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Steel maker Bluescope says putting climate targets first, or a focus on renewables, will result in jobs and industries going overseas.

Finkel report likely to puncture myth that the only form of energy security is "base-load coal". How a new concept of "base-cost" renewables is embraced will likely decide the path of Australia's energy and climate policy.

The new Popemobile is an all electric Opel Ampera-e, the Italian version of the Chevy Bolt.

Energy rule-maker canvasses a network "solar tax" to ping households who export back to the grid as grid owners panic about declining revenues.

IRENA has today launched a global company survey questionnaire on the corporate sourcing of renewables.

CEFC commits a further $180m to extend NAB Energy Efficient Bonus program, after huge success with Australian farmers.

AGL to replace some ageing Torrens gas units with reciprocating engines, possibly with eye to impending switch to 5-minute settlement.

Trump floats vision of 40-50 feet high Mexico-US border walls, covered with solar panels so they'd be "beautiful structures.”

City of Melbourne Environment Portfolio Chair Councillor Cathy Oke urged innovators to submit their ideas on how to make travelling across Melbourne more enjoyable and environmentally friendly.

GPG signs agreement with GE to supply and install 28 wind turbines for 91 MW Crookwell Wind Farm.

The largest-ever state renewable energy solicitation is just one of the moves Cuomo Administration has taken in response to Trump exiting Paris Agreement.

The support from conservative commentators for a low emissions target has quickly ended, just days after they discovered that the costs of wind and solar have fallen so much that an LET might do little to support new coal generation. The Australian’s Judith Sloan wrote on Wednesday that she now viewed a low emissions target […]

International Energy Agency says unabated coal generation will have to stop within 14 years if continued at current rates, undermining claims that the Adani coal mine is good for the climate. IEA also says bar for low emissions target needs to be set at a fraction of that contemplated by Canberra.

One of Australia’s biggest shopping centre owners, SCA Property Group, signs 10-year deal to power four sites cross NSW and SA with a combined total of 2.9MW of rooftop PV.

Goldwind and Aurora Energy in deal to build $300m, 144MW wind farm in Tasmania's central highlands, as government hints of more projects to follow.

The Australian CSG-to-LNG industry facing crisis, with reduced demand, and high capital and operating costs. Write downs and closures may be imminent.

Queensland government is finally cracking down on one of the most open secrets of the local energy market – the rampant profiteering of its own coal and gas generators. As a result, energy futures prices have already fallen 15 per cent.

Australia's energy market rule maker catches up with solar and storage revolution, proposes "independent 'optimising' function”.

Australia’s electricity market is no longer working and needs substantial reform. Here's a list of six things that should happen.

The proposed low emissions target is not a big vote winner for the Coalition, but doing nothing may well be a vote loser. These considerations may outweigh the risk of alienating its conservative rump and the coal lobby.