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Central banks may be forced to bail out failing fossil fuel investments, as global banking regulator warns of 'existential' climate risks.

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Despite the dive in large-scale renewable energy investment in Australia in 2019, a record number of new solar and wind farms forecast to be completed in 2020.

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Report highlights increasing danger of relying on Australia’s ageing gas and coal power plants, which have broken down once every 3.2 days on average over past two years.

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Taylor's secret review of emissions policy has heavily skewed its consultation towards Australia's biggest emitters and the fossil fuel lobby.

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Climate change is placing a heavy burden on China's policy-makers, but they have a potential roadmap to phase out coal and help cap warming at around 1.5°C.

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Vestas promises to deliver "zero waste" wind turbines by 2040, with a particular focus on turbine blades which are currently made by non-recyclable composite materials. 

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Macquarie's Green Investment Group inks deal to supply power to mining and metals company Eramet Norway from two Norwegian wind farms.

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Total and Marubeni to build 800MW solar plant in time for Qatar's World Cup at what is claimed to be the lowest price for such a project.

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The first of 51 Vestas wind turbines erected at Warradarge wind farm, a 180MW project being developed by Bright Energy Investments in Western Australia’s mid-west region.

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Latest talk is that first deliveries of Tesla Model Y electric crossover will begin in two weeks, while images and video surface of third row rear seats.

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Tesla dominates market for new electric vehicles in Australia in 2020, mostly through Model 3 which will likely beat all but one of its petrol and diesel rivals too.

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Record customer participation in demand response cuts risk of blackouts and delivers more than half a million dollars to savvy households, new data shows.

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Morrison misrepresents federal emissions targets and renewables investment while trying to chastise NSW energy minister Matt Kean over climate.

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Construction imminent for Lacour Energy’s 800MW Clarke Creek wind farm in central Queensland, with inaugural community consultative committee meeting held last week.

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Renewable microgrid specialist begins early works on two new 5MW solar farms in South Australia, in continued focus on smaller grid-connected PV projects.

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Rooftop solar nearly caught wind energy at start of 2020, as low futures prices mark debut of the New Year.

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German government, utilities and key mining states agree on coal phase out, although environmental groups say the plan is too slow.

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Federation Asset Management makes bid to acquire all remaining shares in Windlab, which has experienced delays in two of its key renewable energy projects,

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New plan to encourage NSW drivers to adopt electric vehicles to be released soon by the NSW Liberal government, while federal Coalition ignores EVs in new auto industry report.

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Solar monitoring company Solar Analytics has found that rooftop PV systems in Sydney and Canberra saw PV output plummet by 15 – 45% on heavy smoke haze days.

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