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Licences go to nation's first offshore wind projects

Licences go to nation's first offshore wind projects

Some of the world's biggest energy companies have been granted licences to start developing offshore wind farms to replace Australia's coal-fired power plants.

Damage from methane adds to pressure for carbon levy

Damage from methane adds to pressure for carbon levy

Damage from methane adds to pressure for carbon levy

Damage from methane adds to pressure for carbon levy

A leading economist has doubled down on calls for a $100 billion a year carbon tax to back new industries and stop pumping out "astounding" levels of methane.

EV crash victims could be left to die in battery fires

EV crash victims could be left to die in battery fires

EV crash victims could be left to die in battery fires

EV crash victims could be left to die in battery fires

Emergency responders, mechanics and tow truck drivers need greater training in how to deal with electric vehicle crashes and fires, an inquiry has heard.

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Japan's giants commit to Aussie nickel joint venture

Japan's giants commit to Aussie nickel joint venture

A nickel explorer has formed a joint venture with two of Japan's industrial giants as Australia's allies move to secure long-term supplies of battery minerals.

BHP's $60b copper power play rejected by British rival

BHP's $60b copper power play rejected by British rival

BHP has had a $60 billion bet on "future-facing commodities" rejected by rival Anglo American, which said the iron ore giant's takeover bid was opportunistic.

Treasurer faces 'hard truths' in global industrial race

Treasurer faces 'hard truths' in global industrial race

The federal budget provides the "perfect lever to pull" for Australia to win back jobs and investment in the global race to secure clean energy supply chains.

Industrial sites set for emissions reduction grants

Industrial sites set for emissions reduction grants

Nine sites will share in $330 million of federal funding as part of efforts to decarbonise and go to cleaner energy.

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Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Cheaper renewable energy driving electricity costs down

Renewable energy generation is lifting its overall share of a growing national electricity market and pushing wholesale prices down, according to official data.

Electric utes rolling to Australia, mining sites first

Electric utes rolling to Australia, mining sites first

Electric utes rolling to Australia, mining sites first

Electric utes rolling to Australia, mining sites first

Australian mining companies will have more electric ute options after a local company partnered with Rivian to bring its low-emission vehicles to the country.

Federal-state deal powers up for more clean energy

Federal-state deal powers up for more clean energy

Federal-state deal powers up for more clean energy

Federal-state deal powers up for more clean energy

Clean energy resources will be boosted under a Commonwealth scheme with the states to provide more electricity.

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Sustainability: a price Australia can afford to pay?

Australia's mining bosses have been challenged by a former trade negotiator on sustainability standards and the social impact of extracting resources.

Woodside revenue dives as fossil fuel prices dip

Woodside revenue dives as fossil fuel prices dip

Woodside revenue dives as fossil fuel prices dip

Woodside revenue dives as fossil fuel prices dip

Australia's largest oil and gas producer Woodside has suffered a heavy loss in revenue as a result of a fall in fossil fuel production and prices.

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Government told to 'hold its nerve' on clean tech push

Clean energy groups want the federal government to stay the course on its industrial policy aimed at seizing a once-in-a-century decarbonisation opportunity.

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

Call for rebates to help apartment dwellers go green

People who live in apartments are less likely to benefit from solar power or efficient electric appliances and they need targeted help, a conference has heard.

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State's bold emissions targets enshrined into law

Commitments to renewable energy generation and emission reductions have been legislated into law in Queensland.

Extreme weather sparks higher wholesale energy prices

Some of the most extreme weather Australia has ever seen is proving to be the "X-factor" for power bills as wholesale energy prices rise.

BHP's energy coal fires up, axe swings over nickel jobs

Thousands of workers face uncertainty as BHP considers the fate of nickel operations amid a global glut of the metal, but coal for power plants is firing up.

Aussie mining 'under assault' from China: US ambassador

Ambassador Caroline Kennedy has taken aim at China's "unchecked exploitation" of Indonesia and other nations that risks destroying the supply of clean minerals.

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Support critical for Australia to reap battery wealth

Western Australia has warned that taxpayer support for critical minerals will be crucial to overcoming investor reluctance and market distortion.

Woodside defends 'honest' response to climate change

Woodside Energy's chair Richard Goyder has defended the gas giant's response to climate change in the face of fierce criticism of expansion plans.

Holy cow: coal, gas giants on notice over methane plume

A toxic gas is turbocharging heatwaves, bushfires and coral bleaching, and going largely unreported under "faulty" emission safeguards, satellite data suggests.

Deeper cuts to carbon emissions under draft 2035 target

Australians will compete for public funds, electricity supply and land access under plans for the nation to cut its emissions by up to 75 per cent by 2035.

Origin Energy adds wind power, batteries for coal exit

Origin Energy has snared a construction-ready $4 billion wind and big battery project as it races to plug the gap left by phasing out coal-fired power.

Australia 'lagging the world' on carbon capture policy

Santos is urging the government to speed carbon capture and storage investment as the energy company doubles down on the technology to offset new gas projects.

Activist protest against Santos board runs out of gas

Energy company Santos has weathered a protest vote from shareholder activists at its annual meeting as the board gave a progress update on its Barossa project.

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