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The National Electricity Market will be back up and running in a week, maybe two or three. But consumer trust and confidence? That will take a little more time.

The post The NEM is suspended, and so is consumer trust – how can we get it back? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Revenue from auctioning EU ETS allowances should be earmarked for climate action after countries within the bloc were found using some of the cash to support fossil fuels, and in particular new gas boilers through building retrofitting, according to a study published this week.

The Australian government has officially updated its 2030 nationally determined contribution (NDC) with the UNFCCC, increasing its 2030 emissions reduction target under the Paris Agreement to 43% below 2005 levels.

Researchers have now calculated how many people could be saved from heat-related death if the US takes meaningful action

The rapidly shrinking window of opportunity for the US to pass significant climate legislation will have mortal, as well as political, stakes. Millions of lives around the world will be saved, or lost, depending on whether America manages to propel itself towards a future without planet-heating emissions.

For the first time, researchers have calculated exactly how many people the US could save by acting on the climate crisis. A total of 7.4 million lives around the world will be saved over this century if the US manages to cut its emissions to net zero by 2050, according to the analysis.

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University researchers that conducted the first ever “onboard” study of methane and CO2 emissions generated from an LNG carrier have reported higher levels of methane emitted during the voyage compared with previous assessments, highlighting the importance of accuracy in collecting GHG data for fossil fuel shipments, especially those that are claimed to be carbon neutral.

Despite global renewables investment surging to a new high, the world has largely squandered a 'green recovery' to the Covid pandemic.

The post World squanders “green recovery” as renewables dwarfed by huge fossil fuel subsidies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An Australian timber company plans to convert millions of fire-damaged trees into biochar, in what it claims will be one of the largest projects of its kind in the world, while earning around A$90 million ($62 mln) through the sales of carbon removal certificates (CRCs).

A wind turbine has collapsed at the Alinta wind farm in WA, buckling in half and falling into a canola field, and causing the 89MW project to be temporarily shut down.

The post Wind turbine collapses in “serious event” at WA wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The energy crisis is hitting the east coast hard. But Western Australia is sailing through – because of government intervention in the market. Tina Soliman Hunter, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University Madeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

All the latest on Australia’s energy crisis, and an interview with offshore wind expert Alastair Dutton.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The energy crisis … and offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The problems with coal plants and their replacement is as much about lousy management as anything else. But Grok It! There is hope on the horizon.

The post Roadblocks to the energy transition: Denial, opposition and lousy management appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has committed to a more ambitious emissions reduction target. On the looming energy crisis, he criticised the previous government for its inaction over almost a decade, saying: 'Scott Morrison went to the Glasgow conference last year and gave an empty speech to an empty room with no changed position. We saw a pamphlet released by a former government rather than a policy framework and we continued to see arguments even during the election campaign about the science of climate change, let alone the need to act.'

• Unclear when electricity market suspension will end as Chris Bowen backs ‘extreme’ intervention
• Australia’s energy crisis explained

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New wind output records in Victoria and South Australia set this week, as two of the country's biggest and most delayed wind projects suddenly unshackled.

The post New wind output records in Victoria and S.A. as delayed projects unshackled appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Albanese formally commits Australia to a stronger 2030 emissions reduction target, as Bowen blames energy crisis on slow renewables investment.

The post Albanese locks in Australia’s higher 2030 emissions reduction target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

What makes Matt Kean think fossil fuel generators would start to do the right thing now? For the past two decades or more, they have done everything but.

The post Market failure: Why no one trusts fossil generators to “do the right thing” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tasmania government launches ROI for new renewables and storage and for businesses seeking renewable electrical loads.

The post Tasmania calls for new renewable generation – and load – as first REZ takes shape appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal energy minister Chris Bowen says more renewables and storage needed to solve current crisis and propping up coal is not the answer.

The post “The problem is not renewables:” Bowen puts Uhlmann back in his coal box appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A cold start to winter has the News Corp newspaper and Sky News telling ‘alarmists’ to chill, but what is really going on with snowfall?

It’s felt cold in parts of eastern Australia in recent weeks and with heavy snow falling over ski resorts, it has to mean this whole global heating thing is a dud, right?

Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph said an early start to the snow season had come “despite dire global warming predictions of vanishing snow” with a headline declaring “Alarmists given big chill”.

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As key talks end, rich and poor countries are at loggerheads on the divisive issue of loss and damage.