across ...

AI trumps climate as chief risk factor: economists

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... audience that while the cost to decarbonise the economy is huge, investors are poised to reap rewards. To reconfigure the electricity network for example, he cited a figure of between $15 to $30 trillion. According to 2022 estimates from CSIRO, it would ...

Climate tech gets funding boost

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 20 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... capturing carbon dioxide from the "blue" hydrogen produced via gas reforming. The technology requires significantly less electricity and transmission infrastructure compared to hydrogen produced via water electrolysis using renewable power - known as ...

Decarbonising aluminium key priority for Capral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... Stewardship Initiative) certified aluminium extruder. Dragicevich identified two main pathways - decarbonisation of the electricity grid and firming up the operability of renewable energy - and increasing local production of recycled aluminium - as key ...

Japan issues first climate transition bond

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... renewable energy and hydrogen utilisation in steelmaking. 44.5% is earmarked for subsidies, for activities including electricity storage batteries manufacturing and energy-efficient buildings. The GX plan encourages financial flows to technologies not ...

Amazon's Queensland operations to run off solar

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 15 FEB 2024  |  NEWS
... operational portfolio totals 407 MW with a renewable energy pipeline of 6 GW in Australia. Amazon now derives 90% of electricity from renewable energy sources, with a goal of 100% by 2025. Following a deal signed back in 2020, Amazon's 150MW Suntop and ...