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There is growing speculation that Morrison will adopt a 2050 target for net zero - but the science, and Australia's allies, say it's too little too late.

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We need arrangements that incentivise highly flexible and responsive generation to support the desired level of reliability in a renewables future.

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New renewables developer emerges in Australia with ready made portfolio of 10 wind, solar and battery storage projects.

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SunDrive's breakthrough moment in solar cell technology could be a game-changer for Australian solar projects and for local solar cell production.

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Leading scientists and academics issue open letter, arguing growing climate crisis requires creation of a new fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

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Nuclear makes no sense economically and it makes no sense because we have better, cheaper and more viable energy alternatives right now.

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Despite Australia's rapid deployment of wind and solar, it still trails other major economies in the scale of emissions reductions from the grid.

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BHP board backs shareholder push to review membership of industry groups opposed to climate action - but will it change anything?

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An “overheating incident” at California's Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility has taken the 300MW/1200MWh first phase of the project out of service.

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Surging prices in voluntary market means that carbon abatement projects are now likely to be funded by companies rather than the government.

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Coal will struggle to remain economically viable beyond 2030. Companies with a heavy exposure, like AGL, need to act quickly to survive.

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New US Department of Energy report finds solar power could generate up to 45% of America's electricity supply by 2050. But what it would take to meet this target?

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Conservative UK government releases details of “biggest ever,” all technologies renewable energy support package, including a massive £200m targeting offshore wind.

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World edges closer to point of “no new coal” after widespread collapse of new coal proposals and growth of government commitments to end coal.

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AGL's head of future business strategy takes key role at a 5B, whose Maverick solar solution is marked for the world’s biggest solar project.

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Rooftop solar sends operational demand to a record low in NSW, the state grid with the heaviest dependence on coal.

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Australian and global oil and gas companies continue to pour huge amount of investment growing their production, defying global climate targets, new report finds.

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Australian solar start-up founded in a garage and backed by billionaire investors included Mike Cannon-Brookes, claims new world solar efficiency record.

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Tesla calls for storage target of 20GW to help ensure enough dispatchable capacity is build to support a grid dominated by wind and solar.

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Labor's coal contrarian Joel Fitzgibbon to leave parliament, just as Albanese promises to be in lockstep with the US on climate policy.

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