Western Australia has quietly launched a review of the state’s power grid operator, which could result in some of its independent functions being reined in.
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Fears of a sustained rise in the price of petrol has already led to a surge in new electric vehicle inquiries, according to car dealers.
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Dennis Richardson has resigned from the Bondi Royal Commission
The Albanese government is modelling changes to its generous home battery subsidy scheme that could have the $7 billion policy scaled back for the second time in six months as Labor casts a wide net in its search for ways to cut spending before the May budget.
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Some of Australia’s biggest data centre operators have more than doubled their reported carbon emissions over the past five years, as the exponential growth of the sector leads to a major rise in demand on the power grid.
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One of Australia’s top renewables developers has slashed around 30 staff from its key construction division as planning bottlenecks and rising costs continue to stifle investment growth in a sector critical to the Albanese government’s energy plans.
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In August 2024, one of Australia’s most controversial environmental groups launched a bold legal challenge to an Andrew Forrest-backed wind project in northern Queensland. Just more than 18 months and $600,000 later, the organisation – technically – no longer exists.
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Industrial energy users are pushing the Victorian government to rethink its plan to replace the state’s ageing coal generators with large offshore wind farms, which they say could impose major costs to households and businesses compared to alternative options.
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An empty field at an old coal-fired power station is all that remains of plans to build a high-tech battery manufacturing hub in Queensland.
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Queensland Premier David Crisafulli says his government’s plan to sweat coal plants and roll back other emissions reduction initiatives reflects the majority views of ordinary Australians and should be a model for other centre-right parties around the country.
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Same goes for energy. ‘We can do it all better, cheaper and faster’ would work better than ‘we have no policies’
Queensland government coming in from the long run up on climate policy
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“every electron put into the grid arguably makes what is already there (including Loy Yang B) less attractive, so we’re relying on an investor to cut their own lunch.”
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Australia leading the world for cancelled green hydrogen projects
Individual data centres proposed for Australia’s major cities are seeking daily water volumes equivalent to that used by 80,000 homes, prompting utilities to demand stricter rules and water efficiency standards for the huge new facilities.
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That’s right: incredible news fodder
Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
On its own, this week’s long-awaited overhaul of cumbersome green tape laws won’t solve Australia’s energy and housing woes. But it’s a good start.
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Ausgrid’s proposed Steel River battery, which is located next to a demolition business in an industrial estate in Newcastle, has received long-distance complaints about its alleged negative impacts on wildlife and farm animals.
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“People who attend UN climate conferences are loathe to describe any of them as a failure.”
Michael Jacobs telling it straight here. There is now a powerful and organised global resistance to climate action. What is to be done?
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Me, aged 10: I am entering into a voluntary agreement to begin discussions on a roadmap to clean my room
Vice President lol
The speed at which climate people have pivoted from “Australia must host COP” to “actually it’s a good that we’re not hosting” is truly something to behold
Today - government confirms it has abandoned Adelaide option, cuts deal with Turkey to share presidency www.afr.com/politics/fed...
Tuesday night - Labor dumps Adelaide option, proposes to give summit to Turkey in exchange for a role for the Pacific
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November 6 - federal government hasn’t agreed with SA over how to split costs for the summit
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Government estimates put the cost of hosting at more than $1 billion. Never denied by any government minister despite repeated questioning www.afr.com/politics/fed...
SA Premier Peter Malinauskas buys a refundable ticket to Belém
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