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Redirecting small portion of subsidies would unleash clean energy revolution, says report

Switching just some of the huge subsidies supporting fossil fuels to renewables would unleash a runaway clean energy revolution, according to a new report, significantly cutting the carbon emissions that are driving the climate crisis.

Coal, oil and gas get more than $370bn (£305bn) a year in support, compared with just $100bn for renewables, the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) report found. Just 10-30% of the fossil fuel subsidies would pay for a global transition to clean energy, the IISD said.

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All-Energy Australia, the nation’s most comprehensive clean and renewable energy event, has today announced the launch of visitor registration for the free-to-attend event.

The post Australia’s leading clean energy event launches registration appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Thinktank says country must focus on building abundance to avoid 2008-style financial crisis

Britain needs an overarching new sustainability law to bolster natural life-support systems and prevent economic and social collapse, according to proposals from one of the country’s most influential leftwing thinktanks.

The paper says policymakers have made a “catastrophic mistake” by underestimating the risks posed by environmental breakdown and the potential benefits of switching to a different economic approach that focuses on building abundance rather than running down resources.

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Downer to suffer big loss on construction of Murra Warra wind farm, showing it's not just solar projects causing problems for contractors.

The post Downer takes $45m hit on troubled Murra Warra Wind Farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gupta's big battery at Port Augusta wins planning approval, key part of his plan to power the state's manufacturing industry with dispatchable renewables.

The post Gupta wins approval for Playford big battery, key part of ambitious solar plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

SA firm 1414 Degrees seals new to deal test its thermal energy storage solution in a range of agribusiness applications, including with sustainable agri pioneer, Nectar Farms.

The post 1414 Degrees to test its thermal energy storage with Nectar Farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Media and political event at partially completed Cooper's Gap wind farm in Queensland, which will be biggest in Australia once complete at end of financial year.

The post AGL shows off what will be Australia’s largest wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Highlights from the second day of the clean energy summit and why some are trying to see the future by looking into the past.

The post Old school views and rules, why Cogati stinks, and why syncons are a stop-gap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable energy developers to get new visibility on rival projects in effort to avoid wind and solar traffic jams in parts of the grid.

The post Privacy rules dumped as regulators seek to avoid wind and solar traffic jams appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Carnegie Clean Energy seeks $5.5 million from investors as it tries to recapitalise and re-boot its wave energy technologies.

The post Carnegie puts out call to investors as it seeks to reboot wave energy plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Latest monthly allocation of Victoria solar rebates exhausted within hours, reinforcing concerns the state government scheme is effectively strangling the market.

The post Victoria solar rebate “disaster” continues, as August quota fills within two hours appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until 9 September 2019.

The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until 9 September 2019.

Growers hosting lectures by academic who says Great Barrier Reef is ‘in great order’

Queensland sugarcane farmers – among the biggest polluters of the Great Barrier Reef catchment – have labelled the scientific consensus about the natural wonder as “unsubstantiated scaremongering”.

Their peak organisation, Canegrowers, says it is attempting to bring “balance” to scientific debate about the reef by hosting and promoting two lectures next month by the controversial academic Peter Ridd.

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BBC Click's Spencer Kelly takes a ride in some in some of Nasa's latest vehicles.

As August allotment of rooftop solar rebates opens to applications, Victoria energy minister says scheme's controversial design will stay as it is.

The post “D-day” for Victoria solar rebate, as government refuses to budge on design appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Neoen's Tesla big battery increases revenue in second half, but last three months clipped as other batteries grab their share of the FCAS pie.

The post Tesla big battery revenue dips in second quarter as FCAS market recedes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla's mass-market Model 3 electric sedan wins highest possible safety rating in Australia – a 5-Star from the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

The post Tesla Model 3 achieves 5-star ANCAP safety rating in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Southern Right Whales rely on Victoria's coastline to rest and calf during migration. Is enough being done to protect these areas?

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