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CSIRO to build Australia-first mobile hydrogen generator

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... has the potential to contribute over $50 billion to the country's GDP by 2050. The associated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is projected to be equivalent to one-third of Australia's current fossil fuel emissions by the same year. The ...

Aussie start up secures Japanese investor for seaweed production

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... by 30% by 2030. The Australian seaweed industry market could be valued at over $1.5 billion by 2040 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 10%. The undisclosed investment from Japan's Nissui Corporation will boost production of Asparagopsis - a native ...

Octopus Energy makes waves with £1.5bn renewable energy investment

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... and lower power bills for consumers. Octopus Energy entered the Japanese market in early 2021 with a partnership with Tokyo Gas. The joint venture now has nearly 200,000 retail customers in Japan - Octopus Energy's second-largest market after the ...

Investment opportunities in a changing global food system

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 25 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... posed by climate change on global food production. Agriculture is a major emitter - accounting for 30% of global greenhouse gas emissions, 80% of deforestation, and 70% of freshwater consumption, the report found. 40% of global cropland has already been ...

Graforce and Worley to scale GHG-free hydrogen gas technology in APAC

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... expand the use of methane electrolysis (plasmalysis) technology in APAC. The technology allows for the conversion of natural gas, LNG, flare gas, and other hydrocarbons into hydrogen without releasing carbon dioxide or any other greenhouse gases into ...

Renewable energy, climate in spotlight in Federal Budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... on Australia's love affair with rooftop solar. It will help households to realise cost savings from substituting expensive gas machines for clean, electric alternatives. Tonight's investment allows us to use abundant Aussie wind and sunshine to power ...

Just transition: a fair go for fossil-fuel workers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAY 2023  |  NEWS
... particular national context, including energy demand. Scotland, Skea said, has abundant energy resources, including coal, oil, and gas, as well as huge opportunities in wind energy both onshore and offshore. Offshore oil workers can transition to offshore ...

Investors welcome Commonwealth green bond program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... note current legal action undertaken by NGO Client Earth against the European Commission over its decision to include fossil gas in its sustainable taxonomy. "Pending the completion of work by ASFI to develop an Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy ...

Hybrid working can reduce carbon emissions by up to 90%

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... for carbon savings in strong commuting cultures. According to the latest Quarterly Update of Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, the transport sector was responsible for 18.7% of Australia's national inventory of greenhouse gas emissions ...

South Korea leads with ESG fund disclosure taskforce and anti-greenwash laws

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... accusing South Korean energy company SK E&S of greenwashing. The company claimed it would produce "CO2-free" liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the $5.6bn Barossa gas project through carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies, and "eco-friendly" blue ...