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Seven steps to smarter carbon policy
As parliament reconvenes, it’s timely to reassess the scope for Australia to establish a clear, enduring path to efficiently meet its current and future carbon targets.
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If Tesla model 3 delivers, “gas vehicles are history,” auto executives admit
Auto industry execs must already know that Tesla is set to deliver, and is set to be a cost-competitive with gas cars.
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AGL’s Vesey sees virtual power plants “all along the grid”
AGL sees virtual plants in CBD buildings and manufacturing sites, as well as suburban homes, and says Australia will lead the world in energy innovation.
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Countries with pro-nuclear agenda making slower progress on climate change
Study published in Climate Journal casts significant doubts on nuclear energy as the answer to combating climate change.
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Climate and solar scientists unite to fight
Climate and solar scientists feeling compelled to enter the political process in a way not seen a generation ago. We discuss why.
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Major insurers urge G20 leaders to commit to 2020 fossil fuel subsidy phase out
Major insurers have urged governments to commit to phasing out fossil fuel subsides by 2020.
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Santos ‘hopenomics’ on oil price
Santos’ estimates of the future oil price makes some very bold assumptions that will test the bullishness of brokers and analysts.
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Renewable energy industry calls on Australian Parliament to protect ARENA grants funding
Innovation will be stifled right across the clean energy sector if the Australian Parliament supports legislation to remove future grant funding available from the ARENA.
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Australia’s natural-gas cartel is bleeding Australia
It’s hard to overstate the bizarre nature of the gas market in Australia.
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Risen AU: Offering investment in large scale solar projects
Risen Energy has announced their scope of operations expansion in Australia.
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Victoria to permanently ban fracking and coal seam gas exploration
Activists and farmers hail decision after inquiry into onshore unconventional gas received 1,600 submissions
Victoria is to introduce a permanent ban on all onshore unconventional gas exploration, including fracking and coal seam gas, becoming the first Australian state to do so.
The premier, Daniel Andrews, made the announcement on Tuesday morning and said legislation for the ban would be introduced later this year, making the current moratorium on unconventional gas exploration permanent.
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Forgotten pioneer
Thirty years ago, India discovered the dreaded HIV virus had reached its shores when blood samples from six sex workers tested positive.
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Sock maths
Can an algorithm turn you into an efficient sock-sorting machine?
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Air pollution 'neglected for road safety', researchers claim
Air pollution in UK cities has failed to improve because politicians prioritise road safety and economic growth instead, research suggests.
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Andrews government bans coal-seam gas ‘fracking’ in Victoria
One week after energy ministers met to consider opening up Australia's gas market, Victoria Labor announces permanent legislative ban on coal-seam gas fracking.
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Adelaide family hopes to “zero bills” with solar and storage
SA family installs state’s first Fronius battery system, adding 6kWh storage to 10kW rooftop solar, with help from Adelaide City Council grant.
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Ancient human ancestor Lucy died after fall from tree, scans suggest
COLD CASE: One of the world's coldest cases may have finally been cracked - human ancestor 'Lucy' died after falling from a tree, according to detailed scans of her 3.18-million-year-old bones.
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Tesla explains why EVs selling electricity to grid not as good as it sounds
Tesla says it doesn’t make economic sense for EVs to send electricity back to the grid, but concedes that “dynamic charging” of EVs at times convenient to the grid is coming.
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Solar, storage and remote controlled air-con: How communities can fix the grid
For the first time, a traditional network company is leveraging non-network solutions to fix an age-old grid problem that used to mean only one thing: more poles and wires.
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Solar power does work – and a lot better than we thought
Data from Australia's solar farms show that utility-scale solar is working better than expected and is a lot more productive than official government forecasts suggest. And most new solar farms should have tracking devices to follow the sun.
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