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The benefits of gas-fired power are badly overstated, and will take Australia further in the wrong direction on climate change. Tim Baxter, Fellow - Melbourne Law School; Senior Researcher - Climate Council; Associate - Australian-German Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Total Environment Centre calls for national summit to avoid repeating investment mistakes in post-bushfire repairs of electricity network infrastructure.

The post Microgrids should be focus of network rebuild after bushfires appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bridget Ryan, Policy and Government Lead at global energy-tech company GreenSync, has been awarded the 2020 Women in Renewables Your Leadership Voice: Women in Focus grant.

The post Energy-tech leader awarded Women in Renewables scholarship appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pricing calculator released for potential cost of the Tesla Model Y electric crossover SUV in Australia.

The post What will Tesla Model Y cost in Australia, and can we afford it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Independent Zali Steggall will soon introduce a UK-styled climate bill that seeks to plot a path to a zero-carbon economy. Will the major parties get on board?

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Can Steggall bridge the climate divide? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Three new board members are joining the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) with Justin Oliver and Catriona Lowe commencing this week and Eric Groom PSM beginning later in February 2020.

The post AER welcomes new board members appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Clean Energy Council and Monash Business School are pleased to announce Bridget Ryan, Policy and Government Lead at global energy-tech company GreenSync, has been awarded the 2020 Women in Renewables Your Leadership Voice: Women in Focus grant.

The post Energy-tech leader awarded Women in Renewables scholarship appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Indigenous representative will tell Siemens it is wrong to say traditional owners support Adani’s Carmichael mine

An envoy from an Australian Indigenous group has travelled to Germany to push for a meeting with the head of technology giant Siemens, claiming the company failed to properly check that traditional owners supported Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal project in Queensland.

The Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council, which has spent years challenging the Adani mine, says the company was wrong to claim the project had been approved by its people.

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For this household lucky enough to be still standing after the NSW south coast bushfires, having rooftop solar and a back-up battery storage system has been invaluable.

The post How our Tesla Powerwall 2 battery provided power in the NSW bushfires appeared first on RenewEconomy.

India wraps up what's being billed as the world’s largest “firmed renewables” auction, locking in some of the world’s cheapest prices for solar energy and storage.

The post Bad news for coal: India lands world’s largest, super cheap solar and storage tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Advertising posters around the country have been illicitly replaced with works by 41 artists protesting against the government’s response to the bushfire crisis – and encouraging viewers to donate to a cause of the artist’s choice. ‘We do not accept that this situation is “business as usual”,’ the artists in the ‘Bushfire Brandalism’ collective say. ‘If the newspapers won’t print the story, we will’

• ‘Bushfire brandalism’: Australian artists replace bus shelter ads with political posters

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In response to the growing desire amongst all Australians for real action on climate change, the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia) is convening a summit in our nation’s capital on Tuesday 11 February to accelerate the national conversation on how to transition Australia to a prosperous net-zero economy by no later than 2050.

The post Let’s clear the air and create the climate action plan that Australians want appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Last week, the 500kV backbone connection running through southwestern Victoria was severed by the collapse of six transmission towers west of Geelong. How did the S.A. system survive?

The post How did the lights stay on in South Australia? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

China should apply a permanent ban on the wildlife trade in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

Government plans to bring changes forward by five years to help the UK reach climate targets.

Newly elected Australian Greens leader Adam Bandt issues call for a Green New Deal, slams "dismal" record of "Scotty from marketing."

The post Adam Bandt elected new Greens leader, issues calls for Green New Deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Key US government body says renewables could contribute half of the world's biggest grid as wind, solar and storage costs fall.

The post EIA expects renewables to overtake nuclear, coal and gas in US grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

When Li Wenliang warned about a Sars-like virus at his hospital in Wuhan, authorities tried to silence him.

Michael McCormack survives challenge from Barnaby Joyce, but biggest news may be resignation of Resources Minister Matt Canavan.

The post McCormack survives as Nats leader as Barnaby’s challenge fizzes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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