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Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Big users bankroll new power to offset carbon footprint

Mining companies are among big energy users bankrolling wind farms and other renewable energy projects to offset carbon emissions.

Workers call off strike in Chevron gas plants dispute

Workers call off strike in Chevron gas plants dispute

Workers call off strike in Chevron gas plants dispute

Workers call off strike in Chevron gas plants dispute

Chevron and striking workers have accepted a deal brokered by the Fair Work Commission, putting an end to disruption at two LNG projects in Western Australia.

Call to bring forward net-zero to future-proof economy

Call to bring forward net-zero to future-proof economy

Call to bring forward net-zero to future-proof economy

Call to bring forward net-zero to future-proof economy

Australia needs to transition to net-zero emissions by 2035 if it wants to avoid a climate and economic catastrophe, science and engineering groups say.

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Emerging 'green premiums' for Aussie critical minerals

Emerging 'green premiums' for Aussie critical minerals

Seed money from Australia's green bank often goes to solar and wind farms but mining is recognised as having a "crucial" role in efforts to decarbonise.

Lithium producer 'almost died' before leading the pack

Lithium producer 'almost died' before leading the pack

Mining bosses have been warned to expect more scrutiny from regulators and investors as the critical minerals sector rides out a "tumultuous" period.

Equity fund on stand-by to put federal billions to work

Equity fund on stand-by to put federal billions to work

The promised $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund has had its first board meeting but could be years away from writing its first cheque without expert help.

Questions raised over nuclear power price tag

Questions raised over nuclear power price tag

The business lobby has cast doubt on Labor's costing that a nuclear power transition would set taxpayers back $387 billion, saying the figures were fraught.

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Chevron resumes full gas output amid strike at WA plant

Chevron resumes full gas output amid strike at WA plant

Chevron resumes full gas output amid strike at WA plant

Chevron resumes full gas output amid strike at WA plant

A plant that supplies a significant portion of Western Australia's gas supply is back producing at full capacity after a fault cut output.

Union warns more pain for Chevron as gas production hit

Union warns more pain for Chevron as gas production hit

Union warns more pain for Chevron as gas production hit

Union warns more pain for Chevron as gas production hit

A union has promised further strike action at a major Chevron LNG platform as an outage cuts gas production by 25 per cent.

Switch to renewables 'messed up' despite clean ambition

Switch to renewables 'messed up' despite clean ambition

Switch to renewables 'messed up' despite clean ambition

Switch to renewables 'messed up' despite clean ambition

Industry leaders have told Australian governments to "go harder" to expand solar and battery energy production or risk missing key goals.

Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside to halt undersea testing for legal challenge

Woodside Energy has been ordered to suspend undersea survey work on its $16.5 billion Scarborough gas project amid a challenge over its legality.

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Call for tax to stop exports of emissions, jobs to Asia

Net-zero tsar Greg Combet has put Australia on a post-war footing for the massive task of decarbonising the economy but business leaders are more realistic.

SA aims to power up its lead in renewable energy race

SA aims to power up its lead in renewable energy race

SA aims to power up its lead in renewable energy race

SA aims to power up its lead in renewable energy race

The South Australian government will slash red tap for hydrogen and renewable energy projects on farmland to free up vast tracts of resource-rich land.

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Support for fossil fuel firms to pay for climate damage

Most Australians want coal, oil and gas companies profiting amid a climate crisis to pay for the damage they are causing, a survey shows.

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Biggest super fund 'engaged' with Woodside over climate

A leading investor rejects allegations of "greenwashing" over its support for three Woodside Energy directors, including resources stalwart Ian Macfarlane.

Need for 'fair dinkum' emission plans, climate literacy

Scrutiny on businesses using carbon credits to meet declared climate commitments is bringing pressure for more ambitious plans to cut emissions.

Cap mining's diesel rebates to electrify change: report

A free pass on diesel use for the mining sector is preventing Australia from becoming an industrial powerhouse and battery manufacturer, a think tank says.

Europe selects Aussie wave technology for ocean energy

An Aussie company is taking wave energy technology named after a Greek goddess to a test zone off the coast of Spain after winning a competitive tender.

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Woodside halts undersea blasting amid legal challenge

Woodside Energy has agreed to suspend undersea blasting on its $16.5 billion Scarborough Gas Project ahead of an urgent court hearing to stop the testing.

Practical industry options to cut through hydrogen hype

Rivals are rolling out ambitious industrial policies and Australia must match these on its own terms, a business group will tell a hydrogen summit.

Production credits 'on the table' for mining expansion

Tax credits for processing in-demand battery minerals onshore are "on the table" as the federal government considers the next phase of industry support.

Time to accelerate off 'bottom of battery supply chain'

Tesla chair Robyn Denholm has warned the mining industry the rest of the world will not wait for Australia to get moving on producing battery ready materials.

Taxpayer billions claim for coal plant encore 'cynical'

The NSW premier has rejected coalition claims that keeping the Eraring power plant running would cost billions of taxpayers dollars.

Investing in renewables will combat energy supply risk

There are significant risks to energy reliability without urgent investment in new sources of electricity, Australia's energy market regulator warns.

Snowy Hydro confirms project's six-fold cost blowout

Snowy Hydro says its Snowy 2.0 project will now cost $12 billion, six times more than was originally forecast for the energy scheme.

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