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CCS and solar drive national emissions to 20-year low

Tim Hall — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 00:25:05 +0000

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Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 1.4 per cent in the year to March 2025. National emissions have been estimated at 440.2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (Mt CO₂-e), according to
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Rooftop solar supplies 11% of Victoria’s grid

Tim Hall — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 23:15:56 +0000

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Victoria’s appetite for rooftop solar is reshaping the state’s energy mix, with panels now producing almost 11 per cent of total electricity demand. Rooftop solar is making a record contribution in
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Record level of renewable energy in Australia for 2022-2023

Gavin Dennett — Tue, 04 Jul 2023 04:53:20 +0000

The 2022-2023 financial year was a record for renewable energy generation in Australia, according to data from OpenNEM.
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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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Australia joins Global Offshore Wind Alliance

Staff Writer — Wed, 16 Nov 2022 11:52:12 +0000

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has announced Australia has joined the Global Offshore Wind Alliance, which aims for 380GW of offshore wind infrastructure to be built around
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Navigating Australia’s transition to renewable energy

Staff Writer — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 23:00:00 +0000

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The path to a clean energy future in Australia is becoming clearer, but the transition brings with it many challenges that need solutions, writes Jeremy Chunn. If Australia wants to
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Energy’s net-zero cybersecurity challenge

Staff Writer — Mon, 29 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

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Australia’s commitment to an emissions reduction target of 43 per cent by 2030 must be matched by an undertaking to put cybersecurity at the centre of its sustainability goals, writes Jonathan
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City of Sydney development applications to include renewable energy targets from 2023

Staff Writer — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:24:59 +0000

City of Sydney council has rubber stamped a policy in which energy efficiency and renewable energy targets will be incorporated into commercial development applications in the local government
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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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Time ticking for government action in net-zero deadline

Staff Writer — Mon, 16 May 2022 20:00:00 +0000

For the private sector to deliver the huge pipeline of new generation needed to decarbonise economies, governments need to step in now to start some serious project management, writes Jeremy Chunn. The
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