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CSE25: Climate action meets engineering reality

Tim Hall — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 03:40:50 +0000

Image: Engineers Australia

For engineers, climate change it is no longer on the horizon – it is part of every project brief. Whether it is energy systems, transport networks or urban infrastructure, climate resilience is now central
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GenCost reveals renewable’s future dominance in Australia

Zihan (Fred) Zhang — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 02:38:20 +0000

Solar panels shining in the sun. Image: diyanadimitrova/ Adobe Stock

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has emphasised that renewables are the most cost-effective energy source in Australia until 2030. According to the 2023-24 GenCost consultation draft,
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AEMO unveils 2024 plan for renewable transition

Zihan (Fred) Zhang — Mon, 18 Dec 2023 23:13:04 +0000

AEMO has unveiled its comprehensive roadmap for Australia's energy transition. Image: lovelyday12/Adobe Stock.

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has unveiled its Draft 2024 Integrated System Plan, providing a comprehensive roadmap for the nation’s energy transition. According to AEMO, the plan
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Changes to Safeguard Mechanism put Australia’s polluters on notice

Gavin Dennett — Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

The Federal Government will make significant changes to its Safeguard Mechanism policy that will bring greater accountability to some of Australia’s heaviest greenhouse gas emitters, writes
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Federal Budget brings good news for renewables

Staff Writer — Sun, 06 Nov 2022 23:00:00 +0000

Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivered the Federal Government’s budget in October, offering plenty of optimism for the clean energy industry, writes Gavin Dennett. On 25 October, 2022,
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Cricket Australia to end relationship with Alinta Energy, but denies pressure from players

Staff Writer — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 23:00:00 +0000

Cricket Australia and Alinta Energy have quashed reports this week suggesting Australia’s Test cricket captain, Pat Cummins, played a role in the decision to end their $40 million sponsorship
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Australia’s first progress report of corporate emissions reduction

Staff Writer — Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:00:00 +0000

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The Clean Energy Regulator recently released its 2022 Corporate Emissions Reduction Transparency report that provides a snapshot of the work being done by corporate Australia to address climate
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Australia’s ministers vote to integrate energy and climate change policies

Staff Writer — Mon, 15 Aug 2022 08:08:32 +0000

Australia’s federal, state and territory ministers have voted to make emissions reduction a focal point of the nation’s energy goal as part of the National Electricity Objective, writes Joel
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Historic climate legislation passes in federal parliament

Staff Writer — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 04:39:43 +0000

Following Labor’s federal election victory in May 2022, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised Australia would get serious about climate-change action, and now the government’s climate bill
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Albanese reaffirms Australia’s commitment to increased emissions-reduction target

Staff Writer — Wed, 25 May 2022 20:00:00 +0000

In his first major engagement as Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese attended the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the Quad) summit in Japan this week and reaffirmed Australia’s commitment to reducing
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